DD is 6 months old. For the last month or so it has been increasingly difficult to get her to nap during the day. It is stressing me (and probably her) out and ruining my final weeks of maternity leave.Â
I try to follow all the advice I read on here: the easy routine, 2hr wake time max, nap in something that moves with dummy etc. Despite my best efforts, some days she seems to have less than 3 hours of day sleep!Â
The major issue is the late afternoon nap; the only way it will happen is if we go out in the car - a habit I do not want to get into. She often wakes from her 2nd nap any time between 1 and 2.30 which should mean we can squeeze another nap before bedtime which is 7.30. If she doesn't have this nap then she would be awake for 5 hours...when this happens she is manic/hyper by 6 and finally zonks out around 7.Â
Should I persist with the late afternoon power nap? Should I bring her bedtime forward to 6? I have read briefly on here about the 2.3.4 routine - is that worth trying?
Any help/advice/pointing out the obvious would be much appreciated.Â
TIA
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Beachbaby1 · 27/06/2017 16:47
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