DS has always slept well at night (mercifully) but daytime naps have taken a turn in the last few months.
I think could basically do pretty well with 90mins at around 10.30 and again at around 3pm. Either that or 3 lots of 45 mins through the day.
But after waking at 7.30/8am and having breakfast after DD's school run (9.15ish) he is then ok for a short while before becoming grumpy and grotty, won't play, won't sing songs, won't cuddle but importantly WON'T NAP.
If we go out its not an issue, but given that he can't be left to himself for 15mins so I can shower and make myself vaguely presentable we tend not make it out until the afternoon (unless I just give up and emerge from the house a scruffy-looking Batiste monster).
When we both eventually give in and lie on the big bed, he will grumble and complain but will eventually fall asleep. For 20mins. Then he'll wake himself up and wriggle around and I'll barely manage to run away from the washing machine/sink/shower in time to stop him launching off the bed.
Naps in the cot don't happen. Naps on mummy, well they work a TREAT. After his 20mins he all sparkles for 2mins until the grottiness starts again, and he sleeps on me. Because if I try and put him down, he's awake.
This has only started happening since he was about 4months old. How can I move to a situation where I can go "okay, nap time" the put him in the cot and walk away? We have to cuddle him to sleep at bedtime too, but he the stays in his cot all night (well, until 5am when he comes in with us). He just can't put himself to sleep, ends up a scream fest.
Are we being too soft? "Rod for our own backs"? 