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I want to subscribe to this. My son still has this problem. We just started 1 nap a day and yesterday he slept for 40 minutes, screamed for over an hour, we decided to reboot and he eventually fell asleep on the floor next to my husband. Then about 10 minutes later the dog barked and it was all over. We got him up and just tried to put him to bed earlier.

I find that when I disrupt his schedule even a bit it makes his naps shorter or non existent for the rest of the day.... I want him to be somewhat flexible though so aside from a few days a week where w stay home ALL day, I still take him out often enough. Will keep an eye on this thread, though!

I'm willing to bet that your little guy's sleep will improve once he recovers from his vacation! hang in there!

@winniebee: Did he already hit his 3 month growth spurt? Sometimes it's a little early or late.

The hardest part about parenting, to me, is the letting go aspect. (I don't want to sound like a control freak, but) I have a hard time remembering that the kids are individuals. Even from a young age, they make their own decisions and they have their own personalities. I struggle with accepting that, sometimes, but I know I have to let go and not take things personally. Hugs, you're a good mom, winniebee. Even though it's been tough lately, it'll get better.

Cry. Hah. I always try the "nurse to sleep and let him sleep in my lap or slightly readjust him to the crook of my arm. It works about 10% of the time.
If he needs sleep but you don't this one works for us 100% of the time. Go for a walk with Tyler in a carrier or stroller. Make it a long walk (1 hour).
ETA: I walk around the house and up/down the apartment stairs when it is raining. There are 40 steps from the corner of the master bedroom to the front door. I can do 1000 steps in about 10 minutes if I'm walking at prime "baby rocking" (slow) waddle.
Also... isn't 15 weeks a wonder week, too?

Well, the only thing that works for us is to take him out of the crib and try again in another half an hour, starting from the beginning of the routine. It's not perfect and I don't know if it will solve anything for the posters in this thread, but it works for us most of the time.

eta: my son was never a good sleeper, not even in the early sleepy newborn weeks, so I had to give up the dream really early of having an easy time with naps and night time sleep. that helped my mental state enormously!

@winniebee: I vote go for a walk in the rain! Bring your umbrella and I think you'll both feel better after. For me, if his nap doesn't take (like 15 min) and I tried to put him back down and that didn't work, I count it as a nap and go on with the day until next nap time.

When all else fails, I go for a drive so that DD can sleep. =(

i used to do anything it took to get charlie to nap. usually that meant the stroller since we don't have a car.

What do I do when my baby doesn't nap? Cry

But seriously, when LO wakes up early (which is every time) I give her 10-15 minutes to work it out. Sometimes she'll settle down and go back to sleep....If it's been between 2 and 3 hours since her last bottle, I'll try feeding her, otherwise I'll put her in her bouncy and bounce until she dozes off. It's not the best solution, but sometimes a nap with sleep props is better than no nap at all!