our lo will be 2 next week and ever since she started walking 2 weeks after her first b-day she has had to be strapped in her buggy for a sleep ! today is the first day that she hasnt had a sleep in the day but normally i have to take her out for a walk to get her to sleep as if i dont she will fall asleep later after a magor paddy , but do what you feel is right for your lo , you cant force them to sleep really !

DS is 19 months and has his nap in his cot (not brave enough to try him in a bed yet lol!!) He goes up about 10.30 after having got up at about 8am and then sleeps for around 1 1/2 - 2 hours. He also won't sleep in his buggy anymore as he's far too nosey! but he will sleep in the car.

finn has been having his daytime nap on the sofa for the last month or so. we just sit him on the sofa all snuggled up with a blanket and pop the telly on and he dozes off for an hour or so. he has always been a great sleeper at night but never really settled well during day if we put him in his room. he sleeps fine in car seat, pushchair etc.

Thanks ladies. At least I'm not alone! I don't mind walking in the summer, it's just this blasted rain!

Sparkles - I wish my lo would settle in his bed! Still, I suppose it's a pain if you're away or out anywhere!

Toddlers, hey! Bless 'em

At least your lo's sleep in pushchair, ds hasnt slept in it since he was 9 months old. Always in his cot with blackout blind which has advantages but also lots of disadvantages!

Ds has more or less given up on daytime sleep and im having problems getting him to sleep. He will go off for everyone else apart from me! He doesnt have a set routine for sleep as i work full time and he stays with different people in the week. Also im the same as you crei he goes down fine at night, never had a problem!

oh yes i've walked round the block many times in the rain to get dd to sleep! she'll only settle if we're out walking, or if she falls asleep in her car seat then i'll take her out and put her in her buggy.

CREI - just wanted to let you know you arent alone! I see ALOT of people out pushing their kids round and round in the rain! I ahve done it myself on occasion - its so frustrating!

xx

BTW my lo isn't a big sleeper anyway. The most he'll have is 1 hour in the day and 11 hours at night !

Thanks ladies

I did have a consistant routine that I've been tweaking, but it's not working now. CC works at night brilliantly, but NOT in the day! lol! I am persistant, believe me, itdoesn't make a difference!

He has got a stair gate already on his bedroom door. THis doesn't stop him opening the door and screaming down at me for 45 mins if I put him in his room with the blackout blind drawn!

He wont stay in bed however many times I stick him back in. Again, this system works at night but not in the day.

Think I'll just have to go out walking in the rain

we read dd1 a story and tuck her into bed, then put a story on her stereo for her to fall asleep to - a squash and a squeeze is her current favourite! sometimes she gets up and plays but usually when she needs a poo! lol! so let her get on with it, change her and put her back down

hi, my lo is 2 next week and has 1 day nap at around 11-1pm. i put him in his bed with blackout blind down, give him a kiss and say love you,see you in abit. he sometimes gets back out and plays in his room for short while, then eventually he gets in bed and goes to sleep...can take 20 mins, but i dont go up there unless he is upset (then i just cuddle him and put him back in bed, repeated if needed which is very rare now).

he also has a stair gate at his bedroom door so he can t get out. we have been doing this for at least 6 months now. hth abit xx

you have to be consistent and perservere, you put them to bed if they get up and out the room you put them back and you keep doing it till lo gives in and goes to sleep, if its you that gives in first then lo will know this and will keep playing you up, at this age they are pushing there boundaries and seeing how far they can go with you. routine is also the key, what time are you putting lo down for a nap, it might be that this may need adjusting slightly and then keep to the same time each day, this way lo knows what is happening, my ds is  coming up to 20 months and goes for his nap at 12.30pm for 3 hours, dd who is 3 goes at 1.30pm for 2 hours, yes sometimes these times differ slighlty if we are running late coming home etc but coz this is the routine that they have had for a long time a little adjustment doesnt hurt. good luck

How do you ladies settle your lo's for a daytime nap? My ds used to go down ok in his pram, but recently he's not been able to sleep unless we're out and I'm pushing him in his pram. He's 22 months and I feel I've tried everything. I've put him in his bed with the blackout curtains drawn but he runs and opens his door and crys until I get him. I've left him in his pram inside, but he literally screams until I get him out. Don't say controlled crying. I use that at night really well, but 45 mins later today and he was still screaming his head off and now is all blotchy and puffy eyed. He does need his nap as he gets so tired and grumpy without it, but I don't know what to do....