Another Nap Question - Would Appreciate Suggestions
Jan 22, 2015 12:13:06 GMT -5
Post by Divefrog on Jan 22, 2015 12:13:06 GMT -5
DD is 2.5 and doesn't nap on the weekends, or any night she can get 11-12hrs. of sleep. So, normal weekend she sleeps 9pm-9am. Sometimes, 8-8.
The problem is during the week since we get her up at 6:30 to go to my parents (they watch her full-time). So M-F she naps every day. her schedule with them isn't exactly consistent other than she naps after lunch... lunch could be at 11:00 or it could be as late as 2:00 based on her activities/classes, my parents errands/appointments,and when DD decided to eat breakfast. She typically naps for at least 2-3hrs. If it isn't later than 4:30 my parents will not wake her up, so some days 3+hour nap, and sometimes it is only an hour since she doesn't go down until around 3.
All this would be fine if she would go to sleep at night during the week. However, that is a big 'NOT Happening' the last few months. Last night she we put her to bed at 9:00, and she had quiet time until 10, Asked for DH and he laid with her until 11:00, and I took over until she finally fell asleep at 11:45. This kind of evening just encourages the daytime napping. But, it is a vicious cycle to get out of.
I can't find a solution! If she doesn't nap at all with my parents then she is a cranky, tantrum throwing, holy terror from about 4:00-7:00 which would be the absolute earliest we could get her to bed in the evening. And with a 7pm bedtime I wouldn't get a stitch of time with her every day except to put her to bed. she would also be a screaming, whiny mess for the last hour and half she is with my parents.
If DH and I didn't mind the 2-3hrs to get her to sleep I guess I wouldn't be looking for a solution, but the current system doesn't allow us 1) Enough sleep of our own and 2) any alone time for us to be together, which we both feel is starting to effect our relationship.
I've thought about telling my parents to limit her naps to no longer than an hour and half and maybe say they have to get her up no later than 3:30? But then I feel like maybe I would be shorting her total hrs of sleep per day and that can have negative consequences too.
Any other suggestions?? To be fair she has ALWAYS been difficult to get to sleep. Stays asleep fine. It rarely has ever taken us less than an hour to hour and half to have her/get her to fall asleep.
The problem is during the week since we get her up at 6:30 to go to my parents (they watch her full-time). So M-F she naps every day. her schedule with them isn't exactly consistent other than she naps after lunch... lunch could be at 11:00 or it could be as late as 2:00 based on her activities/classes, my parents errands/appointments,and when DD decided to eat breakfast. She typically naps for at least 2-3hrs. If it isn't later than 4:30 my parents will not wake her up, so some days 3+hour nap, and sometimes it is only an hour since she doesn't go down until around 3.
All this would be fine if she would go to sleep at night during the week. However, that is a big 'NOT Happening' the last few months. Last night she we put her to bed at 9:00, and she had quiet time until 10, Asked for DH and he laid with her until 11:00, and I took over until she finally fell asleep at 11:45. This kind of evening just encourages the daytime napping. But, it is a vicious cycle to get out of.
I can't find a solution! If she doesn't nap at all with my parents then she is a cranky, tantrum throwing, holy terror from about 4:00-7:00 which would be the absolute earliest we could get her to bed in the evening. And with a 7pm bedtime I wouldn't get a stitch of time with her every day except to put her to bed. she would also be a screaming, whiny mess for the last hour and half she is with my parents.
If DH and I didn't mind the 2-3hrs to get her to sleep I guess I wouldn't be looking for a solution, but the current system doesn't allow us 1) Enough sleep of our own and 2) any alone time for us to be together, which we both feel is starting to effect our relationship.
I've thought about telling my parents to limit her naps to no longer than an hour and half and maybe say they have to get her up no later than 3:30? But then I feel like maybe I would be shorting her total hrs of sleep per day and that can have negative consequences too.
Any other suggestions?? To be fair she has ALWAYS been difficult to get to sleep. Stays asleep fine. It rarely has ever taken us less than an hour to hour and half to have her/get her to fall asleep.
