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

[Mama2C]

LOL! That is what I am worried about kimmbba!! You're right though - might as well try and see what happens! He might surprise me!!! Or I might be up EARLY tomorrow.

[Edesanja]

Hey everyone, J just turned 1 last week and we've been having quite a lot of 1 nap days for the past 3 weeks. They started off nice and long (2hrs30-2hrs50mins) and he was getting more sleep on 1 nap days than 2 nap days anyway. He was a little more restless at night (just doing a few cry outs - not needing us) but was sleeping about 12 hours and still waking at 7am. It seemed to be going well!

For the past 5 days he has been waking at 90mins on the dot. Today I tried to get him to take an AM nap (had been limiting to 10mins) but he declined. So I quickly gave him lunch and milk and raced him home (we'd been out but he is used to taking his AM nap out - we've done it all his life and I have a bed that I take with me) and he was in bed at 12.

I feel like we're getting in a bad cycle. Even if I put him to bed early he won't go to sleep before 1815 at the earliest). He will still only sleep 12 hours so he's not catching up. Daylight savings ends this weekend too so waking at the 6 o'clock hour is going to be the 5 o'clock hour.

He is teething but meds before nap today didn't help. Yest and today he didn't cry when he woke and stayed in bed for an extra 30mins before insisting he wanted up.  He's had a dirty nappy both days when I've gone in.

Advice anyone? Will this get better when this bout of teething is over?

[lulunut]

Mama2c-how did your night go?
Kimmba-I don't know about the A time!  I wonder that myself.  When are they supposed to be ready for 6A time?

Ede-welcome! Sounds like your lucky to have 1 nap days this early!  For day light savings you start to push everything by 15 min every 3 days.  It may take a bit to adjust.  I am not sure about the teething, sorry!

Yesterday for us was 5am wake Ap until 6.  Nap at 11 for 1.5 I planned on a CN at 5ish but we had guests and he was too OS.  BT was 7pm.  He slept until 5:45am!!!  This is huge for him as 6am is our wake time!!!!  So I will hope for the same today!  I think 6.5 is too long an A time but it seemed to work.  This may mean a little OT today or this maybe his time?  I wonder the same as Kimmba, is 6.5 ok for this age??

[kimmbba]

Jenny, teeth definitely make things crazy.  For us it's usually terrible nights, with lots of NWs.  They aren't long ones, but more like he's waking because he's uncomfortable even with meds.

Yesterday I did nap at 5:10A and he slept 1 hour 20 min and woke happy.  I'm going to try again today.  He also slept 11 hours last night.  I hate to resign to the fact tha he only needs 12 hours of total sleep but it seems it may be the case?  He has had several good nights even with only one hour naps...I have mixed emotions about that.  He's never been a great sleeper or napper though, so I'll take what I can get I guess!

[lulunut]

Kimmba-mine is the same!  Never that much sleep! 

Right now I have 2 babies down at the same time!!!  He did 6A before nap.  We shall see how long he sleeps and work out BT from there!!  The weather is good so I can get them outside to let out some energy!

[Mama2C]

Lulu - our night went well. BT for DS was at 7:15 and he chatted to himself for a while and was asleep by 7:30. DD has a cough and she had a bit of a coughing fit at 2:40am and it woke DS up...he just talked and played in his crib and fell asleep after about half an hour. He woke up this morning a little after 7am!!! WOAH!

DS tends to do 12.5hrs total but I really think he needs more, especially with his constant walking...so I am really trying to get more sleep out of him...at least to 13hrs!! I have found that while he can sometimes do really long A times, he gets OT after a while and it leads to consecutive EW so I have to be really careful!

[ccaawc]

Dear all, seems like alot of us are having great nites, hope that continues!

I had a little mother-baby gathering the other day, and find that a lot of the babies(10-14months) are having 12ish hrs total sleep, some do longer nites and 1hr nap, some do 9hrs nite and 3hrs nap, so mayb 12hrs sleep is not that uncommon? Those mothers are not doing BW, they let their lo sleep when they want and for as long as they want, so it is a sleep buffet for their lo.

dd was doing great on one nap for the past 10days, sttn (not even a cried out) for 9ish hrs at nite, 2ish hrs nap. But last nite she had a few brief cried out, didn't woke me enough to check on her but she woke with a fever! It's her first fever after birth (other than after vaccination ones) and I have no idea what to do and what caused it. Her A is short today, an hrs less than previous ones. I suppose I should let her rest as much as she wants?

[kimmbba]

ccawc, when Ethan is sick or feverish I kind of just follow his lead.  If he wanted to sleep more (which hasn't really happened) I'd let him.  He usually couldn't handle normal A times, and needed more naps rather than long ones.

Today E slept for 1.5 hour nap, regular BT and hopefully he'll have a good night.  He has had several decent nights with these shorter naps.  Not long, but no NWs either.  We had a full busy day today, so hopefully he sleeps well!

Hope everyone is doing well

[ccaawc]

thanks kim, I found that dd is doing exactly like u said, napping short but often. I spent 4hrs in the clinic/ hospital waiting to collect urine sample but still couldn't find out why dd is having a high fever (39.1)( no other signs) and will have to sent her urine sample in tomorrow.

[kimmbba]

ccaawc, did they collect urine to check for urinary tract infection?  Is the fever steady and only goes away with meds?  We've only had one ear infection here, but that was the one time his fever came and stayed.  With the colds it was just one day, and then gone.

[lulunut]

Mama2c-great news on the long night.  Sorry to hear that your DD is sick.  When my DD was sick she was up coughing all night too!  It's hard!  You can only hope that one or the other doesn't wake up!!  Good thing your LO went right back.

cc-that 12 hours sounds interesting. I haven't read anything about it, but it does seem common!!  I hope your Lo gets better soon.  I have a friend who's DD had fevers with no other signs and the doctor said she had fluid in her ears from previous ear infections.  You may also want to keep your eye out for a rash in the next few days.  My DD had that when she was younger and it turned out to be Roseolla (not sure if I spelled that right!).  I always let my 2 sleep whenever they want when they are sick.  I try to stick close to the norm as best as I can so that it's an easier transition when they get better.

Kimmba- enjoy the routine for now!  I understand how you are just waiting for it to go sour!!  I hope it doesn't for you!!

We had 3am wake with a huge poo!  I gave him too much fruit yesterday and spicy food for dinner!  Yikes!  Of course he wouldn't go back to sleep w/o me so we AP until 6:30.  6A with 40 min nap at Grannies. 3A with car ride home and some AP he had another 40 min nap.  4A and 8pm BT.  Hopefully no NW tonight!!

[kimmbba]

I need some advice.  We went out this morning, missed regular naptime and he fell asleep in the car for 10 min MAX.  I tried to put him straight to bed but he just popped up laughing.  I waited an hour, and he went down.  So he was up for7 hours 20 min. with 10 min. dosing in the car.  I think I'm going to wake him in 15 min, which will be an hour and a half nap (which is pretty "normal" for him) but it will be 3:30 pm.  Do I still try a normal BT at 7:30??  Usually he's up for 5.5-6hours from nap to BT and then sleeps 10.5-11 hour night....hope I'm not up until 9:30 with him!!

[jackman]

Oi that is a hard one Kim. I would say try and see what you get. Because Ethan had such a long A time this morning and then you will wake him from his nap, he might still be tired enough by the time BT rolls around. At least then you won't miss his window, altho it sounds like he is the energizer bunny!! Good luck.

[kimmbba]

Oanh, he definitely has a lot of energy.  He ended up waking himself 5 min. before I planned (typical!)  He was still tired and crying but wouldn't go back to sleep.  So I'm going to still do regular BT since he woke like that.  If he fights it, we'll just be hanging out in his room longer...won't be the first time

Better eat something incase he gives me a run for my money!

[kimmbba]

well, he was tired and crabby the entire time he was up (4 hours) we went into his room to go to sleep and it took me 45min!!  No crying, unless I left, just kicking legs, laughing, talking, on and on.  I think it's just from the late wake up, so hopefully it'll be an uneventful night!