Nap issue

[5 Little Monkeys]

Yikes, that's tough! You are already doing everything I'd suggest so I guess now I would either give it more time or terminate if I was finding it too disruptive to my group

[Lee-Bee]

If you haven't already considered could: hunger, too hot, too cold, too much light be at all involved?

Are you noticing any variation in the length he sleeps once finally asleep?
What is sleep like at home?

[suzydominguez]

Hi lee-bee, yes I've considered everything. It's not hunger. We have nap right after lunch and he eats well, he also gets 4 oz of milk too before he goes down. I have him in my bedroom, in a playpen with his blanket and the lights are off. When he was with mom he cat napped, 3-4 times a day, I refused to do that because I don't think he needs those many naps at 1 year. I tried giving him a nap in the morning and than in the afternoon. He won't sleep in the morning, only in the afternoon for 20 min. I think it is just him, he doesn't want to sleep! I let him cry it out until nap time is over and when I go get him he is all happy and playful. I hope it changes. I can't bear the screaming, it's like someone is torturing him ��

[kindertime]

When he was with mom he cat napped, 3-4 times a day, I refused to do that because I don't think he needs those many naps at 1 year. I tried giving him a nap in the morning and than in the afternoon. He won't sleep in the morning, only in the afternoon for 20 min. I think it is just him, he doesn't want to sleep! I let him cry it out until nap time is over and when I go get him he is all happy and playful. I hope it changes. I can't bear the screaming, it's like someone is torturing him ��

Totally understandable. Remember, human beings are creatures of habit. His body is used to sleeping for short periods of time and then being back to full alert. It will take time for him to adjust to a specific nap schedule. It has happened here too. I stick to the clock with this kind of situation. Right now, morning nap is 1 hr, crying or not and I will wake the baby if still sleeping; and afternoon nap is 2 hrs, same deal. The older kids have the flexiblity to get up a bit early, if they wake up themselves, but to get the infants into the routine, they have to stick to the schedule, and are in another room.