Hair pulling and napping.....

First things first,
He wont stop pulling her hair, rubberbands, headbands etc... I dont want to cut her hair because hes fascinated wtih her head but I have to keep her hair up or it gets in her eyes.....what to do what to do...

When did you stop taking naps when your LOs took naps? I find myself taking a daily nap now more than I did when they were smaller and up all night....

 

Lucas pulls Dillon's hair a lot. I tell him no, move him and try to give him something else to do. Not sure what else to do.

I don't nap when they do. Wish I could. If I nap I need about two hours or I feel worse...and I never know if they are going to nap for 20 minutes or a few hours, so not worth it.

Dianna

 

My kids do not have enough hair for them to pull each others hair, however, they do like to get at mine. I say "Ouch, that hurts Mommy, don't do that." It does stop them, until the next day. As for napping, I was never really able to nap when they napped.

 

My girls used to pull each other's hair clips out, but by constantly telling them no and redirecting, its gotten better. They still do it occassionally though. We had to trim M's bangs before her 1st birthday because of this actually. As for naps, I've never napped when they nap even during the early exhausting days.

 

Maybe it was mean, but I pulled James' hair back once (he always used to pull mine and it hurt!). His eyes watered and I said "see, hair pulling hurts" - he never did it again.

 

Makana is aways pulling whoevers hair he can grab. Escpically when he's trying to fall asleep his hand reaches out for any hair nearby. its pretty funny but can really hurt as sometimes hes gentle but when he grabs, theres no letting go! I have to just let him tangle his hands in my haor sometimes for 20 min or so before he falls asleep. uggh. I think all you can do is wait for them to outgrow it.
As for napping, I too try get a nap in now when possible. I hardly napped or slept at night when they were newborn. I think your body is in supermom mode in the begining and can handle the lack of sleep but as time goes on and you get used to more sleep and our mama superpowers wear off and we need more sleep.

 

They don't pull each other's hair too much - there's not much there. but they do climb all over each other and use each other's heads to hold onto when pulling up, as if it's another piece of furniture. All I can do is pull them apart and redirect. Not sure when it will sink in. They pull my hair a ton though.

As far as naps, I've never been able to nap when they do. The days I've tried, are the days they sleep for 20 minutes. A 20 minute nap is frustrating enough, but it's almost unbearable if you're under the covers ready to drift off!