Daily Battle

I've been blessed with a child who sleeps through the night with no problems. I've paid for it, however, with a child who fights naps like you wouldn't believe. A typical nap lasts about 20 minutes tops which gives me about NO time get anything done. Here's the process of trying to get her down for a nap...

Usually I rock her for a couple of minutes til she passes out.
I put her in her crib and everything seems fine- she's still asleep.
I leave the room and 45 seconds later she's screaming.
I go back into her room and find her like this...


Nice sad face huh? That's just the beginning of the meltdown. She then freaks out for a good long time. Sometimes I try to leave her alone til she falls asleep but other times I feel too mean doing that so I give in and pick her up. On a good day she'll finally surrender...

That's her right now. PLEASE let it last longer than 20 minutes.

I just ordered blackout curtains for her room 2 minutes ago. Hopefully those will help.