signs of going from 2-1

[celticmom]

Hello there. My ds is 1 and he is up at 5AM, 5:30, 6 is the latest he has slep to. He has always been an excellent napper adn I started waking him for the AM nap after 1 or 1 1/2 hours. He usually goes down at 9-9:30. After noon nap is 2 or 2:30 adn he sleeps a good 2 hours, sometimes 2 1/2.
I wonder if I eliminate the AM nap, if he will add that hour onto his overnight sleep. One day I let him sleep to see how long he would and it was almost 3 hours he slept in the AM.
My big question is, hoe much can I manipulate his sleep and how much is he just a natural early riser?
Today I put him down at 10:30 and I will wake him after 1 hour.

[andibig]

Hi

I had an early riser until DD was about 11 months.The reason she was still waking early for so long was too much daytime sleep and I think that is happening in your case.

DD woke at a similar time to your LO and this was the routine that helped her sleep later.AM nap was 9.30-10.30 (1 hour only) regardless of what time she woke.Her PM nap was 2-3.30 (1.5hrs only).so basically 2.5hrs total for naps.

She was and still is an excellent napper and could do long naps if i let her but its not necessarily an indicator of needing to drop to one nap but limiting the amt of time they sleep.

I would keep the AM as you did before but shorten the PM nap.Its the long nap in the afternoon that is probably robbing from his nighttime sleep.
HTH

[celticmom]

Thank you so much! It is comforting to hear a similar story. I had a hunch that he was sleeping too much in the day for him.
I will try to keep the morning nap short and limit the afternoon as you suggest. He can't go all day on 1 nap but 2 it SO much!
thank you for taking the time to answer bu post:)