Quote Originally Posted by Inspired by Reggio View Post
I had a new little one start in February who only slept 20 minute cat naps at home and within a couple of weeks was having 1 hour in the morning and 2-3 hours in the afternoon ... he just needed help to learn to self sooth back to sleep cause he would wake mid sleep cycle and cry out and mama thought that meant he was 'done' when in reality it was GAS waking him up briefly if you soothed him he would go back to sleep.
Same here! I have a little one that will wake up after an hour, some days 20 min crying. Mom gets him up and boy is he cranky when he doesn't have enough sleep. I made the same mistake when he started. But now I help him soothe back to sleep and he goes for another 2 hours. Some days he sleeps for 3 hours straight with no sounds at all!

Mom's tshirt is a great idea. I always asked for a sheet from their bedding that the child has been sleeping on for nap time. Or a special stuffed animal they can leave here.

Stick with it. I find that sometimes the hardest children to transition in turn out to be the best children down the road.