Support for Dropping That Last Nap, Thread #2

[debo620]

Rachel, how are things going over there? sorry none of us have responded...

can you write out your typical day? has he started napping again?

[debo620]

hey Stacy--sent you a pm last week but maybe you didn't get it? my sis had her baby may 1st--11days early!  so yes I want this baby out NOW!

had that interview on wednesday---so any time now would be great! I am having BH contractions every evening with back pain but nothing real yet.

Noah is Noah---not sleeping enough I don't think but he is napping and I want that for now.

How is Kaleb? napping?

[debo620]

LOL, you didn't miss much of a message--just sort of a happy one..

Noah is only sleeping 10hr nights and 1hr 20/30min naps--doesn't seem enough...but honest to g**, when he does sleep 11hrs at night and naps 1hr-1hr15--the next night is only 10hrs....

so like 11.5 is our max..

thats great on the PT--want to start that this summer after the babe comes...

[*Natasha*]

Deb just wanted to let you know that at this age 12hrs in 24hrs is generally the normal. Catherine is now doing 10.5-11hrs at night and 1hr 15min naps (she wakes on her own).

[debo620]

Thanks Natasha--I wish we were getting 12hrs!--just doesn't quite work out that way despite any tweaking I do. we'e always been less then average--so I guess thats that.

he is doing ok with going to bed about 8 and will spend 30min or so in bed winding down and then wakes about 6:30--usually knocking on his door in the morning at about 7.

[rinajack]

Deb - 11-11.5 is normal here too.  We are getting about 10ish at night, 1ish during the day give or take.  The occasional skipped nap early bed, and the occasional long nap, late bed.  It all evens out.

[debo620]

no!   

trying--send me some labour vibes!

[debo620]

still no baby and my toddler is driving me crazy!!


can anybody give me some advice??

so it seems he'll nap close to 1pm--doesn't matter what time he woke....so there have been some day where he has woken at 7:30 (slept 11hrs )and still willing to nap at 1

last night he fell asleep at 8:45,
and woke at 6:30am
we had gymtastics 11-12 so nap was at 12:45----probably asleep within 5min or so and woke on his own 2:10---so I am assuming maybe 1hr 20 but I can't know for sure..

considering EW I tried for a bedtime at 7:45----but of course he is not sleeping yet at 8:30pm---it is way to darn HOT here so maybe thats the issue??

I keep on thinking this is OT but to be honest he is acting nice and fine.

anyway, I have considered doing 1hr naps but do you push them forward or leave them at 1pm..

so assuming he wakes in 10hrs maybe 6:30/6:45---what time would I plan the 1hr nap for?
12:30-1:30?
1-2?
and then what bedtime 13hrs after wake? maybe 7:30

I totally struggle with cutting the nap when the previous night was only 10hrs---seems much easier to do when the night was 11hrs--

just babbling now but where is everybody?

[marensmama]

Deb, here's some labor vibes for you ~~~~~~~~~easy, soon labor~~~~~~~~  TBH, I fussed about Maren's naps more obsessively than normal when I was pg too, I think it's a little hormonal.  Hopefully it won't seem as confounding when you get back to being 'you'. 

Where in Canada are you?  I'm on Vancouver Island, it's hot here too.

Maren napped once in Disneyland for a 1/2 hour.  Considering there were many late nights and early days, she did pretty well.  However, she did nap at daycare again for 2 hours yesterday and was back to being Miss Q.T. Pie.  Today, not so much on either count.  I swear she is sooooo much better behaved when she naps, but she's decided it's not ever going to happen again.  I don't know what I'm going to do when she's a teenager.

[debo620]

I'm in Calgary--its like 25 degrees---too hot when you are 40weeks pregnant and none of your maternity clothes are even fitting..

[marensmama]

Awww.  Poor thing, I bet you're so uncomfortable.  It's 25 here tonight too, but not unbearable. No sign of labor yet though?  I went 5 days over with Maren (Hayden was a scheduled C-section) and she was born in July but luckily it was not a hot summer.  Speaking of the devil, she's partying in her window seat with no nap and a 13 hr day.  And crabby, won't let me change her pull-up, won't go anywhere near the potty.  I'm on how many support threads on this site!? 

[debo620]

ok, thanks Stacy,,

h woke at 6:45---so 10hrs exact

think I'll try in bed for 12:45--and up a 2---that way he will probabky have mybe 1hr 5min or something, and then bed for 7:45--hopefully asleep a little after 8

[marensmama]

I put Maren down for a nap today.  She agreed, asked for a story but no songs, and has been asleep for over an hour now.    She was up at 5, DH brought her into our bed, I'd normally disagree with that but H had a rough night from our attempt at solids and I couldn't be bothered to fight it.  She fell asleep until 7, but had partied in the window seat until 8:30 last night.  I really just don't know what I'm doing anymore... H is included in that, but that's like 10 other posts. *sigh*

[debo620]

oh boy Stacy! I do feel better-sorry,  its such a guessing game..

Mike is planning a fire and inviting a few neigbours and kids---so I did a 1hr15min nap again...put him in there 12:55 and woke him at 2:15--hopeing he has played outside enough this afternoon etc, I'll see how hes acting and I think aim for bed at 8

I wonder if I'm putting him in there too early and just delaying the falling asleep process especially now that he is in his bed and rather then falling asleep hes just acting up,

not sure but last weekend he was actually staying in his bed at bedtime and staying there for 20-30min, and sleeping 11hrs---lasted a few days and it was bliss!

[marensmama]

What was I thinking? I got Maren to nap with no trouble today and she was so zonked, I let her sleep for 3 hours before I woke her up.    I left her bedroom door open for the last hour of the nap and laughed and played with Hayden quite loudly and ground coffee and she still did not wake up.  DH went in and picked her up, brought her out to the living room and she fell asleep again for 10 minutes.  She is so happy and sweet though, it was worth it.  I think, ask me again when she's still up at midnight!!