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19 mo. old not sleeping well...

Posted by CW on July 08, 2002 at 07:00:30:

My 19 mo. old daughter has been sleeping horribly the past week. It all started a week ago when she went to bed at 9:30pm and woke up at 5:30am - 8 hours sleep exactly. The past week it's been 8 hours of sleep at night exactly. I've decided to cut her afternoon nap to only an hour. About 1 1/2 months ago I cut the tip off her pacifier so falling asleep has been a challenge - usually takes about an hour. But I've never had a problem with her waking after only 8 hours of rest. Yesterday she took 1 1/2 hour nap (I always wake her before 4pm) and she finally fell asleep last night (after crying off and on for an hour) at 10pm. She woke up at 6am and luckily I calmed her back to sleep and she slept till 7am. But I don't know what to do. All the sleep requirements I've looked up says she needs more sleep, but I'm afraid to cut out the afternoon nap because they say a overtired kid is harder to get to sleep and they say the typical 1 1/2 yr. old still needs a nap. Anyone have any suggestions? I know she needs to be asleep before 10pm but I try and it takes her an hour after crying and tossing and turning and now I'm afraid she'll be up at 5:30am again!

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