Hi hun
Thank you once again for your brilliant advice, how do you know so much about this? Just from your own experience? you are very knowledgable
So, today he woke at 5.30am and we put him in the cot at 9.30, he took five mins to sleep and had an hour and 35 minute nap! But then it went to pot and he completely refused his second nap until 3.40 and we had to rock him. So we cut his last A time to 2 hours 50 and that worked a treat with him going to sleep the fastest he has in absolutely ages. But, that first nap was great and that was an A time of 4 hours and 5 as he definietly woke at 5.30am.
So I am thinking we actually do need to shorten that last A time perhaps even to 2 hours 40/50 in the cot so he is asleep by 3 hours. Hmm, think some trialling with that one may help. Any idea how we can tell when he is totally ready for the trainistion to one nap? I definitely do not want to push him into it and hope he doesn't trainisition for a good few months yet, but just so i know what to look out for.
i still haven't had chance to properly read the link but I do think that he prefers a longer first nap and shorter second nap with a shorter A time for bed.
Is it ok to have the longest A time first thing? I always thought it should be the other way around and have the shortest A time first thing, then getting longer through the day. Harry seems to do best the opposite though and often does better on a shorter A time before bed, but that could be because he often has a short second nap.
So, what do you think of this plan:
WU: Before 6, first nap 9.30
WU: After 6, first nap 3.75 A time
second nap, 3.5 hours A time (or maybe longer to make him extend his nap?!? But don't want to make him too ot) and bedtime 3hours
Or should we just say, first nap 9.45, regardless of wake? But then, if he wakes at something like 6.20am or so I'm not sure when we would put him down, I'm wondering if he needs longer than 3.5hours for first A time to get a good nap.
The other thing is, do I put him down 10/15 minutes before the end of the A time so 3.5 hours for a 3.75 A time? (does that even make sense?) He can take anywhere between 5 minutes to 30+ minutes to go to sleep.
Sorry for the confusion and going back and forth, just want to get a plan together where we are consistent with times and A times. So frustrating trying to work it all out!
Thanks Kelly x