Support Thread for 2-1 Nap Transition cont'd pt 3

[scucci1979]

You know, it didn't even cross my mind that her bt was late b/c I thought since she napped great, she could easily handle 5hours of A time. I guess I should try 4.5hours of A time after a good nap.  I try not to cap naps. she hardly sleeps longer then 2hours. 

[Ambinsi]

Oh ladies....help!!! For a long time the morning nap was the better nap and I was opting to either AP a second nap or just do an early bedtime. Now it seems that her "morning nap" has shortened to under an hour regardless of what time I put her down/A time. I don't have the energy at 8 1/2 months pregnant to AP the second nap anymore. By that time of day my only option is to put her in the car and that's no longer the magic trick it once was. It can now take her up to half an hour in the car to fall asleep and even then she'll only sleep half an hour.

Advice PLEASE - or just lie to me and tell me it magically gets better.

[scucci1979]

It does and will get better, I promise!   

Do you suspect the one hour nap UT? Can you push her nap out and see what that gives you?

[Ambinsi]

I don't know, Sabs....today she had over 5 hours of A time, the most I've probably ever tried. Some days are great, nice long naps but those seem to be the exception, not the rule, and I don't even know what I'm doing differently on those days. I feel so frustrated and defeated.

[Lemonthyme]

I can't pretend I have things sorted but we're doing a 2 to 1 nap transition at the moment.  We have EWs though too which is rubbish.  Martina suggested I AP the morning nap, just a really short one, say 10 mins then do the second nap at home.  So what I do is take him out in the buggy to the park or take him in the car in the morning and he'll often sleep on the way, I then immediately wake him up when we get there and then he goes down for a longer nap after lunch; once he managed 2 hours 15 mins and he used to be a 45 minute maximum boy! 

[scucci1979]

Ambinsi, did she have a long night?

what should i do now. She napped from 12-2:30pm-one settling required. What time should bt be? I know she needed to catch up from such a short night but I don't want to be stuck in that short night long nap cycle.  I was thinking 7pm.

[*Ali*]

Sabs, I would go with 7pm since she seems to have done well with that BT based on the Easys you posted and it's the 4.5hrs A time you said you would try. I usually do a similar A time whether my DS does a 1hr15 or a 3hr nap.

[scucci1979]

thanks. She was asleep by 7pm tonight. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[scucci1979]

so we got a 6:20am wu.  Now I just need to work on shifting her day. I guess I have to accept this wu time until she can handle more A time.

[*Ali*]

Yeah, 11hr20 is a good night. Maybe aim to move BT back by 5-10mins every few days and see if that gets you a progressively later WU.

[Ambinsi]

Sabs - She went down at about 7 last night, was slightly dramatic (a little crying, sitting up, on and off for like 20 minutes which usually doesn't happen if our bedtime is timed right) but did go to sleep. She had a cry-out at about 8:30 which lasted 10 seconds. Then she got up at around midnight and we did go get her and attempt to feed her as she'd refused her bedtime bottle. After all that she wound up getting up at 6:40am.

One thing we've never really had are the EWs.....just super crappy naps and the occasional dramatic bedtime if OT. Today DH put her down at 10:30, under 4 hours of A time because she seemed so tired. I predict a short nap and it will have to be a 2 nap day.

What do you suggest I do in terms of A time....its like nothing seems to make a difference and she's "short napping" regardless of what I do!

[scucci1979]

Can you post your EASY and how old is she now?

Thanks for the tips Ali. Aiming for a 12pm nap today.

[clairebear79]

Hi all - can I join?

DS will be 1 in a few weeks time & is a chronic EW'er.  We are having nap troubles ATM & I can't quite figure how far we are along the 2-1 yet.  Some days I think we are very near to 1 nap, other days I'm not so sure.  I am currently posting on the other 2-1 thread - so I will be just following along for now & hopefully picking up some tips!

[scucci1979]

Claire, post away here. 

[scucci1979]

here is how our day went:
wake 6:20am out at 6:40am
nap 12-2:25pm (no nap extension required)
bed 7pm fussed a little asleep by 7:15pm I think she was a little UT before bed b/c she normally goes down like a breeze.