is it normal to hate nap time soo much?

So I have really come to hate nap time around my house. They used to be great nappers. But lately i am really dreading it...
The long nap during the day has become a pain. They have taken to waking frequenly, not going down easily, to the point of just flat out crying incessantly. Used to they would go down and after a little bit of fussing they would be out and rarely wake until it was time to wake up. They fight going to sleep soo much that it is just a beating now. Granted they have been sick but have been doing better since saturday. They are still congested but doing much better then they were. I have tried letting them fuss til they get tired and then put the binki in, which they preceed to pull out in attempts to stay awake, rolling them on their bellies for nap (somedays this works becuase they can't pull the binki out)

Here is what their day kinda looks like. I could mabye use some suggestions on maybe how to change it?? Do you think it is all related to them being sick and throwing a monkey wrench into it??

7:30-8:30 stirring
9am wake
11:30 40-60 min nap (once they wake up they don't go back to sleep either)
1:30 - they are usually ready for a nap again (this is usally the long nap of the day and they will generally be in the crib for 2-3 hours, if they don't wake up screaming after an hour and won't go back down)
Usually bed by 8:30-9

I don't know what else to try.. I was in the habit of putting them down just 30 min after they get their bottle between the morning and afternoon nap, but then thought that maybe they weren't tired yet, So i have been trying to follow thier cues when they get sleepy again. Today maya was sooo tired, but still took a while to fall asleep and then when she wouldn't i eneded up rolling her over and she fell asleep better, i think because of the binki issue..

I looked at doing maybe a 2-3-4 schedule but they aren't tired in the morning and usually i will put them down when they start fussing after about 3 or so hours. I have tried to keep them up later, but they don't make i guess because it was such a short nap?!

I'm sorry, I'm trying to throw out everything that might help give an insite on what i might could change. I really don't want to do CIO unless completely necessary. When i have let them cry for up to 15min prior they are at no point nearing being able to soothe themselves. I don't know if they are ready for it..

HELP!!!

 

OH yeah! I totally understand! I love naptime when I have good nappers, but the twins were far from that. I was lucky to have a half hour to myself every naptime! :hug: It sounds as if they might be overtired. It is amazing, I'd put Evan down before he really showed any signs, but I knew that he'd been up for 2 hours.. which at 6 months was pretty much his limit of awake time. He'd go down so nice! I would try not to let them get overtired. Naptime can be guess work, but once you develop a system that works, stick to it! Good luck!

 

I think it is...I remember dreading nap time around 4-6 months...mine were horrific nappers I did find the 2-3-4 schedule worked best for us but you will find a schedule that works the best for you and them. :hug:

 

We pretty much did the 2-3-4 thing too. But like everyone else said, you have to find what works for you. I loved naptime, while they were sleeping... getting them to go to sleep, another thing entirely! :hug:

 

I could of written this myself!!

This may be a really silly question but do you have wind down time before naps? Like a pp mentioned if you wind them down before tiredness signs kick in they should drift off easier. After the 1st feed they are up an hour before i wind down and they are in there beds 1.5hours after waking for a 1.5 hr nap and then they are up 2hrs and down for 2hrs after the 1st nap. I wont go into our afternoons as we are transitioning.
It was amonth of illness that through us into 1.5month of hell on the sleep front. Hope it gets better soon for you.

 

I hate naps too! I just posted about my nap problems. We have short naps. My LOs are on a different schedule than yours. They go to bed pretty early and wake up early. Sorry, I have no advice, just commiseration.

 

Personally, I would get them to bed earlier and wake them earlier. 9am is a pretty late start to the day. Mine were usually going down for a nap by 9:30 am at that age. We were up by 7 and down by 9 to 9:30 and then taking another nap around 1 or 1:30 and a short cat nap about 4:30 and down to bed at 7 with at least one night waking.

 

What's that? I'm sure it has to do with sleep/wake cycles, but I haven't seen it before. Thanks!

 

2 hours after they wake they nap
3 hours after they wake from the morning nap, they go down for a nap
4 hours after they wake from the afternoon nap, they go to bed