My 6.5mth son is unable to settle himself back at his lunchtime nap anymore Lunch time naps have always been a problem with my son. He loves his morning nap and will sleep for 1 1/2 hours then if allowed but we try to keep to the one hour to avoid compounding the problem at lunchtime. He was sleeping at lunch but not without much protest first and several visits from me. I had learned to live with this routine however the past few days he really has started screaming and getting very agitated keeping it up until 2pm when I give up and give him his 2.30pm milk. It…

My 7-month son, who weighs 8.5kgs, sleeps in his cot for all his naps. But sometimes he refuses to settle for his lunchtime nap unless given a dummy, and I always have to give him a dummy for the late afternoon nap.   I am unable to drop this nap as he gets very tired by then, due to him still waking at 5am for a feed. My 7-month son, who weighs 8.5kgs, sleeps in his cot for all his naps. But sometimes he refuses to settle for his lunchtime nap unless given a dummy, and I always have to give him a dummy for the late afternoon nap.   I am…

What else can I do with my 4mth son who often wakes after 45mins at lunchtime? My son sleeps well at all other times and manages 10.30pm until 7am. He does wake but settles himself back easily. He cries at lunchtime after 45mins. Some days he does resettle, some days he doesn’t but will cry until he’s due to get up. It doesn’t affect the rest of our day or night if he only sleeps 45mins but I am keen to get him to sleep longer at lunchtime. In the other letters it talks about retraining and I have done controlled crying with him but he continues to cry until…

My 4mth daughter always wakes after the first 30 minutes of her lunchtime nap and then is slow to settle back again For the last two weeks we have had great problems with lunchtime nap. My daughter wakes up after exactly 30 minutes and can stay awake for 1.5 hours before falling back to sleep. She has always had her lunchtime nap in the carrycot when we are out for walks. I have tried to be in quiet places after the first 25 minutes of sleep, but have also tried more noisy places, either way she wakes up after 30 minutes. She never cries, only opens her eyes and is…

My 5.5mth son has never slept well at lunchtime. He is now waking up after 20-25minutes My son has never slept well at the lunchtime nap and is now waking up after 20-25 mins and screaming. Nothing will get him back to sleep. It is driving me utterly insane. I have tried everything in the books and case studies. It is now affecting my whole day and I have come to dread lunchtimes. It is also affecting my older child who misses out on having any time at all with me on our own during the day. We used to at least sit down to lunch together but now don’t…

Should I start sleep training or walking my 8-week-old son for his lunchtime nap? I suffer from an immune disorder which makes me very weak physically; having a second child was a bit of a risk really. I have also just been diagnosed with PND. We have been trying the routine but are having such problems with the lunch-time nap as our 8-week-old wakes after 45 minutes. Our first child, was a “catnapper” and very unhappy as a baby; I am desperate for this not to be the case for our new baby. I have been reading the advice on the website and in the book but am at a…

My three month daughter wakes after an hour at lunchtime and sometimes after going down at 7pm. What should I do? My daughter is waking approximately one hour after going down for her lunchtime nap. She also sometimes wakes after going down at 7pm. She screams for about 20-40 minutes before going back down to sleep. She will sometimes fully sleep but sometimes it is just fretful catnaps. I would like to get her past this as I am sure that it is affecting her quality as well as quantity of sleep. She is generally a very contented baby, eating well and sleeping most nights through from 10.30pm. She is…

I have been trying to resettle my 13 week daughter after 45minutes at lunchtime, but with no success Everything with the routine is going fantastically apart from the lunchtime nap for my 13 week old baby. I follow the routines to the minute almost, every day and have tried all the strategies including a top up feed before noon, ensuring she is tucked in well, clean nappy etc, but every day she wakes between 35 – 45 minutes after noon. I have been using the crying down method and this works really well at the start of her sleeps – within usually a minute she is quiet now. But at…

My 3 mth daughter wakes after 45 minutes and will not settle back to sleep again. Having tried different ways to get her back to sleep I don’t know what to do for the best My 3 mth daughter will sleep for 45 minutes at lunchtime then wake and not settle again. She has a couple of times but I had not done anything differently so there are no clues there for me. I have tried leaving her and going in every so often, usually every 20 minutes to reassure her with my voice. It will take up to 50 minutes but sometimes she will settle back to sleep. The…