Anyone want to join the "MY kids aren't napping!" Club

I have posted, and have seen others posting how their little ones are not napping and after a week or so of bad naps- one kid or the other- I thought it be warranted to start a "My kids aren't napping club!" I know I have seen many others posting their thoughts and frustrations and I am totally understanding and can sympathize!
What a 1 hour- or heck, a 30 minute nap can do for us mommies, right?

This is what I have to say to bad napping:

 

I will join!

I can't say my kids aren't napping but I can say they nap when they want, where they want, how they want and for how long they want. It seems I can't Make them do anything. Some days they nap 3 hours (rare), sometimes I work to get them down and they stay for only 15 mins (how depressing). They rarely sleep at the same time which can sometimes be good (alone time with each one) but sometimes it's bad (if I just need a rest). They are only 7 months so I hope it will get better.

 

I'll join! It's only one of them here, but it still sucks. Today they fell asleep in the car so I drove around for an hour. I know that means I'll probably be back to square one again with Ainsley, but I couldn't bear to wake them up.

 

I've done the drive around thing many times!

 

I'll join, too! DD is back on her "I don't need a nap" kick -- and then is a total grump in the evening. I feel lucky that DS still naps.

 

Ah, geez, count me in!

My 'used to be' 3-4 hour napper totally disregards his bedroom in the middle of the day.

The other one WILL take a nap, only IF you lay there with him, and IF his brother is nowhere near to distract. So basically, no naps except on weekends when daddy is home

I have found that a trip down the road about nap time will produce two nodding heads in the back seat! LOL

 

I wish I didn't have to join, but unfortunately my 2 year olds fall into this category. They used to be the best sleepers, taking 2-3 hour naps. Now I have one who won't nap at all and keeps the other one up. Neither one is well rested and they are acting horribly! I'm losing my patience quickly!

Amy

 

Me, Oh me... Sign me up! We had a few weeks of good naps and are now back to no naps. I'm still putting them in there, but they're just up there pooping in their diapers (2-3x per nap! ) and having a party. I am at the end of my rope Early bedtime again tonight I guess...

 

We are having the same issue as Melissa--naptime means poop time. I was going to try and let them play for awhile between lunch and nap (usually it's straight to the cribs after lunch) but they were both so tired so I put them right in. They did their usual chatting for 30 minutes and then both were hysterical. Sure enough, both had pooped. DD went to sleep after the diaper change, albeit with some hysterics, but DS still has not taken a nap today. I think he's teething something fierce.

Maybe there's something in the air that's affecting napping in the TS community?

Regards,
Esther

 

No thank you.

I do sympathize though. BTDT too many times. I hope you all catch a break soon!

 

The girls just turned 3 at the beginning of February and just this past week...no naps!! It is going on 2 weeks! I do put them down for one but they usually end up getting books out and reading instead. So at least I get 1.5 hours of a break. But I am used to 2 and without intervention.

 

We go back and forth! Hang in there and keep consistant. They'll snap out of it. I had to seperate mine at naptime and it's worked so far.