what is going on..advice please?

Question

dd has been waking up at 6 a.m for the past 3 days. By 9 she is a wreck so I have been putting her down for a nap(she does not take a morning nap anymore). She will sleep for 30 minutes and that is it and then she will not take an afternoon nap. By 6 she is a total wreck. She is driving me crazy. Her normal schedule is wake up 7:30, nap 1-3, bed 7:30. I know it is temporary(I hope) but what the heck is going on. Also, we are in such a rut with food. Like I have stated before she only eats certain things. I introduce new things all of the time and she just refuses. Every morning she eats cheerios, pancakes, banana and yogurt. I am not complaining she doesn't eat enough, it is just always the same thing. Lunch, grilled cheese or mac and cheese or a veggie chicken nugget. Dinner, I struggle because these are her main staples and I want to try other things. Believe me i try with no luck. I know it can take 10-20 times so I keep trying hoping one day she will just take it. She still won't drink milk from a cup. She has her 15 month appt. Thursday so I am sure my pedi. will tell me to get rid of the night bottle and she will eventually take milk out of a cup. I thought so too but we are on day 9 of refusing milk out of a cup...and she loves milk. Any advice would be great. I am sooo tired... Debbie

Answer 1

I think that to help her sleep schedule maybe a later bed time may help. this way you may be able to get her to sleep a little longer in the morning and maybe try two short naps instead of just the one. The lunch thing I would suggest having lunch with her if you eat the same thing you expect her to eat she will be more prone to eat it. It may even help to sit her on your lap while you eat giving her no other option beside whatever you are eating. And you are right the pedi will say that you need to take the night bottle away and all I can tell you is you are doing the best thing for her just hang in there.

Answer 2

kids schedules change all the time ....
Try a later bedtime , maybe 8 or 8 30
For ther longest time my kids would ONLY eat peanut butter & jelly. Give her foods she likes ... Dont stress about the milk in the cup thing yet. Doc will tell you they gotta be of a bottle by 12 months , but my kids didnt get of a botttle til they were almost 18 months . WHen she does drink from a cup , tell her what a big girl she is & make a big deal about it .

Answer 3

Try to stay consistent with offering her other things even if she refuses. And be grateful that she's eating things that are easy to give her. I knew a little girl that would only eat 3 things -watermelon, strawberries, and I can't remember the other. In the middle of winter, those were pretty expensive.

My son didn't switch to a cup until 18 months, it's not that big of a deal. But it does get more difficult the longer you wait. He was (is) a picky eater. I just put it on his plate, knowing he won't eat it. After years of it, he finally tried pork chops.

Kids are resilient. They keep us guessing and worried, but somehow turn out just fine.

Answer 4

maybe it will help her to get out and run around for a little. this will be fun for her and get her energy out so you will be able to handle her a little better when it's time for a nap or bedtime. some kids just change their schedule themselves cause they get so used to it that they get bored. try switching it up every now and then so she doesn't get bored with it easily. sometimes the smallest things help. hang in there. good luck.