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17 months - won't go to bed in the evening

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jannabin · 23/01/2010 12:47

My 17 month old has always been an amazing sleeper. A 2 hour sleep at lunch time at around midday and bed just after 7 pm but for the last 10 days or so, she takes ages to go to sleep - not always crying but sometimes she really cries and I find it so distressing. Lastnight she was still up at 9 and I admit that I had to bring her downstairs. She went to sleep at 10.15!! Up at 7.15 this morning.

I'm worried that she is showing signs of dropping her daytime nap. My DD1 was 3 years old! It's my peace and time to eat etc when she goes to bed. I can't bear it!

She is really teeting and has goopy eyes. Definitely run down. I'm hoping it's her teeth giving her problems which is why she can't get to sleep.

Surely, one so young still needs a daytime nap?

Do they become more savvy at this stage and start acting up or is she just not tired enough? She walked quite a long way during the afternoon, I'm sure she was tired. She just seems to have so much staying power!

I've put her down now for an hour because she only had 9.5 hours sleep lastnight but will try with a shorter sleep and see how we get on tonight.

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ilovetochat · 23/01/2010 17:08

my dd tried to drop her nap at 18 months, i persisted and put her in the cot each day and she picked up her naps again till 2.5.
she may just be unwell and struggling to sleep if she is stuffy?

tiggergirl · 23/01/2010 18:28

i look after a 22 month old who the same but when he does not sleep he is crappy the next day and you just wish they slept day before now i put him in sleep bag give him toy and play music and he cry 2 mins to try get me up to pick him up but i just leave and shut the door 10 mins later fast asleep. maybe she needs comfort of voice when not 100% try going libraby for story cd or lullabies and burn on to pc then on to cd especially for her then she can chose even if she just listens to it for hour you both get a rest

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