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sleep
any new moms/veteran moms or anyone who deals with kids experience this. Joel is finally sleeping through the night, but now he refuses to take naps. He'll do little fake naps, but wake himself up 15 minutes later. Tonight we couldn't eat dinner because he was so fussy. We had to take turns eating dinner and holding him. He's obviously tired, but he's fighting sleep! Any suggestions besides drugging him?
baby joel 5.22.11
Re: sleep
Very interested in this... Ava is starting to sleep 4-5 hours per night shift (clarification- if she sleeps at 7, she may wake up at 10. We feed her, she goes down at 11; up between 3-5 and then not until 8-9- for example- it's jsut the pattern, can change any time...) and every night between 7-8 it's her damn witching hour. I KNOW she is overtired and saying NO NO DONT MAKE ME SLEEP...
Could just be a phase. Maybe he's too interested in the world to nap right now. Nate has gone through several of these phases (and several where he naps fine but doesn't sleep so well at night). We try to be consistent with naptime routine, but also have occasionally tried new things during the phases. This is how we realized he was ready to not be swaddled anymore, that he likes the noise of the humidifier when he's sleeping, that he likes to have a nightlight - but not too bright - overnight, and which blanket is his favorite for cuddling.
On the other hand, sometimes when Nate wasn't napping well, it was because he was ready to drop a nap. But I'm pretty sure he was sleeping between every bottle until he was 6 or 7 months old. He was on a sleep/eat/play routine.
I agree that he's probably going through a phase. Margot tends to nap/sleep poorly when she's learning something new. I read that they want to spend as much time practicing as possible. Makes sense I guess.
When Margot is going through one of these phases, I try to hold her through at least one nap a day. I know it's not always possible, but when she wakes up in my arms, I can help her back to sleep quickly before she wakes up completely. Then, she'll nap for another huge chunk of time and we get through the rest of the day without her being a mess.
Also, I just read the other day that if they're napping under 25 min, they weren't tired enough when put down and if they're sleeping 25-45 min, they were overtired when put down. Apparently, I have yet to figure out the magic timing for Margot because she wakes up on the dot after 20, 35, or 45 min. lol. So, good luck! I'm still trying to figure it out myself