When should I just take the L?

[secretsunlight]

Naps for us have been absolutely horrible for the longest time. We’ve tried everything I can think of. Some days she goes down easy some days it’s a fight either day she’s still up after 20ish minutes. For the past almost month we’ve been doing crib hour. She still wakes up and screams and cries for the better part of 30 minutes every day. I feel so bad hearing her cries. Is it time to give up and just accept that she’s a shit napper? Our current schedule is up around 7:30, lunch around 12:30-1, nap 1:30/2. Bed time is between 8/8:30. TIA!

 

[alsar]

@secretsunlight I think 1230/1pm makes sense. 130-2pm is pretty late. I’d try 1230/1pm for a week and see if it helps.

 

[alsar]

@secretsunlight How old she? I think that is a late nap? I’d try for 1230pm? Perhaps she is overtired

 

[secretsunlight]

@alsar 16 months. She w as going down at 12 with the same result, someone suggested pushing her because maybe she wasn’t tired enough

 

[trivalee]

@secretsunlight I would try to move the nap to 12:30. I think that's too long of a wake window. Also change the routine so you reset the dynamics of fighting to sleep. It's probably just a habit at this point too and you will have to break it.

 

[secretsunlight]

@trivalee This might sound like a dumb question but how would you break that habit?

 

[trivalee]

@secretsunlight Completely revamping the nap routine (whatever happens before you attempt the nap).