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Post by sandi on Sept 16, 2008 20:44:32 GMT -5
Hi there, I was just wondering if any of you have gone through this. Cassie has always been a great sleeper. And I have had it so lucky with her at nap times and bed times. She usually would drink her bottle, and drift off to sleep in my arms, and I would put her to bed, and lights out. Lately, she hasnt been doing this. She just doesnt seem to want to go to sleep anymore. She only sleeps an hour a day at 1:30 till 2:30. I have to wake her up at 2:30 cause if I let her sleep past then, she is up till 11pm. She gets up at 8:30 cause I cant let her sleep past then either. Doesnt want to nap till 1:30 and thats fussing in her bed when I put her there at 1pm now. She is up till 9:30 at night. I put her to bed at 9pm, and she doesnt want to sleep then either. SHe fusses for half an hour. I am thinking, should I wake her up earlier in the morning since I am up at 7 anyway.. but then if I wake her to early, she wants to nap before lunch. Gee, I think cause I have had it made for so many months, and now this, I am freakin out... lol.... I hate it when she cries when I put her to bed, it stresses me out so much. She has never been one to cry, ever. So listening to her now, its like,,,,,,,, holy,,,,,,. Any advice would be great! Thanks.
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Post by eas1971 on Sept 16, 2008 21:22:31 GMT -5
How old is your little one?
I'd try waking her up a little earlier and try getting her onto a better schedule. If you wake her up earlier and she wants to nap before lunch, that's okay. (She only naps once a day?)
I'd also try getting her to bed a little bit earlier.
I am not a person who believes in letting them "cry it out." But, there's nothing wrong with a little crying. I know...it can be stressful. But just know that she is fine. Crying never hurt anyone. If she cries, watch the clock. Let her cry for...depending on her age...maybe 5-10 minutes. Then go in, reassure her everything is okay. Rub her back. Then leave again. Do the same thing again. And again.
I highly recommend the book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." I used this book. And I always say that my kids' sleep habits are the one thing I've done right with them. LOL.
Good luck!
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Post by damarasmom on Sept 17, 2008 8:23:13 GMT -5
I'm sure that if you woke her earlier this would make her more tired for her nap. She just might be more tired and still go to bed for after lunch nap, but fall asleep faster w/o crying. I also wonder what her age is. Damara has stopped taking naps and will now go to bed between 7:30-8:00...she is soooo tired by then, full and taken her bath. She use to be one to go to bed at 9-10pm and take a 2 hour nap...so, now she is in school for 3 hours a day at her usual nap time, she misses nap, and has a GREAT sleep schedule that we all love!
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Post by sandi on Sept 17, 2008 15:58:55 GMT -5
Hi thanks for the advice.. Cassie is 17 months old. I woke her up at 8 this morning, but she still didnt really want to sleep this afternoon when I put her down at 12:40. She didnt fuss to much but took her half an hour to fall asleep. I woke her up at 2:30. I guess we will see tonight how she sleeps. I do go in to see her about every 10 mins, or 15 at the most to say to her, night night time, and put her music back on. Thanks again.
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Post by damarasmom on Sept 17, 2008 16:09:12 GMT -5
Oh yeah...1 other thing we did for Damara, which you may already do...I put in a soft night light and play quiet lullibye music on auto replay...this did WONDERS for her. Just a thought I had
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Post by sandi on Sept 17, 2008 21:00:16 GMT -5
I am getting some music so I can put it on in her room. I dont have a night light. Never had one for any of my kids actually. I will start with the music and see if that helps. It was the same tonight though.., crying when she went to bed. Her music thing, shuts off after 10 mins, and it sounded like something bad had happened to her when it shut off. I went in, to see what it was, and it was nothing... just that her music had shut off,,,,,,,, holy cow. I put her to bed at 9:15.. she cried till 9:30.. it seems like 9:30 is the magic number, and all goes quiet at that time. Thanks again.
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Post by jelanismom on Sept 17, 2008 21:44:10 GMT -5
Hi there, I'll say, sleep habits have been an ever changing thing for Jelani. He has this energy during the day and night like the Energizer Bunny! just keeps going and going and going! But I've noticed that I need to counteract it at night, so I take him on a stroll around our block, or I tire him out with a tickle game or pillow fight...or just bombard him with story books that he of course chooses...I rub his back and he's off to sleep. Alot of the sleep habits he has are reflected by whatever is going on in my life. If the phone rings too much, or if I seem preoccupied, or if he eats a spicey meal, it all effects his sleep patterns. He's growing and is more curious and expects me to be there with him at all times and he wants to stay awake just to make sure he doesn't miss out on what mommy just might be doing .... he'll even wake up to make sure I've made it out of the shower ok! I think the best thing is to do like others have said and push for an earlier bed time. I read somewhere that children this age need 10-12 hours sleep. Jelani gets 9 at night and an hour nap during the day. The naps have been shorter and shorter as he grows...he's almost 6. I don't know if this makes any sense, but I feel that Jelani feeds off my energy and can read my mind...seriously...so if I really WANT him to sleep so I can do my hair, for example...well it aint gonna happen! I have to pretend I'm just as sleepy as he is and sleep there next to him, till I see him conk out then I make my big getaway!
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