Anyone Want To Talk About the 2-1 Transition? Thread #13

[~Karen~]

I'd prob go for 630pm bedtime 

[sianie]

Yep, agree 6.30 BT!

[spodnic]

Hi all, nice to see so much support! Thanks!

On Fridays DS has a swimming lesson which means DD's first A time can be up to 5 hrs which she's coped with ok, I APOP her naps so I am in control (yeah right!). Now if I had a 7am wake up I could push it easy. Problem has been her EWs have meant even with a 5hr A time, she could still be going down at 10am, which even with a 3hr nap, is not enough to get her through the day.

So, with regard a late CN, if her bedtime is 7 for 7.30 what's the latest I could do it? 20-30 mins would be okay, but when's the cutoff? I thought waking at 4.30 was ok, but have met some resistance at bedtime because of UT I think, so have been thinking of 4pm, but sometimes I only get her off at 3.50 so then have to move her bed time slightly.

I'm sure I speak for us all when I say aaaarrrgh!

[~Karen~]

I'd say 4pm cut off for a 7pm bedtime and 430pm for a 730pm bedtime.

[Buntybear]

Thank you 

[Lola's Mum]

lt might seem late but DD naps 4.30-5 for 7.30 bt. Before l startd setting the alarm for 7.30 wu the cn was later. It seems much later than everyone else but l cant fit 2 naps in otherwise. I read someone here say that LOs shouldnt nap past 3 but that's impossible here. It would be great if Lola would have 1 long nap til 3 but we're a way off.

Does anyone know if it's ever typical to have 1 nap with the 1st A the shorter one, with a long A to bt? DD prefers a shorter 1st A and l cant imagine 6/2.5/3.5 which is the kind of thing some of my friends slightly older toddlers are doing.

[Buntybear]

Sophie - that is exactly the routine we have been doing (but with WU at 7am - we must have an extra 30 mins A time somewhere!)

Longer first A time is normal as it follows the longer sleep but I know my SIL's DS preferred a longer 2nd A time.

[Lola's Mum]

BB, do you mean you have a late cn too? At the moment we're managing 12 hour days but that's because her 1st A has really reduced. Think it's been a cold or teething so it will be on the rise again soon. I'll be setting the alarm for 7 then too to stop bt getting late like before. FX for good night sleep for all.

[kimmbba]

well, I'm getting another 2 nap day...although the CN is right now from 4:30-5.  We'll see if we end up with a super late BT.  It was either this or like a 5pm BT, which will have us up at 4am.  With the cold he has, I'm guessing he'll still go to bed at 7-7:30.  Hope everyone is having a nice sleep filled evening!

[~Karen~]

Lol!  Yeah I'd rather go for the later bedtime and later wake up as well!

Lewis went to bed at 6pm last night after a two short nap day yesterday and sttn until 645am.  I heard him niggling and thought it was still the early hours.  Couldn't believe how late it was when I looked at the clock!  The mornings really need to start getting lighter as it's still far too dark at that time.  Bring on the summer! 

[lilly_kitt]

Hi

Well after the horrific night the night before last, we had one NW last night.  So this morning he was up at 6.15am, I know he's going to want another nap about 10.  Should I make this a catnap and long pm or the other way around ?  Yesterday as he was so ill, he had a 30 mins CN in the morning and 1.5 in the afternoon purely because he would only settle on my hubs in the morning.

Help....

[Lola's Mum]

Lily_kitt, l dont know what you've done generally in the past but ld personally go for a long am, especially when there's bn some illness or ot. I just find short am doesnt go any way to getting DD better/caught up on sleep. In fact, when lve tried a short am, lve just had a grump on my hands all afternoon but that's just us. It does work for others. With a long am you also know you've def some decent sleep in. Hope you find something that works.

[spodnic]

AmyEthan - thanks :-)
I was thinking oh no, later bedtime means less time for me, but if she sleeps longer, I get more sleep, meaning I don't need to go to bed a 9.30, wow I can stay up til 10.30 without being tired lol.

[lilly_kitt]

hiya

thanks for the response, he's always had long am, and we cut short his pm at 4pm.  just i thought the long pm was supposed to be the way to go.  but when he's up later he only has 1 nap after lunch.

thanks

sarah

[sianie]

Sophie, I agree with you....short PM has never really worked with either of my LO's (although I know some Mum's swear by short AM/long PM especially to curb EW's).

I would go for a long AM too as with illness they need more sleep to recuperate, you might be able to put him down a bit earlier too as A times usually shorten with illness.