The time of my 2 year old’s lunchtime nap will clash with his nursery slot. My son is due to start nursery in January 2006, when he will be 2 years old. I am also due to give birth to my second son on 2.2.06. My son goes to a crèche three times a week […]
Continue ReadingElla’s (20 months) short lunchtime nap is causing other problems with sleeping and eating. Ella is one year and eight months old. The problem is that she is only sleeping 30-40 minutes at her lunchtime nap. The knock-on effect is that she is waking earlier in the mornings too. She also often doesn’t want supper […]
Continue ReadingMy daughter of 19mths has suddenly stopped sleeping at lunchtime. How can I get this nap back? My daughter of 19mths has always settled with no problem by 1pm for two solid hours, sometimes slightly longer, always woken by 3pm. Suddenly she stopped sleeping at lunchtime and is also taking longer to settle at night. […]
Continue ReadingMy 18mth daughter settles well when with her grandparents for this nap but screams and cries when she is at home. My 18mth daughter has all of a sudden started to resist being put down for her lunchtime nap. She is ready for this nap as she seems quite tired at lunchtime. I have bought […]
Continue ReadingMy daughter, aged nearly two years, has started to have inconsistent naps at lunch time, often remaining awake in her cot chatting for 1.5 hours. This began after a period of illness where she lost her appetite. Following the afternoons when she does sleep well, she will not settle to sleep until 8pm in the […]
Continue ReadingMy 1 year old daughter has started to fight going down for her daytime nap on the days when I care for her. My 1 year old daughter has always been a CLB, following the routine to the letter. We started having a nanny 1 day a week 2 months ago and the nursery for […]
Continue ReadingMy son is only 17 months old but doesn’t seem to need daytime sleep. My son, Oliver, is 17 months old and weighs 11 kilos. He truly is a contented baby and has slept through the night since he was 5 weeks old. He has an excellent appetite and eats a wide range of food. […]
Continue ReadingSince staying with relatives my 9-month-old son has begun to wake in his lunchtime nap One month ago I went to Italy to my parents’ house; my son had no problems in setting for his naps but at the lunchtime nap he began to wake up crying loudly after 1 hour or max 1 hour […]
Continue ReadingCan I move my 8.5-month-old son’s lunchtime nap onto 1pm? My son is 8 months old and sleeps at 9.30am until 10.15am, from 12.30pm till 2.30pm and the full 12 hours at night from 7am-7pm. However, due to other commitments, I need to move his lunchtime nap to 1pm. I was thinking that I could […]
Continue ReadingHow can I get my 6.5-month-old daughter to nap for longer and settle better? I seem to be surrounded or read about people’s babies who take long naps. I can count on both hands the number of times my 61/2-month-old daughter has ever done a stretch of sleep longer than 45 minutes at lunchtime. I […]
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