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Ima2NYM_LTR

Mon, Dec 20 2010, 1:36 pm

DD is 18 months and sleeps a consistent 2-3 hours once a day.

her naps used to be fairly early, and then afterwards she would ahve a long awake period before bed.

All the sudden her naps have moved alter in the day and shrank to barely an hour. This isnt enough. She sleeps fine at night

Daily schedule:
7AM +/- wake up when she hears people moving around the house
9-10Am when she used to go down for her 2-3 hr nap
12-1 when she goes down for her 1 hour nap now
7 PM +/- bedtime

Where has all the naptime gone?

greentiger

Wed, Dec 22 2010, 2:46 pm

sounds still in the normal range. Could be she's outgrowing her nap. Is she cranky?

Ima2NYM_LTR

Wed, Dec 22 2010, 3:19 pm

shes also having trouble sleeping at night. Today she woke up after 1.25 hrs and fell back asleep fairly easily for another hour. Definitely her schedule is in flux

greentiger

Wed, Dec 22 2010, 4:04 pm

can it be somethings bothering her? Molars or coming down with something?

Yippie

Mon, Dec 27 2010, 9:52 pm

dont worry, I've got the same thing. my used to sleep 2-3 hrs, now its barely an hour. stages....
making them tired earlier like 6:30 they beg for bed already

Mirabelle

Mon, Dec 27 2010, 10:17 pm

My twins are 15 months and recently one of them has been a horrible napper.

She hates taking an afternoon nap, even though, IMHO, she really needs it!

She also keeps the other twin up, which is really getting annoying.

Yippie

Fri, Dec 31 2010, 1:37 pm

oh mirabelle, im in same situation as u... my twins r also 15 months old. one of mine is also a horrible napper lately. but I keep them in seperate rooms still. dont want to combine them yet cuz shes not falling asleep in middle of day...
anyway enjoy them, its an adorable age now, right?

MiracleMama

Fri, Dec 31 2010, 1:43 pm

Ima2NYM_LTR wrote:

All the sudden her naps have moved alter in the day and shrank to barely an hour. This isnt enough.

Isn't enough for her or isn't enough for you? LOL! I was also upset when those long naps disappeared but it happens. It may be teething or a growth spurt and a temporary thing, or she may just be done with those long naps. As long as she isn't a grouch all day because of it, don't worry. Different children need different amounts of sleep.

shnitzel

Fri, Dec 31 2010, 3:05 pm

This just happened to us too!
But I would like to say that you are very fortunate. My 18 month old just cut her one and only nap of the day to an hour! She dropped her second nap before her 1st birthday.

Mine is also having trouble falling asleep at night and just seems less tired lately. I hope it is teeth since she only has 6 and a few more would definitely be useful. She doesn't seem tired until after 8 and before now she would fall asleep in minutes at 7.

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