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HELP! 16 month old not napping at all on holiday!

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Asher09 · 21/04/2023 03:52

Hi everyone, so it's been 3 days we've been on holiday and 16m old refuses to nap!!
She's fully sleep trained at home, has 1 nap around lunch for 1.5hr and sleeps 10/11 hours through the night. But since we've been at the hotel she's been completely wired! Its a 1 hour time difference and we've tried napping in the cot, napping in the pram and tried to stick to her routine with all the sleep aids making some adjustments but she's just refusing going 12/13 hours a day without sleep. Shes not the type to sleep in our arms and generally doesn't sit still. She was going down very easy at bedtime the first night but has now discovered that her cot is right beside our bed and so bedtimes are a struggle because she just wants to come into our bed to play. She's waking in the night and moaning for an hour or so but settling herself back to sleep. She's also still only sleeping 10/11 hours at night and is up at 7.30am. We're having to rush an early dinner, and although she's generally ok, looks happy maybe a little cranky, I feel so bad for her - her eyes are constantly watering, she looks exhausted and isnt eating dinner properly... It's really stressing me out!!!

Am I overreacting? Should I go with the flow and let her sleep how and when she wants? Anyone else been in the same situation? Do they go back to their routine once home? HELP

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marmite2023 · 21/04/2023 04:05

She’s on holiday! It’s exciting! Just leave her be. What harm is going to befall her for a week or two? Just focus on having fun and either she’ll fall asleep because she is knackered, or she’ll keep being excited and stimulated. She’s missing a few hours of sleep a day for a week or 2, but gaining loads of other positive experiences. Just relax and crack on!

BabyB2022 · 21/04/2023 06:21

Agree with pp, try to go with the flow and go back to your routine once you're home. We went away when my daughter was 15mo, she seemed to have a regression while away but think it was all the excitement. We've never co slept but brought her into bed with us etc just to all get more sleep. We were consistent once home and within 2 days of being home she was back to sleeping through the night and napping well.

PurBal · 21/04/2023 06:27

Just go with it. I appreciate night time is hard when the cot is next to your bed though. Can you step out of the room or into the bathroom until she falls asleep? FWIW I recently had a few nights at my mums and DS didn’t sleep well at all, as soon as we were home it was back to sleep as usual.

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