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18 month old on 1 nap and....
« on: May 27, 2009, 17:51:40 pm »
Katrina has been doing 1 nap for a while now.  Her nap is at 1pm and she normally sleeps 2.5 to 3hrs.  However lately her naps are rarely longer than 2hrs.  Do you think she could be needing to take her nap a bit later?


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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2009, 22:30:42 pm »
At 18 months it could be 2 things: either nap time needs to be later, as you suggest, or canines are coming in making her more tired than usual so nap needs to be earlier.

You know your kid, so if teeth tend to make her sleepy than you might try a little earlier nap and see how that works.  However, even if most teeth didn't seem to bother her for some reasons the canines are the King Hell Teeth so it's still possible that they are making her OT even if teething doesn't usually give her that reaction.

If she's always had a longer A time than most kids, then go straight to moving nap later.  Either way, you'll probably have to experiment a bit! I guess start with later nap time first; if that doesn't work after 3 days then give the earlier nap time a try.  If nighttime sleep also starts to fall apart then I think the teeth/OT scenario is most likely.

Good luck! For some reason 18 months is one of those ages like 3 months where pretty much every kid goes thru a weird sleep blip! I blame it on those evil teeth!  ;D
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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2009, 11:33:42 am »
Maybe she doesn't need as much sleep?

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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2009, 12:39:21 pm »
Thanks Becky  :-* :-*  I think it must be the canines.  The top ones are really swollen and they seem to be taking forever to come out.  Yesterday I did the nap later and she still slept for less than 2hrs.  So I will try the early nap or stick to 1pm for now and wait for the belssed canines.  She has always been on the higher side of sleep needs so I'm going to park the later nap for now.


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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2009, 14:44:31 pm »
Just wanted to say I did her nap 30mins earlier today at 12.30 and she is still napping.  It's 3.45  ;D  I wouldn't let her nap more than 3hrs usually but she needs to do some catching up so will wake her up at 4 if she's still sleeping.  Thank you so much  :-* :-*


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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2009, 15:06:51 pm »
Yay!!!
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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2009, 18:31:43 pm »
Ok I'm back  >:(

The nap at 12.30 is not working anymore.  It actually worked only once so might have been a fluke.  This is driving me up the wall.  I am also giving er teething meds before naps but I'm still getting 1hr15min nap and today it was 1hr.  I would think UT except that she wakes up crying and angry from these naps.  She is is bad mood for the next hour after she wakes up too.  Which makes me in a bad mood too  :( 

Today she was asleep by 12.30 woke up at 1.30 and was yawning again by 5pm.  So I gave her a quick dinner, dip in the bath and to bed at 6pm.  She was asleep soon after.  I'm not sure it was a good move though.  But if she's OT she's bound to make up for some sleep during the night.  Early bedtimes have always worked well here. 


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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2009, 20:11:34 pm »
With a nap of that length my tendency would be to think UT as well.  But since she's acting tired it sounds more like OT.  Sigh.  It's never clear cut, is it?

How about trying a 12:15 nap? Is she falling asleep quickly at 12:30 or is she fighting sleep or playing?
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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2009, 20:13:49 pm »
She just fusses for a while.


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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2009, 20:48:55 pm »
We just went through this as well and it drove me CRAZY. I found the happy medium for us is now:

7.30am - Wake up
12.15pm - Nap 2-2.5hrs
7pm - Bedtime

PLUS ours i have realised is teething and the last few days have given pain relief before nap.

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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2009, 21:08:18 pm »
Then let's go earlier.  UT she would probably play happily in bed.  OT she's going to fuss-fuss a bit as she's wired.  So, let's try 12:15 and then 12 if that doesn't work.
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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2009, 20:43:26 pm »
Thanks for pooping in Natasha  :-* :-* :-*  Now you know why I asked you at what time you're doing naps on fb  ;)


I have tried giving her pain meds before naps too.  But I don't think it works unless the a time is spot on  :-\

Will definitely try the earlier nap tomorrow.  These canines are awful.

Thank you Becky  :-* :-*



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Re: 18 month old on 1 nap and....
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2009, 11:38:19 am »
good luck Charm with the earlier nap.   Hugs for the teething.