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One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« on: January 16, 2013, 16:42:14 pm »
As the title says..I'm concerned cos nights seem a little shorter on two nap days and she seems more tired...

We started transition to one nap at 10mo as a times got really high and due to pm nap refusal. However this last week she's been taking two naps but I'm having to cap both to keep to a 13h day max so today eg

Wu 6.50
Nap 10-10.30 capped
Nap 2-3.30 capped (I've let her sleep 2hrs but BT is later then)
A needs 4h a to BT
BT 7.30

I'm trying to keep as close to 12hr days cos if its closer to 13hrs she does a short night even if day sleep totals 3h!

So guess my main question is should I stick with two naps or go for one nap and leave uncapped with potential of 11.-11.5h day as pm a is still short?

One nap days vary with wu

Wu 6.30
A 4h35
Nap 11.05 (ranges from 1.5-3hrs)
A 4-4h10
BT between 5.45- 6.30 (sometimes she tacks on..


Thoughts??
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2013, 16:59:28 pm »
If you can get a long enough nap on one nap to get you to a decent bedtime, I'd do that.
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2013, 16:10:13 pm »
Thanks Anna! Think ill wait for a 7am wu and take it from there...

 Is this what others would do too?
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2013, 18:42:43 pm »
So you've tried having her on 1 nap already? How is the night after a 1 nap day? I am asking because EBT never worked for us so I think it's actually better to be on 2 naps (one capped) for as long as you can.

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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2013, 19:17:11 pm »
We were on two capped naps from about 11mos until about 14 mos.  It's what got us through and helped to keep the two naps.  We capped the am nap at 50min to an hour, and capped the second nap at about an hour.  He was doing an 11hr night. 

We tried to go to one nap at 12mos and you could tell he wasn't ready.  So, in order to stretch him until he got a bit older we did the above.

What began to happen was BT got closer to 8 or 8:15pm for a good month or two.  Which was way later than his normal 7-7:30pm, but I just went with it.  What made me finally go straight to one nap at 14+ mos was a combo of two things: It was taking him longer and longer to settle for the second nap, making BT continue to get pushed later, and then for about a week, he was only having 10+ hour nights.  So his sleep total was dropping. 

The 2-1 took a good solid month for us, maybe a bit longer but his body adjusted.  For us, holding onto those two naps, even though they were capped, helped buy extra time.  I would agree that keeping two for as long as you can, even when it's tempting to go to one, will make the transition smoother.  When it starts getting just too wierd to have two naps, you'll know it's time to switch to one.
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2013, 20:51:04 pm »
ISA- we moved to one nap at 10mo cos dds a time increased to 4.5h and pm a to 4h. She was doing 2.5-3h naps and long nights too but then naps and nights shortened and we got into an OT mess. This last week she's napping after 3h15-30min a so that's why I went to two naps in a 12h day.

Jenn- thanks for sharing your experience. My main worry is that cappin both naps will lead to OT..did u not get that? I'm currently capping am nap at 20-30 min and pm nap at 1.5-2hr in order to keep day to 12 hr....she seems to do shorter nights with longer naps and longer days...

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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2013, 09:49:18 am »
If what you are doing now works for you then continue with it, but IIWY I wouldn't let her sleep more than 1.5h in the PM, that's a lot of day sleep IMO.
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2013, 17:54:45 pm »
I thought total day sleep was about 2.15h in a 12h day? Have I got that wrong? Her naps are just all over the place. I put her down at 3.5h am at and had to wake at 2 hr then did 20 min CN in pm, also capped. She seems to want to sleep a lot more than usual- she's hsn. She started walking week and a half ago...would that affect sleep so much? And should I let her sleep as much as she wants if its developmental?
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2013, 18:13:18 pm »
That's a tough one.
Yes, walking will effect sleep for many babies. If it seems she wants to sleep more than usual then it is probably that and I would let her sleep.

Quote from: Aishi on January 18, 2013, 17:54:45 pm
I thought total day sleep was about 2.15h in a 12h day?
We didn't have that anymore at that age, but it doesn't mean that your DD doesn't need it :) I guess you'd need to experiment a bit, keep a log and see what gives you the best results.
(((Hugs))), the 2-1 transition is hard.
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2013, 19:52:33 pm »
Thanks hon. Guess ill be winging it then ;)
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Re: One uncapped nap or two capped naps better for 12mo?
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2013, 07:59:55 am »
Well she did a 12h night after 2h15 min nap so I guess she needs the sleep...ill stick with one long nap and short CN for now :)
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