https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:17:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-175-month-on-nap-strike#post-1151815 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:12:05 +0000 mamajaja 1151815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: maybe, but her SA seemed at its height right before, but maybe it's back. *sigh*. This waiting for it to pass is torture though. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-175-month-on-nap-strike#post-1151212 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:55:22 +0000 banana 1151212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamajaja: Could it be separation anxiety? She's probably at a developmental stage where she realizes that she's a separate human being, apart from her mama! I hear that separate anxiety peaks at around 18 months. With my son, we kept the same nap/bedtime routine during these developmental changes and tried to ride through it. I hope it passes for you soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-175-month-on-nap-strike#post-1151188 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:49:06 +0000 mamajaja 1151188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: We sleep trained and retrained with extinction, that was the only one that worked for LO, she would get even more worked up when we stayed or checked in on her. </p> <p>We have a nap routine of diaper, sleep sack, and rocking and singing for 10 min or less then in crib. I've been letting her cry it out for an hour and then taking her out after that and moving up bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-175-month-on-nap-strike#post-1151157 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:38:37 +0000 banana 1151157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like a developmental thing! My daughter (she's 15 months) went through something really similar. She was waking up every hour all night and her naps were a mess. So we did some gentle sleep training and it took a while but it eventually worked. What kind of sleep training method are you using? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-175-month-on-nap-strike#post-1150867 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:11:51 +0000 mamajaja 1150867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are currently on week 3 (!) of LO's nap strike and I'm really scared she will never go back to her regular nap schedule. LO is on one nap and used to go down pretty well for her nap. She would sleep anywhere from 1-3 hours. Then about a month ago, it started getting harder and harder to put her down, I had to start patting her back and shushing her before leaving the room, where before I could just place her in her crib drowsy after rocking her for about 10 min. Then her naps started shortening to only 30 min for 2 weeks, then came the complete refusal to nap at all, and just full on screaming and crying after I put her in her crib or am about to lower her into her crib.</p> <p>I know she's tired because when I rock her she dozes off on my shoulder, but the minute I start saying our good night words before lowering into the crib she starts crying because she knows what's coming. I started formally nap training 10 days ago, and she has cried through the hour EACH TIME. Her night sleep has finally gotten back on track,, but she still won't nap.</p> <p>I know it's a developmental time right now and she has been teething too, so I'm still hoping this is a phase. I've been considering taking a break and just taking her to our bed to sleep for her nap for a bit to try to get the nap back and then start nap training again, but I'm worried it will just create another problem to undo later. Any suggestions on how to get the nap back and survive this phase would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading too! </p>