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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can't afford paid help, do you have a friend or neighbor who might assist? I have left my kid to nap at a friend's house while I went to the dentist, and I would happily let someone else's baby nap in my house if I was going to be home anyway.[/quote]

I've considered this but it wouldn't really work because she is already struggling so much then I add a stranger and a strange environment to the mix? Plus covid? And she had those 20 min cat naps in the car so even if I had a bed I could leave her in during the midday pick up she's not really tired enough to go to sleep before I need to leave.

The timing of it all is just too challenging. When she goes down to one nap a day this won't be an issue any longer. Of course, that'll be around the time school lets out anyway. [/quote]

Your sleep being like this is not an option. So you need to figure out a way to deal with the nighttime sleep. I think you're probably right that the bad naps are related, but I think fixing the nighttime sleep doesn't rely on fixing the naps. It sounds like she's not successfully connecting sleep cycles, probably because she is used to being nursed to sleep. I totally understand doing that! It feels like the path of least resistance at any given wakeup, and you're so so so tired. But come on, you're driving three hours a day, it's not safe to do it like that. Especially with your kids in the car!

I've sleep trained four kids now. My youngest is a month older than your baby. I really and truly believe that in helping them learn to connect sleep cycles and stay asleep, we are helping our children to be rested and happy. The crying isn't fun, but the crying of an overtired baby isn't fun either. Personally I found that total extinction worked the fastest, but if you'd rather use a more gradual method then go for it. But you really, really -- for your quality of life, but also for the safety of the kids in your car! -- need to figure out a way for you, personally, to get more sleep. Ideally your baby gets more sleep too, because she needs it.

If you post your rough schedule maybe we can help you figure out how to rejigger it?[/quote]

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