I'm not sure how exactly a 9 month old can go 12 consecutive hours with no sleep. But somehow, she does it. She did it on Thursday, and again on Saturday, and again on Sunday. I just don't get it!
My little spark does not like to nap. She does nap well at day care, but I think it's because she's stimulated by all the kids and everyone else naps, so she figures she'll join in the fun. But at home, she refuses. We have tried everything. She'll fall asleep nursing with me, but then as soon as I put her down, she's awake, and she cries and cries no matter what I do. I end up quitting on naps because I hate hearing her scream.
The crazy thing is that before she started day care, she was taking a solid 2-2.5 hr nap with me in the mornings, and then usually a 30-45 minute nap in the afternoon. It was awesome! But I'm trying to just not worry, and as long as she sleeps enough at night so that she's happy the next morning, it's no big deal. Right? Sigh.
My girls did not do naps until they started an early childhood learning center at the age of 2. Emma no longer naps since she was 3 and she wakes up full of energy and SPARKLE and is going a mile a minute, by the end of the day all mommy wants is a bed and rest.
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