Help Please! 21 months--EW, Early Bedtime, Short Naps!

[Sima]

My 21 month old has been on 1 nap since she was 14 months old.

Her routine is the following at the moment:
wake up 5.30-6
nap 11.30/12 to 12.30/1
Bedtime 6.30 sometimes 6 when wakes up earlier than 1

I desparately need help...I am soooo frustrated .  This sleep schedule is not working out because when time change comes we are in big trouble.
About 2 months ago, I tried to move her day forward, and she ended OT and started waking up 5.30.  And about 1 month ago, her naps got shorter to 1 hour as opposed to 1.15-2.  She needs less sleep now. 

My question is how can I tweak her routine so that she wakes up later and move some of night sleep to nap hours.  Right now she sleeps very well at night- 11.5-12 hours.  When I put her down an hour later for Bedtime she sleeps less the next day--will wake up even earlier.
Since she slept 12 hours last night, today she slept 1/2 hour?
This is driving crazy.  She is soooooooo sensitive to sleep and gets OT so easily.
Thank you in advance!
 

[speechie]

Hugs- I too am dreading the time change... No great advice here, just lurking to see what others suggest!

[skatty]

The only thing I can suggest is pushing her routine forward in very small increments, no more than 15 mins every few days though maybe even start with as little as 5 minutes and see how you go as she sounds quite senstive to routine change.

HTH, Katt 

[Sima]

Hi Skatty!  Thanks for response.  Do you mean forwarding starting with nap time-her set time is 12 usually or do you mean with bedtime?

[skatty]

Everything if you have set times for snack and meals but otherwise starting with nap time 

[Alison_3]

We are having the exact same problem here.  Charlie is 21 months old and he just keeps waking earlier and earlier.  Today was 5:20.      I am also dreading the time change...4:20 doesn't sound so good. 
{{{{hugs}}}}, I know how you feel!