what the hell is going on?!?!!??!

[crumpet]

maybe she hadn't really learned to 'self settle' and was just zonked Like Krysalyss said, she might be extending the time she wants to be awake. With DS at 6 months, even though he can go four + hours without a nap in the middle of the day still only lasts an hour and a half first thing in the morning. I'm quickly figuring out that as soon as I get used to whatever it is he's doing, he'll go and change it up to surprise me Some gentle time in a carrier or in the pram to encourage a nap if she needs it might help, or going outside to look at things to 'extend' the time she is awake, so she'll sleep for longer might also help? They're just suggestions, what works for DS. I say that as he's in bed, in dire need of a nap and is chatting away to whoever it is that he talks to when he's falling asleep! I wish they'd let him just go to sleep!

thanks for the suggestions ill definitly try some of them out!

actually outside is a fave place DH takes her out to keep her happy before we eat dinner so i might try and do it during the day to stretch her out a bit.

we have butterflies on DD's walls and she loves watching them! real good idea that was putting them on her walls!

[krystals]

Oh, I forgot to say, maybe she's also more aware of when you're not there anymore. She might need the reassurance that Mummy hasn't gone for good.

I hear you on the pics on the walls, DS is now trying to grab at his when he wakes up (even though he's still flat on his back!), still it's nice to have something in there that they know is 'their place'.