Hi
This may sound a stupid question but how do I get my 12mo DD to take a catnap? At the moment her first nap is between 1 - 1.5 hours and the second nap is becoming the same which is making bedtime late. I have tried waking her early from her second nap but she is then very cranky until bedtime so I'm guessing she needs the sleep. I want to keep the AM nap long as it works well for us. This is very ironic because for months she has done 30 min naps and now I want her to do a short nap she sleeps well!!!
Our current routine is as follows:
Wakes between 7 & 7:30 and A time is just over 3hours
1st Nap between 10:15 & 10:45 for 1-1.5 hours. A time is then around 3.5 hours
2nd Nap around 3:30 for 1.25-1.5 hours
Bedtime - usually 7:30pm but due to longer pm nap becoming 8pm as we make sure she has at least 3 hours A time before bedtime
It's not really a major issue to have a later bedtime but would prefer it to be 7:30pm to give us more evening so just wondered whether there is a secret to shorter naps other than waking her up - never thought I would be asking this question!
Thanks
