Our pre-nap screaming is down to a minimum. Most days Gwyn makes some fussy noises as I put her into the crib but then she goes right to sleep! Genius!
Well almost...we have a new hurdle. Gwyn has become a cat napper. She sleeps for 5, 15, maybe 30 minutes and then her little eyes fly open and she is ready to get up!
Ferber says that you are supposed to leave the child in the crib for a full hour. Maybe I should follow the rules and let her hang out in the crib if she wakes up? This will undoubtedly lead to more crying...sigh...any thoughts for me??
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I did a modified version of Baby Wise and it was perfect for us. From about 6 months (when he dropped his third nap)until he turned 1 he took a nap at 10 for 2-2.5 hours and another nap at 2:30 for 2-2.5 hours and then slept from 8pm-8am. It really does train them how to sleep and more importantly how to fall asleep and stay that way. Now he takes one nap in the middle of the day from 12-3 or 3:30 and still sleeps from 8pm-8am and sometimes even sleeps in past 9. They sell the book on Amazon for pretty cheap and I swear by it.
*As for her waking up 15 or 30 minutes into a nap. Just let her get through that hurdle. Don't take her out of the crib until nap time is supposed to be over. And then don't let her take another nap until her next scheduled one. She'll be so tired but it helps to set their system.
Wow that was kind of a novel. Sorry! Hope she starts doing better.
Amelia - do you have any update on your progress for naps? This is exactly what Zoey does! A 45 minute nap is a "long" nap!
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