This week we are trying to transition from two naps to one. It is not easy.
Today it was going well until I tried to put him down a little bit after 11 AM. That did not happen. He chattered and played for 20 minutes, so I decided to feed him lunch. (As it was lunchtime, and all.) He seemed to enjoy lunch, and then I tried putting him down again after a bit of play. So far, we have fifteen minutes of crying, though it is now the tired cry (mostly). I know he is tired and needs a nap, as he has not really napped all morning. I think he is overtired, and has to cry to calm down. I just hate hearing him cry for so long. But he will not nap, otherwise. Makes me climb the walls.
Just go to sleep, already!
ETA: Not long after finishing the post, he finally fell asleep. Ahhh! Much better!
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We've dropped the first morning nap here - much to my dismay! Today she went from 6:15ish until 11:15ish without a nap, even with encouragement and of course went into the overtired cry you described above until she finally crashed. I hate that's she's crying and upset, but if I interact with her once this starts, it just extends the process.
Of course, the nap started at 11:15ish is still going strong (with a couple of small cry breaks) at five minutes to 1pm, and she should have eaten/I should have pumped at around 12:15, so there goes that schedule for the day!
Oh well, I'm not stupid enough to break the 'don't mess with a sleeping baby' rule, and have no plans for the day so we'll roll with it.
that was such a tricky phase here. we eventually got it down to where she eats and then sleeps all by 1:15!
We just started too....because there was still too many wakeups at night, figured maybe she just isn't tired.
We'll see....hope you guys pull through!
We are in a weird transition phase, too. Not only are his daytime naps jacked but his nighttime sleeping if off kilter. It all stinks . . .
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