13 month old seems to have dropped his nap - will I die ???

[Ishani]

Arghhhhh my older children have broken up from school and the baby seems to be terrified of missing any of the fun and is now refusing to nap at lunchtime.
I am genuinely worried for my mental health, he's up at 5am and would have a good two hours before going down at 7pm at night.
If he stays awake all day he'll want a nap at 5pm and then stays up until 11pm by which point I will be ready to stick my head in the gas oven.
Any suggestions ?

You may not die but you will go insane. Is there anyway for you to set up a midday quite time for everyone. This way the 13 month old will sleep while the others play, read,watch TV quitely. A friend of mine managed to do this successfully. I was very lucky that my toddler would take himself off to lay down whenever he was tired and never broke from the routine.

Does he sleep in the car or buggy - if so arrange a trip out at the appropriate time and hope for the best! A couple of successes may help get him back into the routine.

I've swaddled him like a newborn under my arm and he's finally given up whacking and biting me. It's going to be a long summer !