Controlled Crying for the lunchtime nap - anyone done this successfully?

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This is a not a for vs against cc thread, just after some honest advice!

DS is 17 months old, and has only just started sleeping through (7pm -5am) after doing CC.

His daytime sleep has always been quite difficult - refused to go in cot from 10 months, and normally falls asleep in car or pushchair (around 90 minutes on average).

But what with a bout of illness and the Christmas break, he's massively regressed and will only fall asleep on me or the sofa. After quite a lot of screaming and a bit of a tantrum.

So - anyone tried CC for the lunchtime nap, and did it work? is the principle the same?

He's with a CM three days a week, but she'll happily do whatever I ask her if needs be in terms of support.

Thanks.

xx

Does he have a nap at the childminders and if so, how does she get him to sleep?

And is he completely better now?

Thanks JJJ - the CM tends to be out and about around nap time so he falls asleep in the car or pushchair. Or she'll walk him around for a bit outside if she;s able to, or she pops him in the travel cot in the 'sleep' room and sometimes he'll go. She;s brilliant - he has always slept with her, not always at the right time or for a massive amount (1 - 1.5 hours normally), but she's very focused on it.

He is also completely better, without a doubt.

I'm sure I've read somewhere that it's not recommended for naps (even if you do it for nighttime) for some reason, but can't find the old thread now.

Personally, I would have a good go at re-establishing the old pattern - ie. walking him around as the childminder does. If he gets used to sleeping again, surely it will be an easier transition (even if you do decide to cc)?

Think I agree with NewYear. It is a massive pain when they won't go down for their nap but our DD was like this too. On the days when it wasn't raining I used to stick her in her pushchair and go out for a bit or if it was wet in the car. Luckily though she would be fed to sleep some days.

Hope you find something that works for you.

Thanks you both for this - I has a chat with a sleep specialist friend of mine and she also agreed. Best to just get him back in the pushchair and live with the scenario for now. He's a bit old to try and change the daytime nap (and hopefull it'll go sometime this year!).

I really appreciate you help, thank you.

She sounds pretty sensible even if that solution is frustrating for you. Just wondered if you'd read this book?

When I picked him up yesterday he'd done 1.45 hrs in the pushchair which is brilliant, so hopefully his nap clock has been reset after the Christmas break (and the illness). Mind you, he was a terror in the night, but I think that's teething!

I've read her book on sleep and found it really useful so I'll take another look at that.

Thanks again.

I had similar problem ds1 was 12/13 months at the time. I just did exactly the same routine that I did for bedtime minus the bath.
So gave him his milk, changed nappy, used gro bag. Sat in chair sang same songs as night time and popped him down. He cried for about 10/15 minutes and then was ok. He weaned himself off the milk at nap time by 16 months I would say.
HTH in some way.
I believe it is all about cues and repetition at this age