Sleeping Pattern - New York,NY

You said "the lack of sleep makes my patience short I would snap and hit her hands when she cries."

WHY ARE YOU HITTING HER HANDS?

I think you need to see that these polynerve multivitamins are not good for her. She is crying because she is also tired but she can't sleep because of that stuff that she is on.

I would take her to her Dr.and see if and how to take her off of it.
Please understand that it might take time for this to leave her system.

Please remember that when you hit her ( on the hands ) or where ever you are hurting her heart. What I am saying is ~ YOU ARE HER HERO, you are her mommy. She comes to you for love and support and it will make her sad if you are mad and hitting her on the hands.

I'd take her off the stuff.

Best wishes.

How old is your child?

You do realize, as she gets older,by she will no longer take a morning nap?

You need to make sure she is on a good schedule all day. In the morning breakfast, then playtime, run some errands if you need to. At about 11:30, lunch, clean her up, nap for 2 hours, snack, play, lots of play, dinner at 6:00, bath, story and bed routine, sleep t about 7:30 pm.

There is no reason to slap her hands. You are the frustrated one.
When she wakes up at night, keep the lights off. Go to her and do not speak, change her diaper in mostly dark, place her back in bed and pat her back.

Or if she is hungry feed her a bottle, burp her, change her diaper if needed.do all of this silently and in the darkest room, you can get around in.

If you go into her room turn on the lights and speak with her, you are stimulating her. That is what makes her wide awake.

If she is taking bottles, allow your husband to do this on Friday and Saturday nights, so you can sleep through the night.

It's a little difficult to say what is normal or not when you have not told us how old your daughter is, is this a 6 month old baby, a 2 year old, or what? If you think something in the vitamins is causing sleep disturbance, then stop giving them to her! Depending on her age, she may need a different nap schedule, but again, not knowing her age, I can't really give you pointers on a typical nap schedule. If you are hitting your baby because she cries, then you need to enlist some help, like hiring a sitter so you can get some sleep during the day. If vitamins are making you hit your baby, you must realize that something is wrong here.

If you think all this is being caused by the vitamins, then stop giving them to her for a few weeks and see if things change. Keep in mind, as she gets older some things change. Nap times get shorter. Sleep habits change.

One thing I have always told my daughters and sons....Never, ever, pick up a baby/child unless you can put a smile on your face. And I don't mean a fake smile. I mean a real smile. This way you will never hold a child when you are angry! It's better to leave the child crying in their crib then to take the chance of hurting or hitting them.

Honestly I have never heard of a schedule like that. You didn't say how old she is but normally a morning nap is an hour or hour and a half. Once they drop the morning nap around 15 months or so, you move the nap to early afternoon, waking them no later than 4pm. Little Kids should be put to bed around 7 to 8pm. I understand each family may vary that a little but what's with the 11pm or 1am bedtimes? Seriously? And then you're hitting the poor kid's hands after she's been up that late? She's probably exhausted and out of whack. Maybe putting her on a more traditional schedule would help her sleep better and help you stop hitting her hands when she cries out of exhaustion.