Help with Nap Time!!!

I don't have advice for the twin part but can say even my 2 and 1/2 yr old wakes sometimes early from napping crying. but since I olny have one, I know when she wakes this way she is not yet ready to wake and if left alone will lie back down and go back to sleep. I read they have a 45 min. sleep cycle so they have gone through a cycle but aren't done yet. if you can wait it out. that works for me. jsut so you know, most of the time my husband can't wait it out, but if I'm home, I can tell she isn't done yet.

I have 2.5 yr old twin girls..and My advise is to not separte them...that will only cause you to have to continually do that...eventually they will get used to each others noises..and hopefully be able to sleep through the others crying.
I went through a similar situation ( not waking up panicked though)but having naps being shortened and them only sleeping for like half hour or so and have found that wake ups happened alot less almost none at all when they go to sleep with full bellies...maybe try that if you haven't.
Best of luck to you !

He might be teething. Give him some baby Orajel and see if that works.

My son did this after about 45 minutes at night. This is about the time that you are switching between "stages" of sleep. He looked awake, but we came to realize he was not. He was having night terrors. It is related to sleep walking. I haven't heard of it happening at nap time, but it would certainly be possible and might be worth looking up. My son started at about a year and it lasted until he was almost two. http://www.nightterrors.org/

I have the same issue with my little one. I go in there and give him his paci and leave the room, letting him cry now. And, even though he stills wakes up after about 45 minutes to an hour, I know I can get another 30 minutes by doing that. Then, when he wakes again, I bring him into bed with me and nurse him back to sleep....wouldn't quite work for you.

Morning S.!

I wanted to respond a because I have twin boys that just turned 19 months on the 20th of February!!!! It seems ours are the same age... If you live near Oldsmar, Tampa maybe we can have a playdate etc... email me and we can exchange info.... On with the waking up.... It sounds a lot like what my daughter started doing at a little over 2 years and it was at bedtime but always exactly an hour after we put her down.... I soon found out it was night terrors(not the same as a nightmare)... she just turned five this week and we have them still but no everyday like in the beginning...They seem awake and crying she would run through the house completely terrified all I could do is make sure she was safe and didn't hurt herself some last a lot longer then others... best thing is to not try and wake them they say that is really bad. of course Like I said we think they are awake but really aren't... she would look right through me... I now know that if she wakes up crying in her bed she is having a night terror because other then that she will get right up!!! touching or holding her seems to make her worse so I would just try and ssssssshhhhhhhshssssshhhhhhh her while so was in the mist of it... of course mine can talk so she would scream I want my mom, please no don't..... Its really hard to go through not having a clue how to help but when she does wake up she never remembers a thing which is good and bad because I don't know how to really help her....They say change can trigger etc... My boys are still together and I couldn't imagine separating them if it helps let me know.(they don't have any problems at the moment)... I would love to hear what the outcome was.... I am not saying that's what he is going through but it seems a lot like it especially if he is waking up scared....
email me if you have any ?'s or if you would like to chat and learn more I would love to share with you!!!
Good Luck and God Bless
~C.
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