Our daughter is seriously going to make me insane if she keeps thinking that 3:30 in the morning is…
Our daughter is seriously going to make me insane if she keeps thinking that 3:30 in the morning is the time for her to be up for the rest of the day. Like I get that kids will be kids and they go through sleep regression phases but this has been a constant thing we fight with everyday lately. And she fights until 10:30 at night to go to sleep. I've taken away her nap times and stick to a routine at night and still no results
Sorcha·
I hate to say this but, she is over tired. Give her a nap and put her to bed early. And if she fights for 2 hours put her to bed 2 hours earlier. My son does this when he is over tired. Always did. He decided last night to stay up until 9. He was up at midnight "wake up time mommy, wake up" I showed him that it was dark, "the sun is sleeping, it's not wake up time" and put him back. Same thing at 3.and again at 7. He will be there until 9.
Sorry your going through this.
When I was working I'd up his bedtime. Some days when he did this, he would eat his "dinner" in the car and go right to bed when we came in. It was the only way to get my kid back to sleep.
He likes to ask for things "song, story, mommy stay" but he cant sleep if we are there. So its always a "no honey, in the morning, sleep well".
Katie·
A 1 year old should definitely still be taking at least one nap a day. As the saying goes “a well rested baby rests well” so the more sleep you’re taking from her the less she’s going to sleep. And it’s going to start effecting her growth and development. Make sure you set a decent nap schedule for her whether it be in the morning or at lunch and put her to bed early, I’d recommend around 7. Set a routine for bedtime too so she knows what to expect and it’ll avoid the fighting. If she knows she gets a bath and then you read a book and then she goes to bed she’ll start to catch on to that and know that you mean business. Good luck!