Widget & Sleep
February 28, 2007So Widget is giving us a real challenge lately at bedtime. She used to go to bed with absolutely no problems between 8-9 PM. Now if we try and put her down before say 10:30-11 PM, she cries, absolutely heart-wrenching cries :( We’ve tried nightlights, leaving the door open, showing her there is nothing to be scared of in case it is nightmares or fears about the dark. We’ve tried letting her cry and she will cry for over an hour, which is when I can’t take it anymore and I get her up.
She still naps in the afternoon most days for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours and she gets up around 8 AM no matter what time she goes to bed (occasionally she will sleep later).
Both T & I are at our wits’ end because of this and things get fairly tense every evening since we don’t know what to do.
I would try shortening her naps until finally there are no more naps. That might make her sleepier at night.