my dd consolidated to 2 naps what times???????

[allyson]

My DD has been taking 3 naps a day for a long time. Just lately she has been extending her A time to 3 hours sometimes more. so She has now moved to just 2 naps per day. they are usually 1 hour each. For the past few days they have been at different times of the day. Should I be worried about her internal clock and making them at the same time or should I just assume that   will happen on its own? she just transitioned so this is new to me. she is usually up at 6:30 ish and goes down about 3-3.5 hours after that for her first nap and then usually takes an afternoon nap 3-3.5 hours after her first. not sure what I have to do if anything. thanks  :?

[Colesmom]

Hi there!

Dropping the catnap can be tricky business so if it's gone smoothly for you then YAY!

how old is DD?

Hopefully you can get one longer nap, preferably the afternoon.  If she is settling well for both naps and bedtime though then you're doing great!

It's a good idea to keep her naps within a half hour range of the same time so I think you're okay.  I read in Tracy's book that typical nap schedules are 9 and 2 or 9:30 and 2:30.  It may be easier to plan your day if you try to stick to the clock...but our los don't always cooperate, do they? :wink:

HTH

[allyson]

Thanks for the reply. she is almost 8 months old. today she went down at 9:40 am and is still sleeping. probably going to be 1.25 hours. I will then put her down at 2:30 this afternoon and see how she does, but that seems like it will work well. Thanks for that time schedule. I did not know if that afternoon time was ok. thanks

and yes she is going down for naps great and bedtime great so I think it is going great. just trying to figure it out myself.

[zayandme]

I always based the second nap on when my lo woke up from his first one- usually layed him down 3 hours after waking.
so if he slept in the morning from 9:30-11:00, he'd go down at 2 that day.