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Fed up of constant nap battle

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Kirsty001 · 20/04/2020 14:34

Anyone else feel completely fed up of the ongoing battle with naps? I have a 20 month old and my second is due in July. We went through the '18 month sleep regression ' and felt like we came out the other side but now she is outright refusing to nap in the day. Everyone just says 'oh well at least she sleeps well at night's but that doesnt make me feel any better, with this lockdown i dont feel like I get any time to myself and would just like a couple of hours in the day to try and get on top of the housework. She goes to bed around 7pm but talks in her cot for an hour before falling asleep around 8pm. Her wakeup time varies from 7am to 8am. I have no idea now when she should be going down for a nap, she was doing quite well with an 11.30 nap but now she is refusing it I always feel like I eventually have to give in and get her up for some lunch. I've tried giving her lunch beforehand instead and doing a 12.30 nap and I've tried later again. Nothing is working and I feel like our whole day gets wasted just desperately trying to get her to sleep. Should I just give up and accept she is no longer going to nap, and just deal with the cranky evenings? I'm losing patience with her and I don't want to be this miserable mum any longer 😭

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JohnLapsleyParlabane · 20/04/2020 14:37

At that age I'd be going for lunch at 12.30 and a 'rest' 13.30 to 14.30/15.00. After as active a morning as I could arrange.
Good luck.

Gibbonsgibbonsgibbons · 20/04/2020 14:43

Sorry to say mine stopped napping at 16, 17 & 19 months - the fight isn’t worth it.

I have friends whose children napped until they started school AND slept full 12 hours every night Confused children are different & sadly some need less sleep!

You need a different way to get some time to yourself Flowers I used to stick mine on my back & walk for miles to stay sane.
If you get time to yourself I wouldn’t waste it on cleaning! Let them investigate the plastic cupboard while you clean

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