Please someone tell me your child is like this? Our dd hasn't been the best sleeper ever since she was born - although having said that I do acknowledge that she is not bad, certainly excellent compared to some.
She usually has an hour or an hour and half in her cot at lunchtime. However, in the last week, she has started staying awake up there, chatting to herself and crying for up to an hour, at which point I get her up because I can't stand it anymore.
The really odd thing is that this hasn't changed her bedtime. She is really unpredictable in the evenings and just screams in her cot if we have put her there too early. That is too early in her opinion - not ours! We aim for a 7.30pm bedtime but she usually doesn't agree to go until 8.30pm, sometimes later. We have tried earlier but she won't have that either.
Has anyone else had a similar problem? She is starting to drive me crazy because she obviously needs my attention (cuddling, playing etc.) in the evening and I'm not getting anything done or getting much time on my own. In fact, I'm beginning to feel like she's the boss here and pretty soon we'll be on one of those "Call in the Nanny" shows on tv!! Yikes!!
Any sympathy/suggestions gratefully appreciated.