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Title: 11 mth old naps are totally out of whack
Post by: jpisaac on September 24, 2005, 19:46:06 pm

I am writing about my 11 month old little guy.  I had him on the 9am and 1pm nap routine for a while, successfully.  He would go to bed around 6ish and sleep great through the night till 7ish.

Then he started fighting the naps, especially the morning one, but usually I would only get him to nap once per day. 

Now he usually naps at 10:30 for 1.5 hrs and won't take a second nap, is miserable all afternoon, crashes in the car (he has never done that), goes to bed around 4:30-5pm, is completely overtired.  And now he's waking at night and early morning waking but still tired.  It seems like we're caught in a downward spirral...

I was thinking a nap at 10:30-12:00 then maybe a second nap at 3-4:30 with a 7ish bedtime might work.  But how do I get him taking a second nap again??  Do you think he needs one nap or two??  Should I create a schedule for him and just stick it out for the next week??

Any advice out there would be greatly appreciated.  I'm feeling very stressed out and frustrated...

Title: 11 mth old naps are totally out of whack
Post by: Matthew's Mommy on September 25, 2005, 00:58:34 am

Hi there, it does sound like he's ready for the 2 to 1 nap transition.

Do you have Tracy's new book? There's a plan laid out in her book.

Also, come join our 2-1 nap club:

http://babywhisperer.com/forum/progressively-longer-awake-time-for-nearly-11-mo-old-vt41154.html   

There are many of us who are going through this transition right now.(myself included!)