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2.5 year old dropping daytime sleep

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MrsQ · 04/12/2005 19:26

DS1 has decided that he no longer has his lunchtime sleep. It's driving me insane. I know I'll get used to it and adapt but at the moment the frustration levels within me for the hour while I'm trying to persuade him to sleep are astronomical. I wouldn't mind if he was reliably like yesterday and managable for the rest of the day (he had a 10 min 'power nap' in the car mid-late afternoon) but today he's been a flippin nightmare since 5pm and has now been playing up so much and DH is so determined to keep calm at this time of day that he's only just in bed having a story now (if it was me on my own with DS, his clothes would just have been OFF, no arguments, no playing and bath would have lasted about 2 minutes!). And if DH says (in his oh so f*ing annoying tone of voice) for 'everyone to calm down' I think I might actually punch him. Really pleased that this is all happening when I'm 5m pg and craving as much sleep as I can get.

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bagpussinbootsmice · 04/12/2005 19:48

I sympathise with you Mrs Q.
My dd who is just 2 has started to drop her daytime naps some days... it's very difficult to know whether to bother putting her down - and like you I get frustrated spending ages trying to get her to sleep and then she doesn't!!
I've kind of given up now, unless I know for definate that she is really tired, ie. on days she wakes up mega early. Most days I don't even bother to try and get her to sleep.

dd1 was nearly 2 when I was pg with dd2 and I was the same as you - desperate for her to have a nap so I could rest! No answers I'm afraid but I sympathise.

fisiltoe · 04/12/2005 19:50

ds1 has the choice between a sleep and quiet time. If he has quiet time he gets into bed with a book or magazine and has to stay there. Needless to say, he generally goes to sleep when he picks quiettime, but not when he picks sleep!

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MrsQ · 04/12/2005 20:05

Quiet time is something we're going to have to introduce I think - not sure he'll stay in bed with a book but keen to try and find something in bed so that QT doesn't just end up involving CeeBeebies!

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snowfalls · 04/12/2005 20:17

My dts dropped their day naps 2 months ago (age just 20 months) it is hard going, but well worth it as they are asleep for the night by 6pm.

stripey · 04/12/2005 20:17

My ds dropped his nap at around 2. At first he would drop off on the sofa every few days for half an hour or so until he was used to no naps. It did mean he went to bed much easier at night and slept a bit longer in the morning so it was worth it for me. Not so great if you are pregnant though

popmum · 04/12/2005 20:17

Mine is a bit the same, 2.5 and i am 7 months preg - i have a nap with her - last thurs jumped into bed with her and about 1 hour later we both woke up! Was very nice. But i guess child has to be a bit sleepy

leggymamba · 04/12/2005 20:22

My dd dropped her sleep the week ds was born (she was 22 months). I gave her the choice of going to bed or having a lie down on the sofa (normally ending up in a bit of a sleep!). This seemed to satisfy her as it meant she could see the only thing she was missing out on was me cleaning up! It managed to fall

On the positive side at least your ds will be adjusted to not having a sleep before your db arrives - there's nothing worst than a tired toddler and a screaming baby (which you haven't worked out the controls for!). Good luck with your pg (ceebeebies isn't all bad )

leggymamba · 04/12/2005 20:25

oops that was meant to be.....it managed to trick her into a sleep for another month! Blame the 4am start!

I have also been know to drive until she fell asleep, pull up and have a sleep myself! Particularly when ds was tiny as getting both down at the same time was impossible.

Stilltrue · 05/12/2005 16:42

Ds3 (23m) has just had 2 nap-free days in a row. Usually he has been reliably napping for a good hour or so, which I love as I get a break from his ceaseless whirlwind of activity. I don't know whether to be pleased - yesterday's bedtime was completely painless - or to panic at the loss of my midday break!
PS My ds1 stopped napping at 22m, just a few weeks after ds2's arrival. I managed but the details are blurred in my memory...

FlameRobin · 05/12/2005 16:48

Mine has never been a daytime sleeper really, but lately she is convinced to sleep is I drive for 10 mins at the right time of day... she'll then stay asleep for me to plonk her on the sofa, and sleep for about 1 hr while I crawl into bed (pregnant)

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