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I have a 20 month old DCB who used to be a great napper (2-3 hours). In the last month he has been getting tired around 10:30-11 and is pretty crabby until lunch time (noon). Once we are at lunch time he usually pulls it together and is fine until I lay him down anywhere between 12:45-1:00. In the last month he has been averaging no more than an hour nap and then wakes up still crabby and tired. I usually make him stay in his pack in play for the 2 hour nap time unless he is crying so excessively that he could wake up other kids. He sleeps in a room of his own, but the room he sleeps in is right above another bedroom where other children sleep. Today he came earlier than usual because DCD brought him since mom is out of town, so he was obviously up earlier. He was getting tired around 10 and was pretty crabby for about 1 1/2 hours. Again, by lunch time, he was fine. He is not a great eater overall and today only ate his fruit and then gave me his plate to show that he was done. I laid him down a little after one. Thirty minutes later he woke up and has been crying excessively for about the last 20 minutes. Today he is the only one here, so I am going back and forth as to how long I should let he cry before getting him up. I did consider putting him down this morning for a quick nap, but thought then he probably would not sleep at all this afternoon. Not sure what to try next.....
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Sounds like it could be a few things.
1. If he is getting up earlier he will naturally want to nap earlier.
2. If he is overtired when you put him to sleep he will not be able to transition from sleep cycles very easily making him wake earlier.
3. Maybe the parents are putting him to bed earlier which then he would need less sleep at nap time.
Infant/Toddler sleep needs change as they grow, we just need to watch them closely but if he is waking up crying he is most likely still tired. -
What time does he arrive? Could you nap him right away? I do this with a 7 month old since he gets up early. Wakes up right before breakfast time.Comment
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His usual arrival time is 8:30, but today was 7:30. DCM says he usually wakes up between 6:30-7am although I am not exactly sure what time he goes to bed at night. They have two older children who have activities in the evening, so it most likely he isn't going down until at least 8pm.Comment
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