Bug still has a nap most afternoons. There are some times when he won't nap and it just results in a very grumpy, overtired boy. I'm not when he'll stop taking a nap but for the time being I still feel he needs it so when he's getting tired I'll encourage him to nap. He still sleeps well at night, generally 6:30/7pm to 6:30/7am. This afternoon he was fighting sleep. I asked him to get bear and honey bear (his two teddy bears he has to have with him) and we'll go for a nap. He happily went upstairs to his room but wouldn't settle. I brought him back downstairs. Twenty minutes later he was crying and asking for a nap. This time he wasn't as happy going upstairs but was asleep within minutes of me walking back downstairs. My sleepy boy clearly needed a nap.
My son used to be terrible for fighting sleep when he was a baby. I didn't sleep more than two hour blocks until he was 16 months old! Of course my son was worth every minute of being shattered but I couldn't imagine going back to it. There were nights when he just refused to sleep. I'd try everything. Long breastfeed to sleep, long walk in the pram, drive in the car and I even bought a swing with a vibrate option. My little boy must have been too scared he was going to miss something.
It wasn't planned but I did end up co-sleeping to a extent. Only because it reached the point where I physically and mentally couldn't sit up any longer. I had to lie down so I lay my son down beside me and a lot of time he would eventually fall asleep. Only for the two hour blocks I mentioned earlier but two hours is two hours! I'm sure anyone who has experienced looking after a baby will agree you need to take all the sleep you can get.
I'm so glad my son sleeps well now. I always feel for my friends when they remind me of the sleepless nights.
It's worth it and it does get better.
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