Nervous for one nap...questions

[scucci1979]

I see your point. It is an adjustment period.
Her first A is 4 hours and 45min and she goes to sleep instantly.  This morning, it was difficult to keep her up. I am assuming it was because the various wake up in the early morning hour.
Bedtime varies between 4hrs and 40min -5hours. She normally chats a little here.  Tonight, we were out for a birthday party and came home a little later then expected. Her total A was 5hours and 10min. I hope I didn't push her too much and we get an EW tomorrow.

[*Liz*]

Hope Madi settled OK for you last night  .

I'm now finding unless J sleeps 2.5hrs we get bad nights - but at the moment I can't seem to get more than 1.5hrs out of him.

[scucci1979]

So sorry to hear! I can imagine your frustration. HUGS.   Madi was moaning from 3am-7am when she woke up. I am not sure if it is teething! I kept hearing her all night. 
I moved her nap earlier today and aiming for a CN later.

[JaspersMum]

Hi ladies, me and DS seem to be in the same place as you and I wondered if I could jump in and ask your advice?  I know DS is teething and we are getting major bedtime refusals but I don't know if its discomfort or UT?  He is doing 4.5/4.75 A time in the am, a 2.5 hour nap, and then I'm trying bedtime at the 5.25/5.5 hour mark.  He is usually a pretty independent sleeper.  I'm giving him meds, and our bedtime routine, although new (because I stopped breastfeeding), has been in place for going on three weeks.

[scucci1979]

Of course you can jump in.
Madi had two naps yesterday, totalling 2hrs and 15min.  She slept all night and I had to wake her this morning. I am wondering if she was a little Ot the other day.

[*Liz*]

Hi Jaspers Mum  . Have you tried a little earlier? 5.5 hrs is a lot at this age only shortly after completing the 2-1. Now J does it accidentally quite a lot after bad naps - but too much of it does make him get OT and gives shorter nights.

And how long has your lo been on 1 nap for?

[scucci1979]

Feels like we take one step forward and two steps back with this one nap.  Today, she was so tired, even with a 11.5hour night, I had to put her down earlier. I am going to aim for two naps today.

[JaspersMum]

Hi Liz,

I haven't really tried earlier but maybe I should . . He's been on one nap for about 3-4 weeks.  I wonder if its SA too?

I just put him to bed after 5.25 hours A time and he got upset the minute I put him in his cot and went to start reading him a book.  He shakes his head, screeches and wants to run out of the room.  Its horrible!!  That's what makes me think he needs more A time, especially after a 2.5 hour nap.

Sabrina, sorry to hear about your two steps back . . at least you are getting a good 11.5 hour night.  Often when they sleep more they seem more tired!  Bizarre!

[Mashi]

Feels like we take one step forward and two steps back with this one nap.

I think this is part and parcel of the last stages of the 2-1.  It's frustrating, but totally normal. I learned that for me, the best thing was not so much being able to figure out what I was supposed to do but more in having some fall-back strategies for recovering from a day gone wonky, iykwim. 

[scucci1979]

sometimes it feels her routine has gone wonky. 

Today she woke up at 7:15am so I am aiming for a one nap day.

Good luck JaspersMum!