1 year old

[yorkshirepudsx]

Hi!! I don't know what I'm doing wrong haha, I usually manage to get through phases like this really well but I just want some advice?

My 1 year old has had many phases of bad sleep/sleep regression, however this one I'm finding hard to manage!

I can cope being tired myself etc, I just mean manage as in, he's getting very upset himself with the lack of sleep and it's upsetting.

So, before this started, his sleep routine was -
Get up at 6.30 AM, he would have a short nap at 10.30, then a longer nap at 1PM until 3PM, then he would go up to bed at 7PM and be asleep for 7.30PM

Recently, he's waking up between 3&4AM, he's fully refusing to nap most of the day, I go walking with him in the pram too, to see if that helps (usually the fresh air and movement sends him off but he just stays awake!)
Some days we get to 5pm and he just passes out. But then he's up again and takes forever to get to sleep, and so on

I feel like the issue is his refusal to nap, if he was to have at least one decent nap in the middle of the day, I think he would sleep better at night. But I've tried everything and I just feel like nothing is working!

Is it common for them to be like this shortly after turning 1?
What tricks worked for you?

I've tried what I can think of, but I just feel like a massive let down, I don't know how to get him to nap 🙈 thanks all

Perhaps get rid of morning nap if it's short, and put him down a bit earlier for the afternoon nap (e.g. 12pm).

Split nights and nap refusal is a clear sign he is ready for 1 nap. According to our sleep consultant, lots of babies ready for 1 nap at 12 months. Many parents drag it out thinking they need 2

Thank you both!! I will try this,

I'm thinking tomorrow I'll get him in his pram around 12 and go for a walk to see if it helps him drift off into a nap, fingers crossed it works ❤️❤️

Went for a walk at 12 and he drifted off, ended up in the cafe and had a nice peaceful coffee whilst he snoozed away in his pram 🙈 fingers crossed it means he sleeps well tonight x

My 12 month old needs just one nap too but she likes to wake up at 5am so need to squeeze two naps in (which is hard). On days when she sleeps until 7/7:30 (when I've managed to feed her to sleep at 4am) then we can do one nap

How long did he sleep ?

For just over an hour! Not too long but it's been over a week of no naps at all so I enjoyed the peace I must say 🙈🙈

Late to the party, but my 1 year old is like this at the moment. He resists naps all the time and it's getting me down :( He's actually just fallen asleep on me now - he should be having his lunch! I'm not sure he would have slept at all had I not sat him on my lap and given him some milk! He doesn't seem to sleep unless I do something like that. I feel like a failure :'(