Parents of toddlers need your advice!?

Question

My son just turned one on Monday. He had his one year checkup yesterday, and got 5 shots. =( Ever since he had the shots he's been acting like he's ok. He walks around and plays. He's always been a cryer when it came to me being around, but surprisingly he hasn't been too bad. But now he is refusing to take his nap. So much that he's crying to the point of vomiting. I know he's tired. He takes a nap everyday at around the same time. Someitmes not. But he always takes one. Today when I put him down, he wouldn't have it. I gave him his motrin and tylenol for the pain and mild fever. That usually seems to help. But this time no way. Tried giving him a sippy (b/c that calms him down a lot too) nope. Nothing. He won't let me hold him to cuddle. He wants up to play. But he's CRANKY!! what to do??

Answer 1

He's probably doing the same thing my son does and fights his sleep. Just let him play and he'll eventually fall asleep

Answer 2

The other answers are good but you probably need to know that he's getting older and won't want naps as much.  My daughter stopped taking naps when she was18 months and kept me going until her first day of school when she went to morning kindergarten and then began taking naps every afternoon.  It was a god send.   She was always so busy.

Let your toddler play until he falls asleep.  However if he gets cranky put him to bed and make him stay there.  He needs to learn even at that early age that behavior is important and he can't take it out on others when he is out of sorts.  He'll be such a pleasure later.  (I know it'll be hard especially if he starts screaming because he has learned that that works for him)

Answer 3

WARM BATH WITH THAT JOHNSONS SHAMPOO THE PURPLE ONE. OR LET HIM PLAY UNTIL HE FALLS ASLEEP

Answer 4

It sounds like he's fighting his sleep, maybe he found a new favorite toy to play with. Also, a lot of people think that Motrin will make a baby tired but sometimes it can actually do the opposite, so maybe that's all it is. Good luck.

Answer 5

Let him play himself to sleep. He will get tired eventually. I know you want to keep him on schedule but with kids it's very hard. He will tire himself out.

Mother of 22 month old

Answer 6

I don't know, but I would never get my kids 5 jabs at a time!!  wowza!