Quick help needed for tonight please! Argh!

[cuckoochick]

So my angel sleeper has been back to MIL's today after 2 weeks home with me and refused to nap all day!    DH forgot her lovey and her music box which didn't help 

Anyway so she inevitably fell asleep in the car on the hour long journey for 30mins and woke up at 4:40pm

When on earth do I shoot for BT.

Our day is usually

5-5.5hrs A
2 hr nap
5hrs A until BT.

So bearing in mind we've been at 1 nap for months what time should I aim for BT as I have to get her up at 7/7:15am at the latest tomorrow as I'm working? I'm thinking try for 8pm? So that'll be almost 3.5hrs A but I'm worried she'll fight it.

Any help would be really appreciated as I'm going crazy analysing here!

Thanks!

[Shiv52]

I'd think 8pm would be fine as she'd such a long morning that she should be tired enough to go to sleep.

HTH xx

[cuckoochick]

Thanks Shiv!

 Just what I needed on the first day back!!
She's happy playing but did have a meltdown when I needed to change her nappy so I think she is tired. Little monkey!

Will aim for 8pm then! Fingers crossed!

[Shiv52]

Do keep and eye and go slightly earlier if she seems to need it!  I know both mine still need a sensible A time even after a silly short nap.  Silly babies!  Hope she goes down for you xx

[cuckoochick]

She's actually a nightmare and has hardly eaten anything except half a yoghurt and 2 passion fruit which is unlike her. Refused a firm favourite of cottage pie. Maybe it's teeth as well? She doesn't seem right so I'm going to see if she'll go a bit earlier.

 Just worried we're going to have a terrible night!

[Shiv52]

Maybe 1YO molars?  Teeth are causing a night mare help.  R has about 10 cutting all at once.  UGH!

[aidenmc]

This may be too late but I'd say to go a little earlier too. A short 30 min catnap shouldn't affect her ability to fall asleep at normal time given the long day she's had. I've had ds go down as little as 3 hrs after naptime with no trouble. We only have difficulty when he goes down too late.

[cuckoochick]

Well went down fairly easily at 8pm! Fingers crossed for a good night!

Teeth are funny here. She's still only got the two central incisors on the bottom but has 6 top teeth including 2 molars but not sure if they've fully cut.

Thanks for your help sweetie

[cuckoochick]

Becky for some reason I didn't see your post. Thanks! Perhaps she would have gone earlier but at any rate she picked up at 7pm and was happy as Larry. Maybe she's miffed with me for going back to work!!

[~Karen~]

Hope you have a good night Nicola  . Hopefully it'll be a one off x