Ds is eleven months and went for a nap at half ten ish which would have been about three hours after waking. He just didn't show any signs before then.
He slept for ten minutes and is now doing a high pitched wail at me as he's still tired but will not go back to sleep. He's now at the stage where he just stands up in his cot screaming when he wakes up. He is a brilliant night time sleeper but a god awful napper. I think this is coming from being at childminder and mainly sleeping on the school run. I can't get him to nap very easily on weekends and today is no exception - summer holidays so I'm off.
I'm wondering if I may have won now im writing this as he's looking asleep on the monitor after three attempts at resettling. Sorry this is rambled I was trying to distract myself while he fought the nap battle.
When does napping need to end as I hate absolutely everything about it - the overtired child, the not tired enough child, the battles, the up and down stairs, the not having anywhere near long enough... they are the absolute bane of being a mum they really are!! I also want to slap anyone that says "well he sleeps all night" - yes he does but it doesn't stop him being a complete grumpy overtired wailing nightmare at times in the day when he just won't have the sleep he so obviously needs!!
Sorry if I sound arsy - it's been a tough month after he spent two weeks being an inexplicable whingebag; then he was ill and went through so many nappies I lost count and then yesterday he decided being wide awake at 4 am was a good idea! That never happens so was a massive shock to the system.