14.5 mo. 2-1 crazy!!!

[babyboy26]

He actually managed fine with his A this morning, surprisingly!  He had 3hr50m and took a 1hr15m nap from 10:05-11:20.  He went down for the pm nap at 2:55, so we'll see what happens!  I'm hoping he'll sleep until 4, then a 7:30 bedtime.

[sherry lynn]

Sounds good `

[babyboy26]

Well, it sounded good, and yesterday seemed like a good day nap-wise...

10:05-11:20 nap 1
2:55-4:10 nap 2

He was asleep by 7:50, after playing for 15m in crib, but woke at 5:55, back to sleep I think from 6:10-6:20, but then was up for sure.  He is teething, I'm pretty sure.  Yesterday evening, there was lots of biting and mouth pulling.  I gave meds prior to bedtime. 

So, I guess I need to reduce As to accommodate teething and put the 2-1 on hold for a while?  Do you think I should give meds in the middle of the night?

[sherry lynn]

If you know he is teething I would def. give meds in the middle of the night if he wakes. Or some moms do it right before they (as in you) go to bed.

Yes, when he's teething don't push it. Teething messes everything up. Just try to watch him and judge when you think he wants to/needs to go down. He really did well for his naps though regarding teething. What a good boy.

[babyboy26]

Yes, he did do well on his naps...it's our nights that we're having some trouble with now...if it's not one thing, it's another!  This am I had a dr. appt at 10:15, and my sitter cancelled.  I put him down praying I could get a catnap in before we left, and he actually slept from 8:45-9:15 when I had to wake him to get ready to leave.  I'm sure that was only due to his short night.  I just put him down after lunch, it's 12:30.  Hoping for a decent nap and then an early bedtime.

[sherry lynn]

I did have in the back of my mind that that might have been too much daytime sleep for him yesterday.

With the short am nap today hopefully you will get/did get at least a 1.5 pm nap and then a good A time before bed and then a good night.

Fingers crossed for you

[babyboy26]

Well...here's how yesterday ended up...even with teething!!!  He took that 30m catnap in the am, and then only a 1hr15m nap from 12:50-2:05.  So that was 1hr45m daytime sleep.  Put him down at 7:10, and he was out by 7:20.  He slept until 6:40...the longest night we've had in about 2 weeks...yippee!!!  No NWs!  He did squirm around a bit and let out a short moan at 5:55, but was back to sleep quickly.  So, I think he might be trying to tell me something...he was getting too much day sleep, or he needs a much longer A before bed than I was giving him...or both!!! I was actually looking back at my notes, and at 12mos, he was getting a 4hr A before bed.  I definitely back-tracked on that.  I think that 30-45m catnaps in the pm take away from his nights, and that a long pm nap that goes until 4 also takes away from his nights.  I am thinking that he is very close to moving to one nap!

[sherry lynn]

I would agree  

I think I read somewhere that 75% of little ones are on one nap by 15 months. Some baby e-mail update or something that I get.

I think a lot of moms have found that their LO did best on only 2 hours of day sleep when they are on two naps. So that def. might be the case for your LO.

YEY to the good night  

So what do you think your plan will be?

[babyboy26]

Well, since he refused the pm nap after a 1hr15m am nap yesterday, and is currently refusing his pm nap after I cut the am nap to 1hr today, I think I will try for a 45m am nap and see if that helps.  My best day in probably the past month was Wednesday, with a 30m am nap and a 1hr15m pm nap, that gave us an 11hr20m night.  So, tomorrow I will try a 45m am nap...how long do you think the A should be following that nap?  Today I tried for 3hrA after a 1hr am nap, but he played for 30m, and now he's whining!

[sherry lynn]

Most people find about 3 hours to be right after a 45 min nap. Our perfect A time ended up being 3h10m, but he was a little younger than your guy at that point. I would guess at his age that after a few days you might even need to bring it down to a 30 min morning nap.

[babyboy26]

Thanks!  A couple more questions...

Do you think I should make the short am nap at the same time every day, regardless of wake-up time?  This way I wake him at the same time and the pm nap is the same time every day.

Or, should I go with a certain amount of A from the time he wakes?

[sherry lynn]

Most of the moms one the Birth club at this age did the same exact time every day. So I would def. try that and see how it goes. I think it could go well because you are only trying for a small nap anyways. The most important thing is just that he takes that nap.

I would try 45min for 3 days. But then don't be surprised if you have to drop it down to 30 min.
 

[babyboy26]

Got it!  I don't think I'll have a problem getting him to take the am nap, the pm nap is the one that I've always had trouble with.  He is a grump for a bit after I wake him up, though!  With a 30m am nap, should the A be about 3hrs?  So something like this:

10:30-11 nap 1
2-3:30 nap 2
7:30 bedtime

[sherry lynn]

Yep! Some LO do less A time after, but that is the norm.

[babyboy26]

Aggghhh!  We are finally back online after having some trouble with wiring!  Mikey seemed to be doing pretty well on the 45m am nap and longer pm nap last week.   I've been putting him down at 10:30, waking him at 11:15, and then he's down for the pm nap at 2:15, sleeping until about 3:45.  He's been managing a 4hr A before bedtime, with bedtime being at 7:45.  Wake-up times vary a little, from 6:45-7:15. 

Now...yesterday he woke at 7:15 (a great 11.5 hr night!)  I put him down at 10:20, as he usually takes about 10m to babble and then goes to sleep.  He played until 11:05, so I woke him at 11:50.  He was then asleep for the pm nap at 2:45, and I woke him at 4:00.  Went to sleep at 7:45, and slept until 7:05 this am. 

Today, with the 7:05 wake-up, I put him down at 10:30, but he didn't fall asleep until 10:55.  Woke him at 11:40. 

So, I'm thinking that when he has a night longer than 11 hrs, he's not ready for that am nap until a bit later.  Does this mean he's getting closer to being able to switch to 1 nap?  What do I do now?