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when can you move to set naps?
« on: February 28, 2011, 20:13:36 pm »
I am just wondering at what age is reasonable to move to set naps? Also, when you do I am assuming some OT is to be expected. Do you move the naps at all or just keep them the same and hope that baby will adjust?
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 20:22:11 pm »
I think we went to set nap times around 8 months - I just chose what nap times I thought were reasonable based on what I knew about his A times and stuck to them - within about 15 mins.
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 20:24:03 pm »
thanks. Owen will be 6 months if a couple of days and I wasn't sure if it was too early. He is a bad napper to begin with but he works well on a schedule for feeding. I thought maybe it would help? (I am drawing at straws and hope anything will help.)
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2011, 20:34:56 pm »
Hi....I've done set naps with both my LO's with great results! Both went onto set nap times at around 8 mths when they went onto 2 naps.

Is your LO on 2 or 3 naps?
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2011, 20:36:44 pm »
well, that is part of the problem I am trying to sort out. He usually takes 4-5 30-45mins naps. I am really struggling to get him to take longer naps. It has happened, like twice. He def still needs the cn though.
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 20:39:43 pm »
Trouble is, the younger they are the more susceptible to OT and the harder the OT is to sort out. They can get madly OT and stay madly OT for a really long time, you know? That would be my worry about going to set nap times if he's only napping 30-45 mins - how to choose what timings would be appropriate.
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2011, 20:46:11 pm »
Hmmm, agree with Anna about the short naps & OT.

What's his routine look like ATM?

P.S: Anna, congrats on the pg!
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2011, 20:50:08 pm »
I know. I think he is really OT a lot, like all the time. I am just trying to figure something out that will work... I am going to wait until he is over the 6month GS spurt, which I am expecting any day, to do anything. ds1 was a great sleeper so never had these issues to deal with. ds2, great eater, horrible sleeper!
his rountine is pretty wonky right now.
wake and eat 7:15-7:45
I usually put him down 1hr45 mins after he wakes. Sometimes he had a 30 min nap, sometimes 45 mins. I will then put him down approx 1hr30mins after he wakes.
Eating is always 3.75-4hrs apart and bd is usually around 7-7:30 (depending on when he wakes from last nap.) I tend to not wake him as he doesn't get a lot of sleep.
he did have one good day last week
eating every 4 hrs, with 3 naps, 1hr30, 1hr15, 1hr15, 2hr A time.
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2011, 20:54:49 pm »
I'd try pushing his A times out a bit and see if that helps. 2.25hrs for the first (assuming a reasonable night sleep), and 1hr45-2hrs after a short nap. Is he an independent sleeper? You could perhaps try set A times for 2-3 days (2hrs?) and see if that does anything for him?

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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2011, 21:01:20 pm »
I was thinking of trying to push the A times a bit. I did 2hr A times for a few days, and got a really OT baby. Forgot to mention that bd is usually a disaster unless he has had a lot of naps. It can take a couple of hours to get to bed and sometimes not until the df until he settles. For all naps he is independent, bd I sometimes resort to rocking as at some point I just want him to sleep, although it is never really good sleep cause he just squirms in my arms. (I used to have to rock for all naps, so I have gotten rid of that at least. :)
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2011, 21:04:59 pm »
It's a tough one. My guy really didn't grow into longer naps until he was passed six months, no matter how much I tweaked. And then he replaced the short naps with EWs  ::)
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2011, 21:08:04 pm »
I really don't want that! I am going to try and stretch his A time tmw and see. I usually put him down for first nap after 2hrs, so I will try to add 10mins. Will keep u posted. I am thinking from what you guys are saying, I will wait for the set naps for a little bit.
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2011, 22:13:39 pm »
so I put him down after 1hr45min, he fell asleep quietly after about a total of 2hrs A time.. and woke 35mins later? boo!
the worst part is it is 4:10 right now... I can't keep him up until 7, but another nap would mean he would go to bed too late. what to do?
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2011, 22:17:29 pm »
I'd do an early bedtime. 6.30 latest.
What's the shortest/longest A times you've tried? I'm sure you've done this but whether you decide to lengthen or shorten or use set times, you need to give it a few days before making a judgement about whether it's working.
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Re: when can you move to set naps?
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2011, 22:33:28 pm »
ya, well I spoke too soon... I was able to resettle him.. yes! Usually that means a good bd, cross your fingers.
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