3 hr long nap?

[ZacsMumme]

Zac has moved to a solid 1 nap a a few weeks ago after 2 months of the 2-1 and a week of flat out CN refusals. It is working great now and our nights are the best they have ever been.

BUT he has recently been napping 3 hours. Now this is great, he is teething so it could be related...however, now he is fluffing around at BT for up to 30mins. No crying or groaning, happy to go in cot but just hanging out.

I am unsure if I should do one thing or the other:
A) cap his nap at 2.5 hours and keep BT the same OR
B) push BT out 15-30 mins.

He is touchy/spirited and sensitive to change so I don't want to mess up a good thing IYKWIM but know I need to be ready to make adjustments before we get UT BT refusals.

Our EASY is
WU 7
Nap 11.30-2.30 (sometimes I wake him other times he wakes a bit earlier)
BT 7

He is walking and pretty active so I wonder if this has made him more tired as I know he can do 5 hr As okay but he is happy to go down after 4.5 lately...basically I can push out the nap and cap if people think this is a better option.

I can not believe I am posting in toddler sleep! Where is my baby 

[Shiv52]

Personsally i would let him nap 3 hours and do bed time a bit later. 

I fondly remember the 3hour naps of a 1 nap routine (and miss it!!!)

[Roseii]

Aw welcome to TS I would be tempted to cap at 2.5 hours and keep your bedtime
x

[Roseii]

haha now I doubt myself It's up to you

[ZacsMumme]

Hi Shiv....oh goodie, it isn't just me that has them....we never ever had good naps in the early days, now these have thrown me through a loop and I thought maybe he shouldn't be doing them! Thanks for the advice...I do love the Y time and DH is loving time in early evening with his boy

Hi charli eek it's so hard....I guess the question is does it matter? If not then we will do what works best...but if there is a reason why one option is better long term for him as a toddler then I was hoping to find out!

If it helps he is getting more sleep than he ever has and our EW hell is a thing of the past, he wakes happy too so I don't feel he needs more hours at night or the 3 hour nap to catch up ... If that makes any sense   

[Roseii]

Well, def stick with what's working! My reasoning (in my fuzzy mind) is overall I'd rather keep the 12 hour nights and not "mess" with them iykwim. That said, capping the nap might not make any difference anyway! So if the long naps suit your family then great

[Shiv52]

Ah the 12 hour night!  We never had one of those!  So the 3 hour nap suited us and then had an 11.5 hour night!

[~Karen~]

I'd do 3 hours nap as well.  Hey, enjoy it while it last!  I'd also put him to bed at normal time and let him hang out for 30 mins if he's happy to do so. 

[Roseii]

I'd do 3 hours nap as well.  Hey, enjoy it while it last!  I'd also put him to bed at normal time and let him hang out for 30 mins if he's happy to do so. 

Oh totally if he'll do that!! I'd only cap if he is upset/messing at BT x

[ZacsMumme]

well ATM he is chilling at BT...We actually thought he was asleep until DH walked past his room and heard him hanging out a few nights ago, then we started listening out for it. Last night he hung out but made more noises etc I think once his top 3 teeth finish cutting (its taking ages for the mco fully come through) then he may start to resist BT.

Ill leave things ATM then, and if he starts to resist we will try PD a bit later, if that works then Ill have a think about changing to an 11.5hr night or 2.5hr nap. 

Thanks ladies

[ZacsMumme]

Well today zacs nap was just shy of 2.5 hours. I think teeth woke him but we still PD at 7pm bt so will see how things go, or if anything is different tonight.....hopefully it will help me figure out what way to go if need to adjust the day