Comments on: Crying it out

By: evelin

evelin — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:19:16 +0000

My daughter at 24 months went from 3 hour naps to nothing, too. It lasted for 4 months. In the last 1 month we’ve managed to wrangle a 1.5-2 hour nap out of her about 5/7 days a week. Happy days!!! Good luck.

By: Farm Mommy Kirsten

Farm Mommy Kirsten — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:36:18 +0000

We also had some severe napping issues for a period when Erich was 18 months. It turned out that he was just ready to get out of his crib. Once into his “big boy” bed (with a gate on the bedroom door) he was free to play quietly in his room with some strategically placed non-noise making toys and then crawled into bed on his own. Yes, there were times when I found him curled up on his rug like one of our dogs but ultimately, it did solve the problem.
We also encourage him to read on his own until he feels ready to sleep. I often find him asleep like an old man with his book on his face.
Don’t give up on him yet. It might just be a phase. I feel for both you and Beloved as nap time is one of the few moments in the day in which to recoup your sanity. Good luck and hang in there!

By: Beanie Baby

Beanie Baby — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 06:06:15 +0000

Frances went through a stage like this several months ago. Feel free to disregard this entirely if it’s assvice–what worked for us was recreating her daycare napping environment, since that’s what she’s used to most of the time. So we play lullabies on a cd player, and one of us sits ther ein the rocking chair until she is out (at the daycare, she sleeps in a roomfull of kids plus one or two adults, so we figured its’ really no wonder she has a hard time now at home in her own room by herself). It worked, and it was the only thing that worked. Letting her by herself didn’t make her cry–she just would lie there in her crib babbling for two hours. Really. TWO hours, no sleep.
Anyway, just a thought: maybe recreating his daycare napping environment a little would help him transition to his summer at home a bit more easily?

By: twinmomplusone

twinmomplusone — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:41:26 +0000

Transitions in routines always threw me right off. Like dropping a nap, sad moment for a parent. But mine will still catch a snooze if we are driving anywhere after lunchtime and I can even bring baby boy in and he’ll continue his nap too.
good luck with this new phase;)

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:52:15 +0000

Thankfully Lucas has given up most of his naps on his own (seeing as he’s 4). He still falls asleep if I drive him anywhere, for any length of time in the PM though. Haven on the other hand hasn’t napped since Lucas was born, back when she was 22 months. They are certainly differrent in their sleeping habbits.
Now, if only I could keep Lucas from crawling into bed with me some nights…it’s a new habit that I want to nip in the bud.
Thanks for sharing.

By: BubandPie

BubandPie — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:57:00 +0000

Finally, someone to clarify Ferber’s new stance, which has been reported so many different ways! My Bub is 2.5 and he gave up his nap for about two months before he reached meltdown condition. Now he has to be in total darkness to nap (let’s just say, the playpen is permanently set up in the basement), and even so he naps only 3 or 4 days out of 7.
I look forward to reading more of your blog!

By: nancy

nancy — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:13:57 +0000

The positive thing for us, when Ben gave up his 2 hour nap instantly (like Somin) at 29 months, was a trade off between fighting him to get to sleep before 9:30 pm to a blissful bedtime routine as early as 6:30-7 cause he was just. so. tired.
Trevor still grabs a nap here & there, climbs on the couch, says “I’m tired” and goes to sleep.
High chairs? We only rid ours at 2.5 year old too, cause there was a neighbourhood family with 6 month old twins wanting to buy them
We still use booster seats. We find they truly eat a better meal sitting in them, than not.
BUT…back to YOU of course(oops for making this all about me) some kids go through a rebellious non-napping thing for a few days then go back to it. Do NOT give up yet!

By: JoJo

JoJo — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:54:24 +0000

Oh my Lord. I feel for ya. With all the transitions Amelia has hda to go through lately (getting molars, new cargiver…)sleeping has not been her forte. I feel for ya.

By: Miche

Miche — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:39:51 +0000

Oh no! Outgrowing naps at 28 months! *shudder*
Poor, poor, Beloved…

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:36:39 +0000

Naps…Nathan took one yesterday for the first time in MONTHS YEARS! Of course he is almost 5 and it was nice and quiet for a few hours.
I still trying to get Nathan to fall asleep on his own. I have to be upstairs to let him do that. He says he’s afraid of the dark BUT I know he is not afraid of anything. Including me.
LOL!