Nervous for one nap...questions

[scucci1979]

She had her CN last night and slept until 7:10am.  I do believe that when she has her one nap days and naps for three hours, we get a slightly shorter night.  On two nap days she gets 2hrs and 15min of day sleep and sleeps a little longer.  Now I am questioning if I should let her sleep the full three hours. I would think she needs it and it will at least give us a decent bedtime!

[*Liz*]

I get this still - a longer nap gives a shorter night - BUT if I cut his nap he is grumpy all afternoon.

I think the question really is whether you think they really NEED a 12 hr night or not.

[scucci1979]

I get this still - a longer nap gives a shorter night - BUT if I cut his nap he is grumpy all afternoon.

I personally think she only needs an 11hour night. If I were to wake her up earlier from her one nap she too would be grumpy all day.

For the past few days I have been giving her two nap days as she has been waking around 5am and is in and out of sleep until 7am.  I am positive the Cn is causing this.  Finally, she  had one brief waking last night and woke up at 7:10am. Today is a one nap day.

[*Becky*]

Good luck Sabrina. x

[*Liz*]

I totally agree with you Sabs  .

There comes a stage where one nap is just better than 2 and you just have to go for it.

I know I've said this already - but J seemed very tired before his nap and bedtime for a good few weeks. As with everything it passed as he got used to it, and his nights were better even though he seemed tired iyswim?

[scucci1979]

thanks ladies.  Hubby put her down at 11:50am today and she woke up screaming at 2:15pm. He couldn't settle her.  Now what do I do? Early bedtime or quick cn?

[*Becky*]

I would do early bed as Henry would not take a cn after that amount of sleep - maybe Madi would? I still think early bed though x

[*Liz*]

Early betime from me as well - I mean 5hrs A is still 7.15pm isn't it - perhaps do 7pm and see what happens. No point doing a CN if it is just going to lead to being restless at 5am.

And that was still almost 2.5hrs sleep.

[scucci1979]

thanks. It was strange because her naps have always been 3hours.     Then again, she did wake up screaming, so it could be teething or discomfort. I will let you know how it goes.

[scucci1979]

Madi was asleep by 7:10pm. She woke up briefly at 6am, talked to her lovey for a while then went back to sleep. Her official wake up time was 7:08am. I am shocked she slept this long. She rarely has given me a 12hour night. I am wondering if she only needs  2.5hours of daytime sleep.
I am aiming for another one nap day today. 

[*Liz*]

Go for it.

Don't be fooled in expecting a 3 hr nap every time. It rarely happens like that. It is usually 2-3hrs really.

 

[scucci1979]

 

I sure do love me time.

I will keep you posted.

[scucci1979]

After a 3hour nap she handled 5hours of A before bed. She was asleep by 7:45pm and woke up at 5am, 6:30, 6:45am and again 7:10am. I suppose this is part of the process. Do you think she is getting a little OT?

[scucci1979]

I am a little stumped at the moment! For the past three days we have been doing one naps and she seems to be doing well. However, she has been waking up around 5/6:30am, moaning or chatting a little. She does fall back asleep,but I am wondering if it is because she is sleeping close to three hours for her one nap.  This morning she woke up at 4:30am, chatted a little, then again at 6:25am and again at 6:45am.  Not sure if I should push out her morning A another 15min, which will give us 5hours of A time or give her two naps.

[*Liz*]

I'd perhaps try pushing the morning A a little, I think.

I really wouldn't be tempted to start limiting the amount of day time sleep when on one nap, or stay on 2 naps for mush longer. There is a very fine line between coping and getting OT.

Most likely it is a period of adjustment really - and perhaps see if cutting that final A helps at all.

Are you still on 4.5hrs? Or is it 5 hrs as she is chatting herself to sleep?