Anybody Have A Kid Go Back To 2 Naps A Day?

[cheerfuldom]

I have a 2 year old that is really confusing me lately. She went to one nap per day at 18 months and has been doing that for over 6 months. The last 6 to 8 weeks, we have been struggling with her low energy and loss of appetite. She will eat literally one small crust of bread all day. Now it has gotten to where she gets here at 8:45, naps till 10 or later, gets up for lunch, goes back down for a 3 hour nap. If I try to keep her up for the morning she just cries and struggles and tries to lay down somewhere to go to sleep (even right in the middle of the playroom!) The mom had mentioned that she will go to sleep for the night as early as 6pm for the night!

Any ideas to help with this situation? I am feeding her as much as I can and have talked to the mom about her eating habits and adding a Pediasure each morning. Not seeing any impact from that but its only been like a week and half....

On a different note, I know have a 1 year old here that is doing something similar, exhausted and fussy all the time. I feel like the kids just come here to catch up on sleep! Forget about going outside, doing crafts or any other activities.....

[KBCsMommy]

Has mom taken her to the pediatrician? I know you've posted on her before, I would be worried.

Another person had said they wrote a letter explaining everything that was going on at daycare and the parents took it to the drs office with them and it helped tremendously. Maybe thats an ides.:confused:

[cheerfuldom]

yes that is a good idea. perhaps I will work on that today....thanks for the reminder.

[Meyou]

That sounds like alot of sleep for a child that age. I would be worried something is wrong too. I've had the odd two year old need a morning nap again for a few weeks but it was related to a growth spurt and they all ate me out of house and home at the same time. If Mom is truthful about the bedtime she sleeping 16.5 hours per day some days. That's not normal for a 2 year old.

[cheerfuldom]

exactly meyou, that is my concern. this just doesn't feel right at all

[cheerfuldom]

today she slept 5 hours 10-3 and tried to laid down for a nap in the playroom at 4:30! what is going on?!?!

[lpperry]

That is not normal and she needs to see a doctor. Are you positive the parents aren't keeping her up really late at night due to her resisting bedtime or something? If this is not the case, then something might be wrong. A 2 year old should not be that tired, especially if she already transitioned to 1 nap.

[daycare]

I bet you the parents are keeping her up and now she is needing to sleep at your house because her human needs are not being met.

I had a DCB that just left. His parents kept him up all hours of the night.
At first the DCB was no problem but then as time went on he began to fall asleep any where and every where. Once he fell asleep on the sidewalk outside. He would often fall asleep at the breakfast table. I tried talking to the parents about it but they could care less.

So I started putting him to sleep as soon as breakfast was over. He some times slept 6+hours. Very sad, but if his needs were not being met at home, I had to meet his needs while he was here.