Author Topic: Is it finally time for him to move to one nap?! (16.5 months) (Read 9723 times)

*Liz* · « **Reply #90 on:** March 23, 2010, 12:39:55 pm »

((hugs)) Clare - I hate it when they start sleep fighting like that.

Hope you get a second nap in

babybarr · « **Reply #91 on:** March 23, 2010, 12:41:03 pm »

Quote from: Claire (MummyToBen) on March 23, 2010, 09:37:29 am

He's definately way OT now - he looks SO rough

Poor thing. I know my DS isn't typical BTW!!

A lot of driving for you then me thinks? Hope you manage to get another nap in. It will take his body a while to adjust to the increased A times and only one nap. I wish I could say it was easy

MummyToBen · « **Reply #92 on:** March 23, 2010, 12:51:18 pm »

Quote from: babybarr on March 23, 2010, 12:41:03 pm

A lot of driving for you then me thinks?

I shoul think so

!!

Roseii · « **Reply #93 on:** March 23, 2010, 15:04:29 pm »

(((hugs))) Claire sorry you've had it so rough, and little Ben too! It's heartbreaking when they're like that, DD does that thrashing around when she's resisting sleep and she is too strong for me! I agree re GW, WIWO makes DD totally hysterical to the point where I always give up and do GW anyway, so needn't have bothered with the upset in the first place! FWIW I *still* lie next to DD whilst she drops off to sleep, I know it's not the best idea

We had an EW too (5.40am) BUT she slept through from 7pm which is so great for us, I don't think she has ever slept that long with such an "early" bedtime (it is normally 7.30-8) I'm also convinced yet again that she is teething although I am yet to see a new tooth pop through

I went out in the car at 9am so DD of course fell asleep, had a 20 min CN, and then fell asleep again at 2pm, I think I will wake her around 4pm if she hasn't already woken...

Good luck for the rest of today, hope you manage to get him to take another nap. I hate those just over an hour naps, they are so in between it is always hit and miss as to whether you can get another in isn't it

MummyToBen · « **Reply #94 on:** March 23, 2010, 15:07:48 pm »

Ooh Charli - that's great that she slept through!!!

Goodness knows what my carbon footprint looks like for today

....finally got him to sleep in the car at 2.30pm and am going to wake him in a minute so that he won't have a late night.

xx

*Becky* · « **Reply #95 on:** March 23, 2010, 17:29:03 pm »

hugs claire - fingers crossed for a good night xxx

MummyToBen · « **Reply #96 on:** March 24, 2010, 17:45:12 pm »

We've gone back to two naps temporarily!! He went to sleep at 6.30pm last night and slept til 6am this morning. Gave him 10-10.15am then he slept 1.40-3pm, so a bit late but nevermind. He seems much better for it, so might have to alternate for a while. He settled for his naps so peacefully again today - so hoping that the last couple of days have just been a blip!

Thanks for giving me somewhere to talk it out!

babybarr · « **Reply #97 on:** March 24, 2010, 18:30:21 pm »

That's great. I'm pleased that he did a good 2 nap day for you, at least you can have that option for a day or 2 if things go wrong.

Hope you get a good long night.

Tweakster · « **Reply #98 on:** March 24, 2010, 18:54:44 pm »

Great work and news Claire - 2 naps and a later wake up, you and Ben are heroes :-)

*Becky* · « **Reply #99 on:** March 25, 2010, 14:59:21 pm »

How are things today Claire?

MummyToBen · « **Reply #100 on:** March 25, 2010, 16:50:47 pm »

Thanks for checking up on me

Yes, good thanks. He's definately teething (four or five at once I think) - which would explain how upset he's been at sleep times. He woke at 6.25am (had a few night wakings though) so decided to give him one nap - 11.25am-1pm. Going to settle him bed for 6/6.15pm.....I think I feel happier now I have realised I can alternate between one and two naps and that he seems to be ok with it for now.

And I see you're doing the same

xxx

babybarr · « **Reply #101 on:** March 25, 2010, 17:45:40 pm »

Great stuff Claire. Glad you feel a little happier too.

We're cutting all 4 canines so we know where you're at with teeth

MummyToBen · « **Reply #102 on:** March 26, 2010, 13:24:48 pm »

AGH! I just can't figure it out! (nice to be in the company of others who are feeling the same though

)

Bed 6.30pm last night (5.5 hrs A time)
Wake 6am
Nap 11am-12.15pm

I just don't get it - is this too much A time for him in the mornings do you think? He looks V tired now, I don't think he's waking UT. Should have probably done a two nap day in retrospect

Looking forward to the clock change as I'm hoping it will push everything forward for us. But still not sure about these A times.

*Becky* · « **Reply #103 on:** March 26, 2010, 13:48:17 pm »

very tricky if he is teething tbh...he may need 2 naps while that is going on but like you said it could go on a while!
The only other thing is to do the complete opposite. Ben likes an early bed so why not just keep on with the one nap and give him early bedtimes which you have said he does better on anyway. It would not work for us which is why I have to throw in a 2 nap day when mornings get too too early but it could help you. Then you can play around with the first A time but know that whatever happens he can do an early bedtime and catch up What do you think?

MummyToBen · « **Reply #104 on:** March 26, 2010, 14:32:03 pm »

Yes, that's what I was sort of thinking - the only issue is that because of this weird SA/teething crying thing he is often getting to be much later than usual as it is taking *so* long to settle him, which has sort of thrown our 'early bedtimes' out of the window!! Although, if we keep staying with him to settle him then perhaps he will go down earlier, and make up for the lost daytime sleep. I wonder if I just need to only do one nap days if he wakes after 6.30 - otherwise when he takes a short nap we are stumped!!!

Thank you xx

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