Not exact matches
Crying can indicate that your
baby is
overtired and
cranky, so they may have passed the point where it becomes difficult for them to fall asleep.
It's important to be able to recognize the signs that your
baby is sleepy; if your
baby gets
overtired, they'll be
cranky and have trouble falling asleep.
Instead, they end up with an
overtired,
cranky baby on their hands.
For example, if your
baby gets
cranky and ready to nap by 10 every morning, you can ease him into it before he gets
overtired.
When you're dealing with an
overtired,
cranky,
baby who doesn't want to sleep, sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
Also, a short afternoon nap results in
overtired,
cranky babies by day's end, which then creates a cycle of overtiredness... ie nightwakings, restlessness, dependencies, etc..
Then they'll sleep longer at night:
Babies need to nap and if they are
cranky and
overtired when going to bed it will not help anyone's quality of sleep.