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When did your babies start dropping their naps?
« on: July 18, 2011, 15:26:26 pm »
So my girl is almost 8 months old, and she naps at 9-10:30, 1-3, 5:30-6. She has started to fight the last nap of the day, or sometimes the first nap of the day, in the last 2 weeks. I'm not sure if she's ready for her routine to change into 2 naps?
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Re: When did your babies start dropping their naps?
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2011, 15:39:17 pm »
I would say she's probably ready :)  The catnap is dropped between 6-8 months of age, when A times are up to ~3h long.

Here's a link that I think will help:
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64837.0
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Re: When did your babies start dropping their naps?
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2011, 20:30:54 pm »
Perfect, thank you!
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Re: When did your babies start dropping their naps?
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2011, 20:52:49 pm »
Okay, wait! Now what do I do about eating/feedings?
She has lunch @ 12. and then goes to nap at 1 and has a bottle @ 3 (I'm weeing her now off the boob) then supper sometimes before, sometimes after her evening cat nap.
So how will that change?
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Re: When did your babies start dropping their naps?
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2011, 20:55:44 pm »
Hmm, I can't really picture what you mean.  Can you post her normal routine, so I can show you?
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Re: When did your babies start dropping their naps?
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2011, 21:18:50 pm »
E-7am- Nurses
A-7-15-8
E - 8am Breakfast
A - 8:15-9
S- 9-10:30
E10:30 bottle 6-8oz
A10:45-12
E12 - Lunch
A12:30-1
S1-3
E-3 bottle or nurse 6-8oz
A 3-5
S 5-530
E5:30-6
A 6-7
7= Bedtime routine bath, boob, book, bed
S7:30 bedtime
Sleeps through the night, without feedings. Or if wakes up occasional pu/pd
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Re: When did your babies start dropping their naps?
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2011, 21:34:17 pm »
As I mentioned above, to handle going without a catnap, LO will need A times of pretty close to 3h.  So, I don't think your LO can suddenly make the jump from 2h before bed to 4.5.  She would get really OT.  If anything, I would suggest slowly increasing her A times, especially since she's fighting her first nap of the day.  To do that, you just increase A time by 10-15 minutes every 3 days, until she stops fighting the nap and ISN'T suddenly taking OT naps (30-40 minutes long).  She probably is ready for more A time before her catnap, too, since she's fighting it; or it could be happening too late in the day for her (some LOs don't like to nap past a certain time of the day).

I would keep her feeds as they are, since she's able to go at least 4h in between.
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