advice, encouragement and support from all you experienced MoThErS out there. As you all know I have two babies, Landon is 1 year and Zidane is 3 months. When Zidane was born I put Landon on a strict sleeping schedule which he adapted to very well as you know how babies LOVE being on a schedule. We would bathe him at 7pm and put him to bed by 7:30pm; he would sleep until about 7:30am. Which is great, 12 hours of sleep at night. Then his napping schedule was 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. He would go right down for his naps right on schedule and has done so well sleeping 2-3 hours for each nap. In reading my book "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" I have learned that Landon is a child that has always required a lot of sleep and when he doesn't get his sleep he is a little fussy pants. Also, Landon's long naps is how I have been able to manage the two babies while I am working with Zidane to get him on a schedule. Here is my dilemma or question...yesterday Landon just StOpPeD napping. He would not go down for his morning nap which is not totally weird but then he wouldn't go down for his afternoon nap either. I left him in his crip for over an hour both times and usually he is asleep within 10-15 minutes. Each time I went in he was just sitting there crying his eyes out and I couldn't leave him so I would get him up and play with him and he acted normal other than he has been a bit clingy lately. I thought maybe now that he is 1 he might be growing out of one of his naps. I also thought that he might be jealous of Zidane knowing that I am holding, feeding and rocking him throughout the day. To offer you a little more information and background, he has spent the last few days pulling at my pant legs whining for me to hold him.
Last night he slept his normal 12 hours and then his nap time came and once again he rebelled. I don't know if this is just a phase, if he is jealous of Zidane, teething, growing out of naps (so soon), or if I am missing something. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas for me I would love to hear them. I love playing with both my boys and I usually miss them while they are sleeping or napping but the truth is I am only functioning because I get a couple small breaks during the day and by small break I mean I only have one baby to care for while the other is napping. I have been lucky at times to have them both nap at the same time but let's be honest it is far and few between and unpredictable. Any ideas?
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I don't know why I;m commenting, b/c I have no great advice. I feel like even now Kaden just goes through cycles where he stops being a good sleeper. I think he did go to one nap around a year. K also is very sensitive to teething and every time he gets a tooth his sleeping habits change. Hopefully he can get back to his sleeping schedule. Call me if you need a break, Landon can come play :) Good luck!
Alice went down to just one nap before she turned 1. (It was a sad day) Hang in there!
the one thing i've learned is that the only constant with kids is CHANGE, ha ha. i'm actually surprised he still takes two naps and he's one. i'm pretty sure mckelle was only taking one nap at that age. and, if anything is different, like teething, sickness, or even just a growth spurt, sometimes their normal schedules are thrown off. so don't worry too much. just keep trying different things to see what works. maybe wait until noon and try just doing one nap then. also, with mckelle, there came a point where i couldn't just lay her in her crib for a nap, i had to put on a movie, take her for a drive, or take her on a walk to get her to sleep. so, it's tricky, b/c as soon as you feel like something is working great, it will change, ha ha. GOOD LUCK! you're a trooper :)
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