Is it *finally* time for him to move to one nap?! (16.5 months)

[katie80]

Not sure if this is too late, but I usually try to hold out until 6 as well. 

[*Becky*]

and me for sure but Ben does do well with early bedtimes doesn't he....

[*Liz*]

If Ben will do 12-13hr nights then there really is no reason to fear the early bedtime - again Jacob doesn't do it  .

But I think I would have gone for it if my LO would make up the sleep at night.

What did you decide to do?

[MummyToBen]

I read all your replies this morning - thank you!!.....well he was in bed for 5.35, asleep by 5.40pm!!  Awake at 6am - so really good that he made up his sleep at night again. 

Sooooo, one nap again today?!  I'm not sure when I should be throwing in a two nap day 

Thanks for walking me through this

x

[babybarr]

Yes do one nap again, hopefully he'll start extending the nap soon.  I would only do 2 naps if you get a stupidly early wake or need a later bedtime for something.

Glad he slept well though, make the most of some extra time to yourself in the evening.

[MummyToBen]

ok, so today

6am wake
11.10am asleep
woke at 12.30 screaming

So the naps are getting earlier (because of the earlier mornings) and because he is OT he's not sleeping long enough to be able to get a vaguely ok bedtime......not sure I can got much earlier than our 5.30pm ones!!!

Is this a day where I'm going to have to give a pm catnap?

he is currently screaming his head off and I'm trying to do WIWO 

Thanks x

[*Liz*]

Is there anyway you can AP him back down?

[MummyToBen]

No, unfortunately - he's just screaming to come out of his room - once he's awake it's really hard to get him back asleep - won't take his lovey/dummy - just gets angrier and angrier 

[*Liz*]

I tend to leave J if he wakes mid nap and it is 50/50 whether he will do back to sleep or not really  .

((hugs))

I think you need to go with your gut on the CN thing really - depends how OT you think he is getting. I wouldn't keep bringing bedtime forwards though.

[MummyToBen]

he's exhausted.  When he's not OT tired he is normally a 2hr+ napper - so I know that his naps have been because of his long A times - which is what is confusing me, as I'm not sure how to push through!  If he has another early night then he will be up earlyish in the morning (leaving me in the same position as today), but I know that a later bedtime will probably give us a 5/5.30 early wake up which is even worse  . 

Hmmmm.....

[LucySol]

id go for a catnap today then if you think he is exhausted.it will give him a normal bedtime,a better wake up and then you can crack on with 1 nap tomorrow!!!

[Tweakster]

Claire can you AP him at the EW?  Since we are becoming experts here on EW lol I find that if Finn has had less than 10 hours night sleep he is more likely to go back down at an EW - with a bottle or sometimes GW (I lie on his floor and shush although that works better for NW).  So there have been days where we purposely did a later bedtime knowing he would wake early at less than 10 hours and then got him back down using the bottle trick.  That way it pushes your day ahead so you can carry on with your 1 nap routine.

We never have luck extending naps either and a CN is really a no go for us unless we take a really long drive - especially once you have done 1 nap days, they really don't always take kindly to you throwing in extra naps, at least Finn doesn't.  He's like 'what are you on about, we do 1 nap around here!'  

If you keep bringing bedtime earlier it will mean that he's going to get caught up from OT at some point and then you are stuck with early wake ups.  At least this has been our experience.  We always seem to find ourselves at a 6/6:30 bedtime with a 4:30/5 a.m. wake up no matter how much headway we make to get to a more reasonable day.  There's always a spanner in the works so at some point you just have to say nope not gonna do it.

Hugs!

[MummyToBen]

Thanks ladies 

Claire can you AP him at the EW? 

Unfortunately not - he just will not have any of it!!  But its been good that we've not had any really EWs for a while (ok, so 5.50am still isn't great  ) - so I'm really conscious of not doing anything that brings them back!

If you keep bringing bedtime earlier it will mean that he's going to get caught up from OT at some point and then you are stuck with early wake ups.  At least this has been our experience.  We always seem to find ourselves at a 6/6:30 bedtime with a 4:30/5 a.m. wake up no matter how much headway we make to get to a more reasonable day.  There's always a spanner in the works so at some point you just have to say nope not gonna do it.

We've been lucky this week that despite the mega-early bedtimes he's still been waking at 6-6.30 - which is normal for us anyway.....but they're just a bit too early to cope with the one nap.  I'm sort of holding out for the clocks to be changed too, as that'll shift it all back. 

I think I'll go for a catnap today (will take him for a drive) and hope that will 're-set' him back to a slightly later morning for tomorrow.  I am keep to not keep alternating too much as I do think that if I persevere he will end up with longer naps (ever hopeful  !).  I'm thinking of 15 mins at about 2.45pm?? 

xx

[Roseii]

Not sure how Ben would be but my DD wouldn't CN after only 2.25 hours awake time (he woke from nap at 12.30 right?) and I would be driving round for ages!! As you're only doing 15 mins I would be tempted to do it a little later, maybe 3.30pm? But obviously they are all different and he may do better with a CN then and longer A time til bed
Good luck. x

[MummyToBen]

Not sure how Ben would be but my DD wouldn't CN after only 2.25 hours awake time (he woke from nap at 12.30 right?) and I would be driving round for ages!! As you're only doing 15 mins I would be tempted to do it a little later, maybe 3.30pm? But obviously they are all different and he may do better with a CN then and longer A time til bed
Good luck. x

You're probably right.....I'm so used to doing a morning catnap I haven't got a clue really!

I might drive him into town for a bit, and then drive back and see when he will sleep!  Thanks x