Support Thread for 2 to 1 nap transition cont.

[JaspersMum]

No worries Julianne . . we get it!

Dawn, I'm not sure about that nap.  I've read that naps around an hour could be UT.  You are really in that territory of having to play around with A times, so if I were you I"d keep experimenting.  If you let him sleep for 1 hour in the am, you probably have to try a 3.5 hr A time after that.  If you keep to around 40 minutes for the am nap, 3hours A time after might be good.  But not sure . . you have to try a few different scenarios and it all depends on previous sleeps.

We've had another relatively good day with short am/long pm.  Bedtime is still a bit wonky though, but we are coming off a bad weekend:

Wake - 6.35am
Nap 1 - 10.15 - 11am
Nap 2 - 2.25pm - 3.55pm
Bed - 7.35 but didn't go to sleep til 8.05!

[shresmummy]

Rachel sounds like my LO has been talking to yours and telling him how to keep playing up at bedtime! What do you mean wonky? Is he crying or just tossing and turning not being able to sleep?

[Julianne1984]

Argh 1hr nap! Just trying to get him to nod off again its so frustrating sometimes. I want to just walk out when nothing's going right xx

[JaspersMum]

Priya I think he needed more A time after his pm nap.  The previous night he'd had 11 hours sleep, plus a 45 minute nap and a 1.5 hour nap, so I should have guessed, with all that good sleep, that he would need at least a 4 hour A time.  Should have put him down closer to 8pm as he was tossing and turning and having little cries . . in the end I went in and put my hand on his back and he relaxed and fell asleep.

[Julianne1984]

Soooo I'm waiting for the joys of NW's and 5am get-up...

A 5:40
S 11:00-12:00
S 18:10

:| a rather long A time at the end but that was our forgetful fault! how has everyone's day (or night) been?? Xx

[JaspersMum]

Soooooo annoyed!   >:(My MIL has DS today at our place, as is the arrangement every Wednesday.  My DH works from home so is in and out.  Together they have completely stuffed DS's morning nap.  I told them to wake him around the 40 minute mark, and admittedly, I didn't say that he would be grumpy and would need a lot of cuddling/distractions, but they freaked out and have tried putting him back to bed!! 

Just wanted to vent . . .

[Julianne1984]

Oh no!! I know how you feel! Hope the rest of the day was ok after that.

Well, we had a NW at 9pm. I only had to go in twice to replace his dummy, so not sobad really. Up at 5:40am again! I'm going to do the same routine as yesterday (nap 11am, bed 6pm) xx

[JaspersMum]

He didn't go back to sleep, which was a good thing!  PM nap at 2.20 til 4.25!  Got him to bed a little late at 8.10 and asleep by 8.20 but woke crying an hour later!  I think he had a tummy ache as he was lifting his legs and rolling around - probably something my MIL fed him!  Back to sleep a half hour later!  I hate it when he's like that! 

[Julianne1984]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_a06_2be7CCE/SwPynU06_jI/AAAAAAAAABY/KtiXF39NUmI/s400/2009-11-18%2013.12.15.jpg

Well, T went for his nap,got woken by the postman after 45mins! Gr! got him back to sleep on me in the end,so annoying though!

A 5:40
S 11:00-13:10 (5m wake in the middle)
S bed should be 6-6:30ish! xx

[JaspersMum]

Gorgeous pic Julianne!

[JaspersMum]

We are having a weird day!  DS woke at 6.50am after only having 10 hours sleep overnight!  He was happy though all morning and had 35 minutes in the car on the way to shopping this morning.  I had to go out and DH put DS down at 2.25pm and he was quiet for a few minutes and then protested majorly to being in the cot!  I got home at 3.25 and he was watching The Wiggles!  Its now 3.50pm and he does not seem in the least bit tired!!  What do I do?

[Julianne1984]

Oh I don't know! My lo has done that before and I just put him to bed early :|

Well, T went to bed at 6pm, with no NW's, and woke at 6:10am!!

So today, second day of 1 nap, which will be 11:30, and bed at 6 again

I thought i'd show you where he was napping yesterday, why go in the cot when mummy is on the sofa lol. X

[shresmummy]

Hey Rachel, I'd also say put him to bed early. We also had a weird sort of day today.

Wake - 7:20
nap - 12:35 - 2:05 (woke up seemed very happy and wouldn't AP back to sleep)
Bedtime - 6:40 and keeping my fingers crossed for a decent night. 1.5hr nap all day doesn't seem enough right?

Our naptime should have been a bit earlier but we got delayed at Dr. Appt. Grrr I hate those!

Cute picture Julianna sleeping so peacefully. Glad your 1 nap days are working out. Hopefully one of us is there already!!

[Julianne1984]

Well today is only day 2, and I know already that he'll wake at 60mins for his nap... it's just a case of whether I can get him to nod off again! Xx

[Julianne1984]

...day 2 is going too good for my liking!

A 6:00
S 11:25...still sleeping at 12:55! What's that all about! Lol where'sthe 60minute nap gone?? Bed will be 6 atleast tonight, probably 6:30! Yay! Xx