Harry is driving us crazy with his sleep problems at the moment. They've been going on for months and don't seem to be getting any better and I just don't know what to do!
The problem is this:
He needs a nap during the day. If he doesn't get this nap he gets very tired and cranky indeed, even asking to go to bed. He usually goes down around 11.30am.
When he has his nap he will sleep if allowed, 3 hours at a time. Any less than this and he wakes up cranky.
If he has this nap, when he goes to bed around 7 - 7.30pm, he will not sleep until around 9.30pm. He lies in his bed shouting for books, more milk, you name it. Sometimes longer, last night was 11pm.
If he doesn't have his nap he goes absolutely and utterly exhausted into bed at 7pm and crashes out immediately, then wakes up around midnight thinking it's time to get up!!
Oh, and when he goes to sleep late.... he doesn't want to get up in the morning. He will, if allowed (which he never is) sleep till 9am or later. When woken earlier is incredibly grumpy and even more demanding of nap. Vicious circle.
WHAT TO DO!??
Posted by katie at September 26, 2006 11:47 AM