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When did your LO stop napping?

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givemecaffeine21 · 24/05/2014 12:54

DD is 22 months and has always been a fab sleeper - 6.30pm-7.00am and 2 hours in the day. For many weeks now she's still been having her 12-2 nap but at bedtime she'll be awake for up to 1.5 hours kicking the cot, yelling, singing, burbling etc. She shares a room with 11 month old DS so this has caused issues quite a few times.

If we go out of a weekend she'll not nap at all but be absolutely fine all day. We've just got back from holiday and she didn't nap all week as we were out and about; DS took what he needed in the car on the way to and from places but she didn't and the one day she did, again she was awake for 1.5 hours at bedtime. The whole week she's been absolutely fine without it. Today is our first day at home and I put her down but to no avail so have got her up as cannot risk her waking DS who really needs his 2 hour sleep still.

She's currently watching tv on the sofa as couldn't get any books without waking DS and cuddling her bunny looking very tired.....in fact those eyes are creeping shut as I type. Does it sound like I should just enforce quiet times in future and she'll sleep if she needs to? She's very good and doesn't get grumpy or awful without it.

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CPtart · 28/05/2014 21:01

DS1 at 12 months
DS2 at 3 years

givemecaffeine21 · 29/05/2014 13:54

They really are all so different! Kept her awake yesterday and she was a nightmare by bedtime, screaming, wouldn't eat etc but it's a storm we'll have to ride as otherwise she has DS up screaming. She's hitting toddler with a vengeance lately, it's partly annoying and partly adorable Grin She's currently sat on the toilet giggling and making Donald Duck noises Grin

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Andcake · 29/05/2014 14:02

We are having similar issues with DS 21 months- on days he naps he won't go to sleep until 9!!! but on days he doesn't nap - he wakes up in the night rather than sleep through. Was thinking of juggling an every other day nap routine so we get a mixture and he doesn't get too overtired.

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