whats going on with my 13 month olds first nap???

[s_dhroliya]

hi moms and dads,
im back in need of help.  Im baffled by this:  My 13 month old has been napping fine since she was sleep trained at 5 months old and she is now 13 months.  All of  a sudden in the last week or so, when we put her down for her 1st nap (she currently takes one am nap and one pm - each about 1 - 1.5 hours), she wakes up at the 30 minute mark.  We usually let her cry for a bit and she goes back to sleep.  Im just wondering whats going on....we havent had the 30 min nap nightmare since she was 5 months old!?  I know the 30 min nap is usually an indication of OT, but could it be something else? 
Merci

[~inbalance~]

Hi, can you post her current routine?

[s_dhroliya]

Hi Martina,
Here is what our day looked like yesterday:

wake up: 5:20 (tried to get her back to sleep but she wouldnt have it)
nap #1 : 8:45 - 10
nap #2:  1:30 - 3:45
sleep: 7:20pm
nw: 10pm

ps:  i just also noticed she is FINALLY cutting her FIRST tooth, so perhaps that has an impact?  not sure.
pps: how do i know if the nw's & ew's are caused by OT or UT?  THANKS A MILLION.

[~inbalance~]

Waking up and crying after 30mins is probably from teething.

Looking at her routine she is having quite a bit of day sleep, so if you are getting NWings they could be due to teeth but they could also be due to UT.  OT is unlikely with the amount of sleep she is getting at the moment.

Have you thought about starting the 2-1 nap transition?  You would choose one of those naps to start shortening to work towards one nap.  Most LOs will go through this transition between 12-18mos.

[s_dhroliya]

thank you! 
approx how much daytime sleep should a 13 month old be getting.
i cut her second nap to 1 hour today (so, am nap was 1 hour and pm 1 hour. 2 hrs total).  will let you know how it goes.
the 2-1 nap transition scares me a little

[~inbalance~]

Nap transitions are a little intimidating, but you'll figure it out.  I think between 2-2.5hrs is pretty good for this age, though some LO's will need a bit more and some a bit less.  My 13mo naps for about 2hrs-2hrs 15mins.  I try not to let him have more than that or else he wakes up too early the next morning!

Which nap is naturally longer for your LO?  I think if she usually naps longer in the afternoon, I would start shortening the morning one and moving the pm one up earlier.  It will make for a smoother transition.  If she is only napping 1hr in the am and you are cutting her pm nap, she will likely get OT easily.

[s_dhroliya]

because my daughters naps arent consistent (sometimes the AM nap is longer and sometimes the PM), we decided to just cap them both at 1hour and see what happens.  Well, this is what happened yesterday.

wake up - 6:15
s: 10-11
s: 3-4
bedtime - 7:30
nw's: 12:30, 4 & 5:30

i think this is a result of OT?

[~inbalance~]

Yes, I think it is probably OT.  One of her naps really should be longer because that is the one you want to become the '1' nap.  So I would choose one.  In my experience it's easier to shorten the am one and keep a longer pm nap, simply because with a long am nap you risk a pm nap refusal.