Refusing to nap at 22 mos.

[HouseofWool]

We had to do that to K. He'd remove his diaper and then practice aiming from his crib.

And you think you want another V? You are a much stronger woman than I am. K would have me whimpering in a corner with a 5th of Jack Daniels. I guess it is a good thing he is your kiddo and not mine...

[v-girl]

And you think you want another V? You are a much stronger woman than I am. K would have me whimpering in a corner with a 5th of Jack Daniels. I guess it is a good thing he is your kiddo and not mine...

I prayed a lot of rosaries because of that child. ha ha ha!

[alison]

Well. It's not the darkened room... I'm letting dd cry it out. She's got a onesie on and has removed her diaper.

Please cross your fingers that she doesn't poop!

[ladymoreta]

Well darn! I hope she gets to sleep soon!

[alison]

Nope. CIO for 1.5 hours now....

[Pollyanna]

Holy crap Alison! Sending you lots and lots of

[alison]

Dh said to just go in there, and I'm this close to doing so. I'm pissed at him for saying that, bc that would render the last 1.5 hours useless! I'm watching her on the monitor and she's "counting" the frogs on her sheets. I can hear her say "one fuck, two fuck."

Dh is getting home around 4, and then I'm leaving! She's a crazy nutbag.

[Pollyanna]

Awww, "one fuck, two fuck" that just made my day!! Sorry, I know that is not helpful for you. Do whatever you think is best, you know your daughter. Yes, get the heck out of Dodge once your hubby walks through the door!

[ladymoreta]

Ugh! Well, after my failed CIO experiment, I kind of tried a variation on what I'd seen on Supernanny, and DS is pretty good about just laying down and going to sleep. (Although he does need reminders often.)

When I first lay him down, I say "Sweet dreams," and pat him on the back or kiss him on the head. Then I walk away from the crib - across the room or out in the hallway. As soon as he stands up, escalating crying, or starts to play, I go back, lay him down, and gently say, "No no, it's bedtime." Then walk away again. The next time, I lay him down and say "Lie down, it's bedtime," pretty sternly. Every time after that, I just lay him back down without saying anything or making eye contact. (Unless his cries start escalating, in which case, I'll pat him until he calms down, but it doesn't sound like you have problems with M escalating.)

It started out pretty time-intensive. The first few night's were over an hour, but now it's "long" if he fights it for more than 10-15 minutes, and usually he just lays down immediately, or lays down on his own when I make a movement towards the crib.

I don't know if that would work for M, since she's so used to going to sleep completely on her own, but something like that might cut down on the playing instead of sleeping. Good luck!

[alison]

2 hours....

[alison]

So, I let her CIO for 2.5 hours. I'm exhausted. That sucked!

Dh came home, and I went in to get her. (Not gonna let him rescue her!) And we had to give her a bath, clean her bed, and wipe down her carpet.

We gave it another try at 3:45pm, and she's asleep.

So--I feel like I blew it with CIO today, but what sense does it make to have your kid cry for 3 hours, when nap is usually 2-2.5? Do they still get the message that you're not going in?

[v-girl]

No idea. I don't have the spine for CIO. I end up as traumatized as my kids (who puked when left to CIO).

[PrincessFiona]

You might be approaching the end of napping. I know it stinks. This is that point where you are wondering when she will get it that you aren't coming back in and she is wondering when you will get it that she is done napping. 3 hours is pretty telling. I have also had kids toss their naps around this age. That being said, Aidan is 7 and he still needs a nap some days (and lies himself down).

This might be the point where you institute quiet playtime/book time in her room for an hour. If she nods off, great. If not, then she has at least rested.

It's hard when they stop needing the naps.

Kris


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[alison]

I picked up Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child again, and think the author may be right about the fact that M goes down too late for bed. She goes down around 8:30-9, and doesn't get up until 8-8:30. He suggests pushing bedtime by 20 min. increments, so that she's down by 7:30pm up around 7:30am. Maybe this way, her mornings will be active enough that she wants the afternoon nap.

He also suggests some sort of routine for nap time. That's new to me, bc in the past all I've had to do is change her diaper and she's down for the count!

Thanks for letting me vent!

[SuzySunshine]

alison, Robert never could CIO. He would do the same, just cry and cry until someone went in there. Adele was exactly the opposite, she'd cry 30 minutes and be OUT! I think if that is what Healthy Sleep Habits recommends it is worth a try, I find R sleeps MUCH better when he goes to bed on time, 7:30.