set naps...

[midds]

Hi -
DD is 7.5 months, day sleep is good - 2 good naps, night sleep is getting better!! Just wondering if and how we could go to set naps?? The problem is that we wake up at all different times - 5 am , 5:30 am, 6 am there is no consistancy - usually BT time is between 6 - 7, she has only ever been an 11 h night sleeper. so any earlier BT would mean earlier WU.
Can we go with set naps?? ideally, 9 or 9:30 nap - 11 and 1:30 or 2 nap for a 2 hour??  or is that too much day sleep??
any thoughts.... thanks

[rachelusc]

At around 7 mo my DD went to a schedule like this:

7:30 - wake up
10 - nap
3 - nap
8:00 - bedtime

It was awesome!  It wasn't perfect at first, but within a few weeks we all adjusted and it lasted until she was 19 months old.  Good luck!

[~Karen~]

Yes it can be done but she'll need to wake up about the same time every morning in order for it to work.  Could you wake her at a certain time each morning to ensure she goes down for her firs nap at the same time every morning?

[midds]

she has always had different wake times - now could i just start putting her down at 9 regardless of the wake up time and see if she adjust to that time?? or will that just create a OT baby?? my first was good at set naps - i would like to have that as well with this one!!! if she wakes at 5 - ive never tryed to feed her (didn't want to creat a habit or mess up our easy) but maybe then i could wake her when i want then if she went back to sleep??
thanks

[~Karen~]

You could certinally give it a go and see if it works but do keep an eye on her getting OT.  What kind of tempermant is she?  I could get away with a lot more with an angel baby than I could a touchy one!