My son was the same way. He never managed a nap more than 30 minutes unless I was holding him and rocking/bouncing like a mad woman. It was exhausting. And it stayed this way until my son was about 15-18 months old.

Do you sleep with your baby? Maybe for one nap during the day you can both lie down together. High-need babies sleep better when they know they're not alone and in this way you can also get a much needed sleep.

You mentioned that your baby is probably high-needs, while it is a frustrating realization, it is something that must be celebrated as well. You'll see you're bright baby grow into a highly intense toddler, that will amaze you everyday. My high-need son is now 3 1/2 . We got through it and so will you!

Hi there,

It seems to be like you have one very stubborn young lady on your hands PLUS know she had a taste of something new she wants more . . . I understand how frustrating this can be but there is no easy fix here. All you can do is to perservere and eventually your little one will learn that standing and crawling is not for bead time . . .

If you have a routine for bedtime at niight perhaps you could use this as well, routines are great and they help out emmensly with our investagative bubs . .

Cheers Kellz