No Napper!

You may want to try Hyland's teething tabs to help with the tooth pain. The doctor swore that kids didn't wake up when they were teething, but my older son did every single time a tooth came in. She might just be uncomfortable and not able to sleep well. I do the teething tabs and Tylenol at the same time. The tabs kick in right away and then the Tylenol seems to hold them over. I swear by those things.

Tylenol, cold water in a bottle for her to suck on to help soothe the gums, and teethers worked for us. I've heard a cold washrag for them to suck on also works, but my daughter never liked that. The tylenol and cold water (especially when she is able to hold the bottle herself) are the biggies. If she is uncomfortable, she won't sleep. It's the same as when you are sore or have a headache- you're body just won't turn off to allow you to sleep. Oragel is another option. It didn't do a thing for my daughter, though. Also put a cold teether or two in her crib with her to suck on. When my daughter was teething she had several teeth that came in at the same time, so tylenol and the cold water were the only things that really helped. I caught on pretty quick after she woke up screaming in the middle of the night in pain (normally slept through the night), and after that I gave her tylenol whenever her teeth seemed to be bothering her and that really helped (cranky, drooling a lot, time to go down for a nap but she was still wide awake, gnawing on everything in site, etc.). I hope this helps! You'll be glad when her teeth are through and you are done!

I would keep her in a routine of nap time even if she plays in her crib. Keeping that routine signifies that you are in charge, she knows there is something she is supposed to be doing, and she will eventually tire of doing nothing and will lay down. It may take awhile, but it will happen and she will be back on your routine. They still need thier sleep, a lot of sleep, and should not keep her from sleeping at night unless she is sleeping late into the evening.

Good luck, stay consistent, and take a minute for yourself.

Hi M.. My six month old is going through the same thing. She will fall asleep nursing during the day, but as soon as I put her down she wakes up crying. I need the rest, so now I just hold her during the day so she can at least get a half hour nap. I thought I was the only one with a little one who decided not to nap. I think the idea of the bed incline is good b/c my little one sleeps in my arms at an incline. However, with alot of cribs you can adjust the mattress so that it inclines; u adjust it the same way as changing the height, just lower the end with her feet. Best of luck!

A lot of people don't know this and I didn't know it until I had my wisdom teeth come in (and then asked my doctors). When laying down the roots from your teeth are more apt to irritate the nerves. So when teething the nerves are already sensative causing it to hurt worse when laying down, which in turn could cause your daughter to not want to lay down even if she is tired.
My suggestion is to prop her up and a good way to do this is to put a pillow between her crib and the matress (NOT in the crib with her but under the matress). This will help but it may also cause her to roll around while sleeping because of the incline so you may need to use a position wedge to help that.
Hope this helps!!!

I have a 3 month old that doesn't nap. Obviously, we're not teething yet, but she is also one that falls asleep in my arms & wakes within minutes of laying down. I found that she loves to be wrapped up & warm whenever she sleeps, plus she sleeps 10-12 hours a night. I also had to prop her up for awhile & used the bobby pillow. She fit perfectly & slept well. This might not work for a 7 month old if she is rolling in her sleep. I don't worry too much about the nap as long as she is sleeping so well at night. Tylenol also worked well for my son when he was teething.

Have you tried orjeal or teething tabs to help her? They could help her relax so that she can sleep. :) Best wishes.

I feel you on this one. My four year old daughter did pretty much the same thing around 18 months. I simply could not get her to take a break. So I never enforced a routine for naptime. My son who is now two takes a two hour nap everyday. I'm sure many factors play a part in why one naps and the other did not but here are a few suggestions.
First I make sure he gets up at the same time (roughly) everyday. We eat our meals at about the same time. When it is about 30 minutes before nap (just after filling bellies and changing diapers) I say "It's nap time, let's get some stories". Then we read for about 10-30 minutes depending. Sometimes he is out before too long. When we first started this routine he was 18 months and nursing. I found that nursing while reading helps them calm down. I suppose her teeth are also playing a large role in keeping her up. Try to sooth her gums so that she can relax. It may just take time.

My daughter now attends preschool full time and naps everyday. I swear by the routine. I never thought that I would. But the difference is amazing. Then you can rely on that naptime as your freetime everyday. Well as free as it can be!

Good luck!

My son does the same thing when cutting teeth. Once the teeth break thru, he goes back to his regular nap and sleeping thru the night. I guess I don't have any advice, just hope that "this too shall pass"! Good luck - I feel your pain - mine just cut 4 molars and was up during the night (and not napping well) for a month straight!

My daughter started doing this to me at 10 months. Part of it was teeth. 2 times we found out she had a double ear infection. Does she pull at her ears or anything that may indicate an ear ifection? This is a possibility. When Stevie's ear infections were cleared up, she just wanted to be up w/me, plus once she learned to stand in her crib....well that was it, I'd lay her down, she'd stand up! Anyway, I know alot of moms don't like to do this but I think it works, and I've done it w/all my kids. If you've given her some motrin and time enough for it to kick in so hopefully her teeth aren't hurting her too much, I do the cry it out theory. I know, I know, you feel horrible doing it, I know I did, but you have to let her know it's nap time. It took a good week or 2 for me before Stevie got the idea but she did. I would put her down, give her a kiss, say I love you and leave. She'd obviously cry...scream her brains out was more like it. I'd let her cry for 10 minutes and then go back, give her a hug, reasure her I was here and tell her it was nap time. At first I had to do this for about a 1/2 hour. 1/2 hour was my limit, had she continued I'd have let her get up. But she didn't, she fell asleep and each day it would take less and less time for her to fall asleep. Now she may give me a boo-boo face when I say goodnight but once I leave she's down. Or she may cry fora couple minutes but she goes to sleep then. My husband HATED me doing this. It broke his heart to hear her cry, and the evil looks he gave me...my goodness! In the end tho, he told me I was right. Babies and kids need to realize you're the boss. When you start letting them pick when and IF they take naps or go to bed you're only letting them be in control. This is all my opinion and I know others think differently and this may not be what you want to do, but it's a suggestion.

S.