Nap Skipper Theories

[sent]

DD (10.5 months) woke up at 7 am and here we are at 11:15 eating avocado bits and not one bit tired.  At 9 am she was sitting in her stroller and looked like she was going to nap because you know, 2-3-4.  Even the other moms at our class commented she looked tired in the stroller.  But she sat quietly for an hour and no nap.  We came home by 10:15 and still no sign of a nap.  Tossed her in the crib where she quietly played while I ate my breakfast.

The theory is that on the days DD is with me, she refuses to nap because she knows mommy is going to take her places.  The days she is with my mom or my husband, she naps because she knows they don't take her anywhere so may as well nap.  If she naps when with me, she may miss something fun like sitting in the shopping cart (this is her new fun thing).  She may take a nap in the car but will wake up the minute I put the car in park.  

Am I on to something or does my DD just thrive on no sleep?  Mind you, she slept from 9:40 pm to 7 am last night, so less than the 11 hours that she usually does.            

[carolinagirl831]

My DD is like this. She naps on schedule all during the week for the nanny. Come the weekend, we try the exact same thing and she will not nap! She knows we are going out and about and she doesn't want to miss out. She's been doing this since she was 6 months old. Luckily she is not too bad after missing naps. Come Monday, she naps for 4 hours straight.

[hermione]

Oh, this is what you were talking about in my post, lol! Will she nap in the afternoon for you or not at all?

[rex]

maybe they are just handling nap time and sleep cues differently?

it's also possible she got a second wind and couldn't nap.

[Deleted]

ughh this is us completely. DD will not nap when I am at home! It sucks because I need a break on the weekends too.

[purplecow0206]

A's been doing the opposite this past week - she skipped her morning nap twice at day care (and slept normally at night), but desperately needed the nap this weekend. I think there's too much going on at DC for her to relax some days now.

We'll see what this week brings, right?

[sent]

You guys, she just fell asleep shy of noon. Decided to drink a few ounces and zzz.  So not 2-3-4, but more like 5-?.

I told the cleaning lady to come at 1 pm.  DD usually isn't asleep at 1 because that is around lunchtime.  Now what?  

Off to pre-clean before the cleaning lady comes.     Thanks for indulging me MMM.

[lilac05]

It sounds like you missed your window this morning. She was tired and ready for nap at 9. If you put her down at 9, she probably would have napped. But you were out and about, so she stayed awake. By 10:15, she was over it. She rested in the stroller for an hour. Your H and mom are home and can act on her sleep cues immediately.

I'm not saying you shouldn't do those things, as only you can decide what works for you & your family. I don't know that any child thrives on little sleep, but some do kick in some extra energy when overtired. DS1 never ever gets cranky when he's overtired. He gets even more energetic. It's not because he doesn't need the sleep, though! He's much more in control when he's had appropriate amounts of sleep.

[sent]

Oct 27, 2014 11:00:23 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

It sounds like you missed your window this morning. She was tired and ready for nap at 9. If you put her down at 9, she probably would have napped. But you were out and about, so she stayed awake. By 10:15, she was over it. She rested in the stroller for an hour. Your H and mom are home and can act on her sleep cues immediately.

I know, I greatly debated skipping class and to see if she'd sleep in the crib.  Sometimes this works, but sometimes not.  Sure would be nice if she learns to sleep in the stroller.  Got her the fancy reclining stroller and everything.  Doesn't help.

Many times she will fall asleep with her bottle and as soon as I tiptoe to the crib she's like "Wait what?  I don't need to nap now."  And then she will proceed to stand up in the crib and laugh at me.