11 month old EW's. Schedule tweak!?!

[Green007]

This is our current schedule. Can anyone suggest a way or ways to tweak this to get rid of the 5:20AM wake ups?!

Awake @ 5:20
Get her out of bed @ 6.
8 oz bottle @ 7
Breakfast @ 8:30
Nap 10:20-11:50
Lunch @ 12:15
6-8 oz bottle @ 2 ish
Nap @ 3:20-4
Supper @ 5:00
Bath and 7-8 oz bottle @ 7:00
Asleep by 7:15


Is she UT? Should I cap that pm nap to 30 mins?
Is she OT? Should I let her sleep longer than 1.5 in the am?
Should I increase A time mid day?

I don't know to do here but 5:20 is killing me. 6 would be wonderful!

[jessmum46]

I would do a combination of slowly pushing her am nap later (a long nap that early in the day may be encouraging the EWs) and capping her pm nap shorter, aiming to keep her day to a maximum of 13h.  Sounds like you're well into the "fun" of the 2-1. Have you read these links?

from 2 to 1 nap - how, when and the bumps
10/ 11mo sleep gone wonky? Read this first! (2-1 switch)

If you can get her first nap to closer to 11/11.30, you can hope she'll do a long one (2h or more) and try some one nap days where you skip the catnap and use EBT instead.

The alternative is you change things around so she does a short am nap and long pm nap which should discourage EWs and prevent OT at bedtime.  There are some support threads here for the transition:

Anyone want to talk about the 2-1 transition #26 (younger LOs)
Support Thread for 2-1 Nap Transition cont'd pt 6 (toddlers)

[Green007]

Thanks so much for the reply! I've tried to do short am long pm but she just won't go with it. End up with 2 short naps Yeaterday I let her do a long AM (she was awake at 5:22) and napped 10:20-12:20 then a 30 min catnap from 4-4:30 ...BT 7:30 and she slept until 6:30 today! It was nice to have her BT later as she could come out and enjoy a walk/park visit with the family. So, today I'll put her for a nap as close to 11 as I can get her and let do a 20-30 min catnap in the late afternoon again. I am trying to push that nap closer to 1:00 but those 5-5:30 wake ups were making it impossible! I also have to pick up my son between 12:30-1:00 so she has to be awake for that to happen. Thanks again for the reply!!!!

[MarciaMSPT]

I agree with jessmom...

My little guy is 11 months as well and I've just pushed his A time in the am to start his first nap at 11:45.  Yesterday he slept for two hours (I usually cap it at 1.5 but decided to quit fighting it!)  and then he skipped his PM nap and even though we put him down early to bed 7:30, he still cooed till 7:50 so. Same nap today (he's sleeping but will see what happens length wise.  From what I read OT can be so sneaky and subtle to show up! 

I would start pushing the A time in the morning... and I always capped the PM nap (weeks ago) to be sure he was up by 4:30 and no later than 4:45 or BT was a disaster and some NW but usually the EW.

he started doing night waking last week so I've dug in my heels and am ready for the bumpy 2-1 ride, how ever long it takes. 

Good luck, mommy!

[jessmum46]

The 2-1 ends eventually - good luck both!  Just wait for the 1-0 which is even more fun

[Green007]

If doing the transition and somedays having the 1 nap...what should the A time be after a 2-2.5 h nap?

Marcia...how do you fit in bottles/food around that nap time?

[jessmum46]

There's no right answer but probably in the first instance I would stick to 12h days.  It will become obvious fairly quickly if your LO needs a longer day.