Support Thread for 2-1 Nap Transition cont'd pt 4

[Papaya]

but she has been handling that fine so I guess it is UT???

If nothing else has changed, then I would think so....   I'd cap further tomorrow. It can't get much worse than today really can it, in terms of total day sleep.

[*Becky*]

guess not....unless it is teeth?

[*Becky*]

there has to be some logic to this girl but I struggle to find it. She went to bed at 6.30pm no problems. That does not say OT baby to me but how can she not be? I don't get her, it is official. I think in 2 weeks when DH is about I will just do a 1 nap day and see. It can't be much worse than it is now.

[Khalam's Mama]

Hugs Becky I truely feel your pain.
we have been trying to do 2x 1hr naps but it is worse than ever.
I just want to be on one nap already.
B is fighting naps and bt. A good 45min crying session for every sleep.
I want to do one nap but dh is reluctant to keep him awake when he never sttn anyway.

[*Becky*]

hugs KM - it is so hard. For some freaky reason we got a 7am wake up yesterday. She did wake at 5 and 5.45am but put herself back, I can only think she was just so tired from 1.15 nap the day before. We did one nap and she did great. Can't do one today though as have a 12pm pick up and she was up at 6am so although better, not quite late enough. Going to do 30 mins at 9.45am I think and then a proper nap (ha ha) at 1.15pm. Basically she will hardly sleep I am sure!!

[Khalam's Mama]

In the midst of the bt fight. Dh aimed for 1 nap but only got 1hr 5min. He did a 30 min cn at 3.15. I am aiming for bt at 8 but he does not seek tired. I wonder if I should just do ebt after a long early nap and seek to push it all later some time?

[*Becky*]

I think I am going to try that in a week or two when DH is around a bit more....

[amayzie]

Ok- i'm sorry that i'm not offering thoughts and advice... but i honestly have no idea!! SO- Last week we mucked it up. We jumped to one nap and thiat worked ok for a bit and then died in the @rse... Then we had 2 naps for a couple of days- but they were finishing at 4/5pm- BT close to 9!!

SO- today- back on track.. one nap- 2.5 hours from 12-2.30- Then BT WOULD have been ok but we were out.. but i think we had the schedule ok..

SO- should i:
a) keep going with one nap till it shortens- then offer a day of 2 naps?
b) right away offer a 2 nap day tomorrow... alternating days for a bit?

Last week the naps just got shorter and shorter till we had a night with multiple night wakings in part due to OT..

Thanks ladies!!!!

[Papaya]

I'd be inclined to keep up the one nap Katy - and make up any shortfall with EBT. UNLESS tonight is a disaster because of the late night and you get an EW - then I might do two

[amayzie]

No- we've been lucky and the EWings have not really been EWings.. so we don't have to make up for it in that sense. What if it shortens to less than 2 hours after a couple of days again? We just found that the naps just stayed short after they dropped.... I'm happy to trust you on this- but DH is home for 2 weeks to manage the situation! not sure if that's good or bad!

[Papaya]

What time are you doing the nap? Does EBT help in your house?

[tahiranisa]

Hello ladies. I was accidentally posting on the Naps Forum instead of the Toddler forum

I have a 15 month old that has been a great sleeper for some months now. (After a terrible first 11 months or so.)
 Here is a good day schedule:
Wake: 6am
Snack: 6:30
Breakfast: 7:30
First Nap: 9am - 10am
Lunch: 12
Second nap: 2 - 3 sometimes 1:30 - 3
Dinner: 5:30 or 6
Bedtime: 7
STTN

Lately we have had a few 5:30 wakeups after he resettles at 4:45 (maybe 2-3x/week for two weeks). He is teething and has been for 3 weeks. We have had two days where he completely skipped a nap or pushed the schedule by more than 1.5 hours in two weeks. Mostly, I would say this baby still really needs two naps. My husband thinks the suggestion that the baby might want one nap is crazy. I tend to agree but I am not sure if a few teeth can really explain this. I feel like for three weeks i have been watching things get harder and harder with regards to nap/bedtime and I am just not sure that teething is the only culprit.

The ladies on the Naps forum said his morning A time is too short which I agree with. ALso, yesterday he wouldn't take his first nap and fell asleep at 10:30 within a minute of being put in the car. He slept for an hour and skipped second nap. Then BT at 6:30 and he slept solidly until 6:15 - his longest sleep EVER. So, today am planning to wait for his cues in the morning and probably not put him down before 10, def not before 9:30.

[amayzie]

We're doing the one nap at about 12 and that's working well.. EBT hasn't always worked... He doesn't always buy it...

[Papaya]

I wouldn't worry toooo much so long as it's over 2 hours. If it drops below that it could be OT. Do you mean he doesn't settle for an EBT? I wonder if it needs to be earlier Failing that, perhaps nap 15 mins earlier next day?

[amayzie]

YEah- he doesn't settle for an EBT usually... hmm= we may not shoot early enough..

We were finding that they'd drop down as low as 1.5 hours.. I'll see how we go today. We have to go to the hairdressers so things are a bit mucked up, but we're just going to go for a slightly earlier nap.