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What age was your dc when he/she transitioned from 2 to 1 naps?

less than 10 months
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« on: March 17, 2004, 15:23:43 pm »
There are so many questions out there about 2 to 1 nap transitions....so I thought I'd poll y'all about when this happened for your little one. I'll make this a sticky so it stays at the top and hopefully consolidates this information.

1. When did you go from 2 naps to 1? Did you drop the morning or afternoon nap?

2. How did the transition affect nighttime sleep? Did you change bedtime?

3. What were the signs that dc was ready to go to 1 nap?

4. How did you go about making the transition?

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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2004, 18:07:55 pm »
We transitioned to one nap when ds was 11 months old.  This was perhaps a little early but we kept fighting him for the aft nap and it was getting very stressful for all of us :x .  We didn't gradually change his nap time we just decided to keep him occupied in the am by doing errands etc and that made our transition easier.  His bed time did not change we just moved his nap to the half way point in his wake cycle.  I should also mention that ds sleeps for 12 hours at night and he was not taking very long naps when he was having two so I decided to try for one and it worked, he now sleeps longer and is pretty happy most of the time.  We still  have our rough days though :evil: . 

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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2004, 21:47:52 pm »
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1. When did you go from 2 naps to 1? Did you drop the morning or afternoon nap?
We switched at 14 months.  We dropped the morning nap eventually.
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2. How did the transition affect nighttime sleep? Did you change bedtime?
The transition didn't affect nighttime sleep.  ds was always a good sleeper, from the very first night he ever slept through the night, he never went back.  We were VERY blessed.  We did not change bedtime.
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3. What were the signs that dc was ready to go to 1 nap?
ds did great with his morning nap as usual, but we started to fight and fight for the afternoon nap.  He wasn't upset when we put him down, he would just talk and play in his crib and a lot of times wouldn't end up napping at all.
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4. How did you go about making the transition?
ds always napped at 9:30am for his first nap.  We gradually moved it later by 1/2 hour increments.  It was really really hard at first.  He was sooo tired and grumpy.  We would still try to offer the afternoon nap but again, it was hit and miss.  When the morning nap got to around 11:00am, it started to interfere with his lunchtime, so we'd do half his lunch before nap, and the rest after nap.  That got to be a pain so we didn't stay at that stage long.  We moved the nap to right around noon, whenever lunch was over.  I would say this whole process took a few weeks.

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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2004, 14:39:52 pm »
Gosh, I am trying to remember this ... and it wasn't that long ago!!  :lol:

We got Graham into a nice nap pattern that she kept for quite a while, with a morning nap at 10 or 10:30 and an afternoon nap at 2:00 or so. She never really fought naps, but what happened was that her afternoon nap became later and later (she was at daycare, where they did "nap on demand" so I had less control over the situation). Finally around 14-15 mos it got to the point where her second nap was ending at 5:00 and giving problems for bedtime. So we decided to try one nap days on the weekends (by stretching out the time before her first nap, gradually) and see what happened. It went pretty well, although she'd be really tired by bedtime, so we just put her to bed early. So, we just kept trying to stretch out her morning awake time -- at first she couldn't make it past 11, then 11:30, and so on. Eventually she settled at 12 or 12:30 naps and they've been perfect (around 17 mos). This took a long time, and sometimes she'd get really really tired. We also went back and forth beweetn two naps and one for a few weeks.

I should add that at around the same time she transitioned to the next level at daycare, where everyone is on one nap a day from 12:30 to 3. That has worked so well for her! I feel a bit validated since I had tried to get the nursery to keep a more set schedule with her but they had never been able to manage it (and like I said, the lead teacher's philosophy was nap on demand anyway).
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2004, 15:38:05 pm »
DanielsMom!!  As usual, you are reading my mind!  As I type this, Tru has been in his crib almost an hour and has JUST gotten quiet. (ooh, spoke too soon--more babbling).  He is practicing all his words and sounds. Very cute, but he needs to sleep at some point!

It has gotten me wondering how I will know when he's ready for one nap.  His awake time in the a.m. is about 3 hours, but lately it seems he could stay awake longer.  So, if he's up at 6:30 or 6:45 a.m., it might be better to push is nap to 10 a.m., while I've normally put him down at 9:30 a.m.

Afternoon naps are sometimes better, and he goes down at 2:30 or so. 

I don't see him dropping his a.m. nap anytime soon, I can just see it getting later and later into the morning and eventually I guess I'll have to try to get him to nap after lunch and that's it.

Thanks for starting a great post!
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2004, 17:11:56 pm »
We are currently trying a transition and Grace is 13.5 months old. I'm not ready for it being pregnant and exhausted. She is basically refusing the second nap and waking early in the mornings. So for the last week, I pushed the am nap to 11:30 or so and fed her lunch before the nap. Problem is that she still is only napping 1.5 hours. So I've got her awake from 1pm-8pm bedtime. She's a bear by 6 or so. She is not sleeping any longer at night.

So today I thought I'd try two naps again and see what happens. Even if I only get .5 hour for the second, I could use the break from her, and she needs a rest.
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2004, 22:28:02 pm »
I will answer these questions for Rachel (unless specified differently), as she's the most recent one that I transitioned to one nap.

1. When did you go from 2 naps to 1? Did you drop the morning or afternoon nap?
Sarah was switched over at around 12 months.  Rachel was at 9 months.  For both girls we got rid of the afternoon nap. 

2. How did the transition affect nighttime sleep? Did you change bedtime?
Nighttime sleep wasn't affected.  Her bedtime did move from around 9pm to 8pm.  But she still sleeps through to 8am.

3. What were the signs that dc was ready to go to 1 nap?
She was incredibly frustrated when I'd put her down for a second nap.  This went on for about 2 weeks where she'd complain in bed for about 30 mins then finally give in and go to sleep.

4. How did you go about making the transition?
With Rachel I switched her on a day that she slept in longer than normal.  Then when it was time for her usual nap, I gave her food.  Thanks to Tracy's schedule of eating after sleep, Rachel gets energy from eating.  So this gave her a second wind.  Then I put her down at around 1pm and she slept 2 hours.  Then same thing with the afternoon shift, we gave her supper when she started to get tired.  It worked.  It took about 3 - 4 days for this to sink in, but it did.

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« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2004, 20:41:26 pm »
Hi danielsmom, sorry I didn't reply earlier to your PM, but we just got back from a week in sunny San Diego!  :D

1. When did you go from 2 naps to 1? Did you drop the morning or afternoon nap?

Not until 18 months.  David did it on his own, refusing the morning nap.  I started pushing his nap until 11 or 12, and didn't give him an afternoon nap.

2. How did the transition affect nighttime sleep? Did you change bedtime?

Didn't affect nighttime sleep in terms of hours.  He did sometimes go down earlier, and went down for naps and bed instantly since he was so tired.

3. What were the signs that dc was ready to go to 1 nap?

Like I said, he just started staying awake his whole morning nap.  He'd be in there for an hour to hour and a half just playing and babbling, then was a complete mess until he napped in the afternoon.

4. How did you go about making the transition?

Just started delaying his am nap until 11 or 12, and he went down in a second without a fuss.  However, until his body got used to 1 nap, there was a LOT of fussiness all day, and some days he just couldn't make it without 2.  Had to be very careful as well about falling asleep in the car.  As a bonus, he can now be easily transferred into his crib if he falls asleep in the car around naptime--never could before. 

Regarding the short naps you mentioned, I'm sure it's just his body trying to adjust.  Just wait it out--I would try to establish a new naptime and stick to it, but realize that it'll take awhile to make the switch and be flexible if he needs 2 naps some days and 1 nap others.  Good luck!

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« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2004, 19:40:34 pm »
I am just posting because we are in the midst of transitioning to 1 nap at the moment.  It is so frustrating!  Because this is a fairly old post, I'd just thought I'd post a message to encourage anyone who has been watching this topic and not posted to post!!!  The previous posts are helpful--but we need all the help we can get!!!!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2004, 23:16:51 pm »
I think we may in the middle of Grace dropping her 2nd nap(I SO HOPE I AM WRONG!!!!!!) But this thread helps alot to read what others have done...like carrie said please if anyone else has ideas please post them!!!
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« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2004, 23:34:33 pm »
Gracekelliesmom & Nikki-

I know it has been along time since you both posted this re; naps-I was wondering if you could share what came of your tranistions to one nap and when it all happened.

I have has 2 days of fighting the afternoon nap-my dd is almost 11 months-I am so scared of this happening-her morning nap is getting longer-she wakes from the am nap at 11:15....the 2nd nap was at 1/130-can't do that now she is so not tired. I am confused.

I put her to bed at 630 vs 7/15-so i will be curious to see if she wakes early........any advice?/
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« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2004, 21:51:44 pm »
Ok, we're at the 2 to 1 stage. Wish we wernt, i love having two breaks a day :lol: . Ive been fighting it more than dd. 14 months

Right, the last month we've been fighting two colds back to back so ive been stuck with the gradual moving up of the 1st nap. Dd's so misrable right now im not pushing it yet but i think we will be soon cos she's getting to that crunchy faze of her cold.
Her bedtime as a result is between 6-6.30pm. She will sleep to between 5.30 (mainly due to cold) and 7.30 in the morning. 7am is average.
Nap usaully about 3hrs 15mins after wake up, rarely get away with 2nd nap at around 5pm, if we do no matter how long she has she beleives its night time anyway and quite rightly thinks she should go back to bed so unless desperate she wont have it at all since she cant seem to wake up properly after and is a mess.

Aim! One more hour awake in the morning before 1st nap, then we get the 7pm bedtime back!



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« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2005, 19:58:09 pm »
I'm finding this soooo confusing.

I don't know if dd is ready to change from 2 naps to 1 or I am letting her get over tired! She is 10mnths.

At the moment She goes to bed aroung 6.15/6.45 as she is so tired by then I can't :evil:  keep her up (although it can be a battle to get her to sleep)

She wakes in the night once anytime around 2am to 5am (I think she is hungry as she goes to bed so early) so she has a 7oz bottle.

She wakes at around 7am

first nap around 10am/10.30 but she is now fighting this - she rubs her eyes/head ywns but refuses to go tosleep it usually takes about 30mins to get her to go off :evil:
She usually sleeps for about an hour.

Second nap we try at 2.30 but is often around 3.30 before she wil go to sleep. She will sleep for 1/1.5

If she sleeps til 5pm she eats them still seems tired by 6pm.

What do you think?

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« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2005, 20:08:09 pm »
1. When did you go from 2 naps to 1? Did you drop the morning or afternoon nap?
12-13 months my dd was only doing one nap she cut out the 3rd nap on her own then did the same with her morning nap, well acutally what happened is she started sleeping later in morning and didn't need first nap anymore.  She has been doing 1 two hour nap since 13 months

2. How did the transition affect nighttime sleep? Did you change bedtime?
I would say it got better about the same time but it hasn't affected night sleep at all I did move bedtime back a tad but that was a natural occuring thing I just watch for her sleepy cues in evening and it guides me to when I start bath and whatnot.

3. What were the signs that dc was ready to go to 1 nap?
She wouldn't nap for her main nap anymore or slept shorter time.

4. How did you go about making the transition?
Was easy she kinda did it for me.  I just let her body fall into a schedule I also was watching a 20 month old boy at this time and she also learned from him to just go to sleep on her own.  I'd put them in for nap at 1pm and they jibber for awhile back and forth and wahlah they'd both go to sleep on their own.  From that time on she started going to sleep on her own at night.  I was shocked.



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« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2005, 04:39:24 am »
1. When did you go from 2 naps to 1? Did you drop the morning or afternoon nap?
We went from 2 naps to 1 at 11 months. We dropped afternoon nap.

2. How did the transition affect nighttime sleep? Did you change bedtime? We changed bedtime, before, she was going late to sleep as her second nap was really getting in the way. Now, instead puting her to sleep at 9:30PM or later  :( , she goes at 8:20 and is out in just minutes. She sleeps longer at night, she used to sleep 10.5 hours with 3 hours naps but now she may even take 12 hours at night and only 1.5 hour during the day.

3. What were the signs that dc was ready to go to 1 nap?
She started stretching her awake time in afternoon from 4 hours to 5 and more so suddlenly there was no more time for a second nap. I couldn't possibly fit in a second nap at 5:30PM.

4. How did you go about making the transition?
At first she had 1.5 naps  :lol: . That means she had her morning nap a little later than usual and in the late afternoon she would practically crawl into my lap, place herself there and get to nap for about 30 minutes. That happened maybe 10 times, later she just skipped that half nap. Now she stays awake in AM for 3.5 hours, naps 1.5 hour and stays awake for next 7 hours. She is now 12 months.

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« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2005, 00:49:07 am »
I just wondered if anyone had trouble with the one nap being too short when first making the transition to one nap-She is now only going about an hour-Will it extend itself over time??? She has done an hour and a half tops with the one nap- so far-I would love to get 2 hours.....any thoughts?? the nap is at 1:00
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« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2005, 03:40:34 am »
Yes, I noticed the same thing. I am dealing with it by coming before one hour mark and waiting there to see if she wakes up. If she does, I put my hands on her and hug her, she likes to go to sleep on her side so I just help her go back to sleep. It mostly works.
But I am curious why this happens. Shouldn't they need a longer nap?

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« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2005, 02:23:44 am »
I think my ds will have the latest transition to 1 nap in history at 18months & 10 days, we might get one day a week where he goes for one nap & that is normally at daycare when he gets so interested in something that he doesn't think about it & "ask" for a morning nap, the rest of the time it is 2 naps... he sleeps around 11 hours o/n & has 1 x 1hour & 1x 1.5-2 hour naps mostly longer in the pm, but not always... being preg I'm loving it.
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« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2005, 04:35:02 am »
To Monika and Chris,
  The issue you were both talking about, with the one nap only being an hour or so is what has been happening to me the last couple of days.  I was wondering if it has stretched out since your last postings. 
  I'm not really sure that my ds is actually transitioning from 2 to 1.  I think he's just needing extended wake time.  But if it is happening, then I'd like to know how to deal with that one short nap that doesn't seem like enough.

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« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2005, 13:43:40 pm »
We have good days and bad days! Most days she sleeps about an hour and a half at around 1230-100pm.....I sure hope it gets longer!!!!
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« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2005, 22:03:39 pm »
Good news! It got better, she was able to nap 1.5 hour to 2.5 at times. Unfortunately, we just moved to California and all these new and exciting things keep her awake now, she again takes shorter naps, but at least not shorter than 1.5 hour. This longer naps had also an effect on her nighsleep, she wakes up earlier now.
All this happened by itself, no intervention on my side, so I think it is going to be just natural way of things.
Good luck to you!

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« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2005, 16:15:07 pm »
Hi ladies I am not sure if you will all check this or not but I am having such a hard time with my son.  He used to take two naps from 6 months on and then for the past 10 days he refuses his afternoon nap and by the time he gets tired it is 5pm or later and is really hard to fit in a nap.  He is only 9 months so I don't know what to do.  He wakes around 6am and then takes a nap anywhere from 9 or 10 for about 2 hours and then that is all he wants for the day.  On the days he was taking two naps his night sleep was about 10 hours and on the days he has one he goes to bed a bit earlier (6:30 instead of 7:45) but will sleep for 11-12 hours (wakes for one bottle at 5am and then back to sleep).  What should I do???
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« Reply #23 on: April 21, 2005, 20:44:10 pm »
Hi,

I understand what you are going through. My dd is spirited and she was always very stubborn and I could do nothing if she didn't want to nap. So if there are no new circumstances in his life that would account for refusing a second nap, like grandparents visiting, new teeth or some other changes in his life, then I would transition to 1 nap. In my opinion, you can't force them to sleep, you can only provide them with sleep inducing environment.

First weeks will be hard and he may still sometimes have a second nap (or catnap). His night sleep may be longer as you already noticed it and that's how he is making up for lost hours of rest during daytime.
You will probably be able soon to extend his activity time in the AM so his only nap eventually will fall into early afternoon instead of morning.

Right now, I would let him go earlier to sleep at night. My dd finally has adjusted her body clock and she sleeps better and longer if put early to sleep. So you gain a little of your time in the evenings but lose some of the afternoon You time  :) .

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« Reply #24 on: April 22, 2005, 19:00:17 pm »
Thanks so much Monika.  Ethan has always been really affected by milestones and such so I guess that could be a big contributing factor here.  I am going to try to make the transition but not rush it and like you said do a second nap or early bedtime depending on the day.  Thanks again!
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« Reply #25 on: May 25, 2005, 23:11:48 pm »
We need more responses!!! 

Carmela is 13 months and 10 days and I think I am looking to do the transition from 2 to 1....I"m soo nervous about it but lately she's not sleeping as well at night (early wakings) and I notice on the days that she does only get one nap she sleeps better at night.  Plus for the afternoon nap she's been giving me trouble!



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« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2005, 21:58:44 pm »
Yes, that looks like she is ready to transition. My dd was having shorter and shorter nightsleep because the naps were too long. Practicaly, I was joking she needed a day with 26 hours to function properly with two 1.5 hour naps and be sleepy/tired at night.

So how is it going now?

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« Reply #27 on: June 21, 2005, 17:31:55 pm »
It's not going well.  I gave in and went back to two naps and now we are back to the same problems....I really need to make up MY mind and stick with it because the switching back and forth is giving us both headaches!



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« Reply #28 on: June 23, 2005, 11:52:39 am »
Hi

I transitioned to two naps only a few weeks ago and now ds is fighting the second nap!! He is awake about 3-3.5hrs in the morning then 3.5-4 in the afternoon and up until 2 days ago would only do 1hr nap in the morning and 30min in the afternoon (I think I scored a baby that doesn't want alot of sleep :roll: ). Then he did a 2 hr nap yesterday and a 1hr40min nap today and both second naps he fought. Yesterday he ended up not napping at all in the afternoon and today I had to feed him to sleep and let him nap in my arms. Is it possible he is wanting to transition to one after only being at 2 for a few weeks??

The other thing is that he isn't crawling yet ( he only wants to stand and try and cruise). I am worried that if I do transition to one and then he starts crawling that he will need to go back to two and he will fight me again.

What do you think?

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« Reply #29 on: June 23, 2005, 13:01:59 pm »
Keren,

Your ds' refusal to nap right now is probably related to developmental.  He is learning and changing so much right now, that he doesn't want to sleep and or is finding it hard to.  8 months is very, very young to transition to one nap.  Just stay consistent, watch his cues, and try and stick with the 2 naps.  Chances are within a couple days he'll master some new skill and be right back to his normal self.  My ds went through this exact same thing at that age, where he was fighting his pm nap all of a sudden or would nap for that long.  Then he started crawling and pulling up and cruising, and about a day or so later he went right back to his 2 great naps every day.  He then transitioned to one nap around 13 months.

I hope this helps!

Carrie
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« Reply #30 on: June 24, 2005, 10:08:33 am »
Thanks Carrie

He never naps great anyway (usually 30mins in the afternoon) so there aren't any great naps to go back to. But I will be pleased when he stops fighting me for it. I was thinking it was developmental so thanks for the backup. I will hang in there. His cues are so hard too. He doesn't give any strong ones, just gets crankier and crankier so I never know if it is boredom cranky or tired cranky and watching the clock doesn't work all the time either. He loves keeping mum on his toes  :lol: .

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« Reply #31 on: July 29, 2005, 03:37:38 am »
Hi Ladies - don't know if anyone is still out there.

We were on a set nap schedule of 9.30 and 2.30 and that gave us A times of approx 2.5-2.75 in the morning, 3.0-3.25 in the afternoon and 3.25 before bed.  Doing really well, nice long naps.

Our LO has started doing her 45min naps AGAIN (both am and pm) and is cranky/crying when she gets up.  She is a reformed 45min napper and this is what she has does in the past when she wants to drop a nap (4 to 3, 3 to 2, etc).

I increased A times yesterday - nap times of 10am and 2.30 w/ bed at 7ish.

She improved - naps of 1.25hr for am and 1hr for pm. But today we are right back to 45min naps.

Should I keep increasing A time - but how do i protect a decent bed time.

Or is it time to think seriously about moving to 1 nap?  But i am not ready!!

Thanks in advance

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« Reply #32 on: August 07, 2005, 09:46:06 am »
Hi Michelle

I tried the one nap today. Yuck! I decided to follow his tired signs and he didn't get tired until 11am (4.75hrs awake!). He went straight to sleep but woke after 1hr 10mins happy! Which meant that the afternoon nap would've been due at 4:30pm. Too late for a 7pm bed. I went for a walk at 4:30 thinking he may have a 10min nap but he didn't even rub his eyes. But come 6pm he is cranky and crying so I put him down early.

I know what you mean about protecting bedtime. Can you wake Meg after 30mins on the first nap? Would she then sleep longer for the second? Does she still go down well for the naps or is she starting to fuss?

Josh is begins to fuss when I read him the book he knows is the nap book, so I am starting to think he is going to nap refuse very shortly.

I don't know if I did the right thing today. I guess tomorrow morning will tell  :lol: .



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« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2005, 17:16:59 pm »
Hi Keren

Well what ever our problem was is gone (for now).  She is napping very well again.  Yesterday we had naps of 1.5 and 1.75 w/ very short awake times - was just plan tired and slept 13hrs last night!!

Overall naps have been good all week - 1hr to 1.30hr w/ A times of 3.5 in between and she is happy so i am not going to mess w/ that  :D .

She never refuses to nap - her version of refusal is a 45min nap.

I hope Josh's night went well.  What is your plan for today?  If i was you, i would try the short am nap for at least a week and see what that does to pm nap.  He just doesn't like he is ready for 1 nap yet.  What do you think?

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« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2005, 21:18:09 pm »
Michelle

His night was ok. Woke after 1hr crying but I got him back to sleep easily. He woke at 6am happy which is his normal time. I agree with you. I don't think he is quite ready. His afternoon yesterday was grumpy so even though he woke happy from the nap I don't think it was long enough. So I am going back to two naps going down at 10am and 3pm and I will stay at that until he nap refuses or shortens both of them. Also if he needs to I will extend his bedtime to 7:30pm (but no longer!!! That is my "Y" time for the day  :lol: ).

I am pleased that Meg has done some good naps for you. Like I said on the other thread, I don't think it will be too long though before we are truly transitioning. :D

I will keep an eye out for you  :lol:

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« Reply #35 on: August 09, 2005, 14:54:21 pm »
Hello everyone.  I am new to the group, just joined today.  I have been reading alot of your post and am in still unsure what to do with with naps for my 17 month old son.

  He now only goes down for one nap and thats his morning nap.  He wakes at about 6:30am and goes back down at 10:00am for nap.  He is up by 11:00am or on a really rare day he might sleep till 11:30.  When I try to extend his awake time he becomes overtired and can not stay asleep for his nap.  No matter what time his morning nap is he will not sleep for a second nap at all.

  I put him down for the night at 6:00pm.  It never takes long for him to go to sleep but he will fight me when I tell him its time to go night night.  He is always tired way before bed time.  I want to try to move his bed time back later.  When he were having two naps his bed time was 8:00pm.  I do know that he gets tired and is ready for bed 5 hours after his last nap.  When we had two naps he would not go to sleep until 5 hours after his second nap.

  Through the night he wakes alot.  He will go right back to sleep but sometimes he wakes and has a hard time going back to sleep.  It seems he is to tired to fall back asleep.  He seems to wake at about 4:00 or 5:00am on some days but then goes back to sleep at 6:00am and wake at 7:00am.

  I am not forsure what to do anymore.  Any ideas?  I woud really appreciate any help. 

Thanks,
Christi (mom to 17 month old)