Bottle before or after nap

[scucci1979]

We are doing some one nap days and atm I am giving Alyssa her pm bottle after her nap.  I am not sure if it is better to give it before her nap as a top up.

What do other moms do?

[*Amy*]

Ds always had his bottle after nap....dd prefers hers before her nap when she is tired. It has always been part of her wind down. She has never fallen asleep drinking her bottle she still falls asleep in the cot on her own.

[Lolly]

I guess it depends on what time the nap is and what time lunch is! When we were on 3 bottles and 2 naps DD had her bottle just before her nap, but we switched to 1 nap as soon as she was 1 so she was on 2 bottles then but we did offer some milk in a sippy when she woke up.

What suits your routine better?

Laura

[scucci1979]

I normally give her lunch around 11:30pm but am not sure if she wakes up out of hunger. Upon waking I give her milk, normally around 2:30-3pm.

so here is how our day would go on a one nap day:
bottle 7am
breakfast 8:30am
lunch 11:30am
nap 12-2/2:15pm
bottle 2:30pm-3pm
dinner 5pm
bottle and asleep by 7:30pm

Not sure if I should move that bottle up and switch the 2:30pm bottle with a snack. Yesterday for instance, I gave her a bottle before her nap(she didn't have a great lunch) and she drank 6ozs.

[Lolly]

As you are in a transition time why don't you see how it goes, you will be dropping that day bottle soon anyway. If she doesn't eat much at lunch then give it just before she naps, if she eats well at lunchtime give it when she wakes up.

Laura

[scucci1979]

thanks Laura.