pixielou
09-06-2005, 01:57 PM
overall dd has been a pretty good sleeper. she is 11 months - takes 2 naps a day, each lasting a minimum of 1 hr 15 min. she is very curious - so it does take her a while to go down - i'll put her in her crib and she'll chat with herself for a good 15-30 minutes.
once we started solids (at 9 months) we have started having a pooping problem at nap time. it was an occasional problem (once a week) - but is now becoming more frequent (it has happened for both naps today). pretty much, i put her down for her nap, she chats away. about 20-30 minutes later, i hear her grunting in her crib - she is pooping. and then she won't go to sleep. (i can't say i blame her). so i go in, change her diaper. let her play for 5-10 minutes. then do the nap time routine all over again. then it still takes her 15-30 minutes to go to sleep. but this second time around, she is clearly overtired - so she is fighting me for the nap routine and often i need to let her cry in her crib to get her to go to sleep. when you add this whole routine up, it is taking 1-1/2 hours to get her down for her nap - then her day is all messed up and she is grouchy, nevermind the impact it has on me trying to plan anything.
has anyone lived thru something like this? for the life of me, i can't think of anything i can do to improve the situation. any suggestions?
~pixie
once we started solids (at 9 months) we have started having a pooping problem at nap time. it was an occasional problem (once a week) - but is now becoming more frequent (it has happened for both naps today). pretty much, i put her down for her nap, she chats away. about 20-30 minutes later, i hear her grunting in her crib - she is pooping. and then she won't go to sleep. (i can't say i blame her). so i go in, change her diaper. let her play for 5-10 minutes. then do the nap time routine all over again. then it still takes her 15-30 minutes to go to sleep. but this second time around, she is clearly overtired - so she is fighting me for the nap routine and often i need to let her cry in her crib to get her to go to sleep. when you add this whole routine up, it is taking 1-1/2 hours to get her down for her nap - then her day is all messed up and she is grouchy, nevermind the impact it has on me trying to plan anything.
has anyone lived thru something like this? for the life of me, i can't think of anything i can do to improve the situation. any suggestions?
~pixie