Author Topic: Is it finally time for him to move to one nap?! (16.5 months) (Read 9722 times)

*Liz* · « **Reply #60 on:** March 20, 2010, 12:47:37 pm »

If you still get an OT nap today I would cut down to 5hrs first A - that is where I started with J - but again he wouldn't switch between the 2 at all so we did ride it out from there. But if 4.75 or 5hrs A would give you a 3hr uninterrupted nap then it would still get you to the same bedtime iyswim?

MummyToBen · « **Reply #61 on:** March 20, 2010, 13:05:09 pm »

Hi Liz

Thanks. He just woke up at 1 hour and yelled out "MUSIC, MUSIC!" and now *seems* to have gone back to sleep

........doesn't help that its the weekend and our upstairs neighbour is at home banging about above Ben's room!!

I think yesterday showed that he can do a longer nap again, so yes I'll cut down his A time and see if helps.
xx

MummyToBen · « **Reply #62 on:** March 20, 2010, 15:35:17 pm »

He woke an hour later screaming - absolutely shattered in a mess again. So will try the shorter A time before the nap tomorrow - thanks Liz

*Becky* · « **Reply #63 on:** March 20, 2010, 18:47:48 pm »

how did the rest of the day go?

MummyToBen · « **Reply #64 on:** March 20, 2010, 19:48:57 pm »

It was ok thanks Becky. He slept from 11.45-12.45, resettled from 12.50-1.45...so 2 hours. Asleep at 6.40pm - think that last A time is better when it's shorter though for him though.

xxx

*Becky* · « **Reply #65 on:** March 20, 2010, 20:02:23 pm »

fingers crossed for a good night x

Roseii · « **Reply #66 on:** March 21, 2010, 07:41:14 am »

Hi Claire just wanted to let you know, yesterday DD took a 3 hour nap

I cannot tell you how shocked I am, the longest she has ever done, and this is rare, is about 2 hours! We have pretty much stuck to pushing one nap for 2 weeks now and perhaps her body has adjusted?? Who knows, today will probably be a disaster

FWIW our routine was like this yesterday:

A 6.20am
S 11.30-2.30
S 8pm (which is a relatively long A time in the afternoon but the 3 hour nap was so unprecedented and I was out so DH put her to bed which isn't "normal" for her, so it may have just taken her that bit longer to settle)

We did have one NW at 2.30am then she was up at 6.20am, but all in all I am totally thrilled with that.

Just thought it might give you a bit of encouragement

Good luck sweetie x

MummyToBen · « **Reply #67 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:26:56 am »

Hi Charli - that's great!!! 3 hours....goodness me, I would have no excuse for not doing housework if Ben started taking those sort of naps

!!

Quote from: Charlibob on March 21, 2010, 07:41:14 am

We have pretty much stuck to pushing one nap for 2 weeks now and perhaps her body has adjusted??

I'm hoping that's what's going to happen with Ben. To be fair, it does like it's already starting, but I think because he's teething too he's just waking in the middle of naps and being more unsettled.

Last night put him down later at 6.40pm, and he woke at 6.05

....so can everyone remind me to stick to early nights as they get us LATER mornings

!! I've got to do a two nap day today as we are going out, but back to the one nap tomorrow and we'll see how we go

.

Roseii · « **Reply #68 on:** March 21, 2010, 08:56:55 am »

Quote from: Claire (MummyToBen) on March 21, 2010, 08:26:56 am

Hi Charli - that's great!!! 3 hours....goodness me, I would have no excuse for not doing housework if Ben started taking those sort of naps !!

Haha that's the only problem, don't tell me I actually have to start sorting my house out now?!

Good luck for today and tonight

babybarr · « **Reply #69 on:** March 21, 2010, 11:42:03 am »

Fingers crossed, I think he'll get there soon, and great night! You should listen to us more often!

MummyToBen · « **Reply #70 on:** March 21, 2010, 17:52:22 pm »

Just checking in.......
he refused a morning catnap in the car - for the first time ever, and I actually felt quite excited as it means that we are definately ready for one nap....I still wasn't sure

!!

So it ended up being a long A time til his nap

Woke at 6.05
Nap 11.45-1.30
Have just put him to bed as he looks shattered - so will hopefully be asleep by 6!

Tomorrow I'm going to shorten that first A time to 4.75 hours and see if it gives a longer nap.

xxx

MummyToBen · « **Reply #71 on:** March 21, 2010, 19:27:56 pm »

erm, maybe not......asleep at 6.40pm - was crying "mama, dada, mama, dada, mama, dada" for an hour!! We'd had SUCH a lovely day, and he was in such a wonderful mood that I think he was just upset that we weren't together

!! He's never been like that before!

We'll see what the night brings

MummyToBen · « **Reply #72 on:** March 22, 2010, 07:56:20 am »

Well, as usual here, later night means earlier wake up

.....asleep at 6.40pm, awake at 5.45am

He's got a cold and is losing his voice, so I'm wondering about whether to give him two naps today as he was up early too? Do people think that will just make things worse?

Thanks, as ever

Roseii · « **Reply #73 on:** March 22, 2010, 08:03:20 am »

Hi sweetie sorry you had an EW. In my opinion there is no harm in doing 2 naps today providing you can get him down early enough to do a CN later (or would you want to do CN this morning then longer nap later?) DD generally responds better to a longer AM nap and afternoon CN if she has had an EW, and especially if she's not all that well.
You know I told you we were pushing 1 nap for about 2 weeks? Well yesterday she fell asleep in the car in the AM and ended up napping 45 mins 10.45-11.30, so then she had a longer PM nap 3pm-4.30pm (I woke her) and that ended up working fine. Her bedtime was quite late, took her up at 7.30pm but she messed around til 8.15pm, so I was totally expecting an EW but she slept til 6.30am

So for us it certainly wasn't a disaster to switch back to 2 naps for a day. Today I will def do one nap though.

Hope he feels better asap and maybe you can get a CN in too later

Good luck HTH

xxx

MummyToBen · « **Reply #74 on:** March 22, 2010, 09:53:28 am »

Thanks Charli, I was planning on doing a morning catnap but that's good advice - I'll give him a long morning nap and then I can play it by ear for this afternoon. Glad you got a reasonable morning.....can't imagine how you pregnant ladies are doing these EW's and night wakings!!

xx

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