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what happened to our 7:30 bedtime???
« on: August 06, 2008, 01:49:27 am »
As of late my 11 month old has been going to bed later and later.  Has also been fighting his second nap, sometimes going down for it as late as 2:30 and sleeping til 4:30 which messes up his bedtime even more.  Is this normal?  Is he over tired?  Nothing has changed in his daily routine.  He still wakes up at 6:30, which means he gets even less nighttime sleep than he did before.  Maybe it is time to think about a 2 to 1 nap transition, although I really don't want to.  Wanted to wait til he was atleast a year old.  I'm so lost.
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Re: what happened to our 7:30 bedtime???
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2008, 01:59:36 am »
Welcome to the 2-1 nap transition.  I've just come out the other end and am glad it's over!!  Have you tried to limit the am nap?  At this stage, it's a good idea to work backwards from desired bedtime so you can work out what the nap limits should be.  So if he likes 4 hours before bedtime (7.30pm if that's your aim), then:

wake 6.30
A 6.30 - 9.30          3 hours
S 9.30 - 10             (wake after 30 mins)
A 10 - 2                 4 hours
S 2.00 - 3.30          1.5 hours
A 3.30 - 7.30          4 hours
Bed 7.30
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