Think I'm going to have to cap 8 mo morning nap...

[weaver]

Working back from the end of the day 

I have to be out the door around 4pm to go collect LO1 from the minder, so I need LO2 to be finished her nap by then. 

Today looked like this
WU 7am (ish)
Nap 9.45/50 til 11.30
Nap 15.00  WU at 40 mins and then back again til 16h

So I think I'll have to cap her morning nap to 11.15 to get her down earlier to get a proper afternoon nap.  Oh dear, tis the beginning of the 2-1...

Any thoughts?

[*Becky*]

Hmm, yes that is an option. you could also try...
A - 7am
Nap 1 - 10-11.30am
Nap 2  - 2.30-4pm
BT - 7.30pm ish or whatever is working now.

I would think she is due an A time increase in the am seeing as at 8 months the average is 3-4 hours. Then you could cap at 1.5 or even 1.15 if you think you need to and then aim for a nap around 2.30pm.
What do you think?

[katie80]

Is that when she normally goes down for the pm nap?  The middle A time was quite a bit longer than the first.  I'd rather keep the nice morning nap and just do an hour in the afternoon until 4pm.  That way, you don't run the risk of having two short naps in the day and just trying like mad to get to BT.

Oops, posting with Becky.  Her option looks good too!

[weaver]

The thing was that she wouldn't go down before 15h.  She fought like a tiger and I put that down to her having a lovely long restful (!!) sleep in the morning. 

She's just gone down at 9.45 again this morning, since she was awake early I didn't push her on to 10, so I'll shoot for 11.15 and then 14.15ish.  Fingers crossed.  I'm studying while she's napping (except for right now, oops) so the less I have to do for her the better. 

[katie80]

Hope it went well for you today.

Does she usually fight the second nap? Maybe even just only letting it be 1.5hr is enough of a cap to get a good second one.

[*Kara*]

Fingers are crossed!