these naps are just wearing me down

[*Becky*]

I think I have a choice. I either have to cut back on the A time as I am assuming this is OT so maybe try 5 hours?? or I just set the nap for midday and deal with an OT lo but hope she adjusts at some point. I cannot see many other alternatives really. I am bored of rushing back from places to just get a short nap where she wakes crying yet again. yawn.

[*Becky*]

she went back to sleep
First time for me she has done that in ages.

[Truly Blessed]

Hi Hun, well that's good news. Hand on heart I'm not sure what I would do in your situation. If this is linked with regression then there is a chance that you may change things up, when they would eventually improve if they were left where they were  . Are you slowly pushing BT at the moment 

x.

[*Becky*]

we have kept BT at 6.30pm for about 5 days now as we have been trying to be consistent with something.
 Today
A - 6.20am
Nap - 12-1.50pm (with wake up at 1.15pm)
BT- ?
I am sure it is one of those whatever I do it will backfire. Part of me thinks we had a good night and a good nap so if I do less than 7pm we will get an UT EW yk?

[Truly Blessed]

Even though it would be a longer day than preferable I'd be tempted to go for 6.45 BT earliest, 7 if she seems okay. Sometimes you have to take a chance to push things out when you can. JMHO.x.

[*Becky*]

yes, I agree Vicki. Aiming for 7pm x

[Truly Blessed]

How did BT go Hun 

x.

[*Becky*]

perfect...asleep by 7am and STTN until 6am. Phew.
Not sure what to today though???
I guess stick to about 5.5 A time but same thing is happening, nap gets earlier because morning is and things then spiral in the wrong way!

[Truly Blessed]

A 6am WU Hurrah! I'd go with 5.45 nap and then see how long she does to decide BT Hun, She's doing okay on 5.45 isn't she 

x.

[*Becky*]

In all honesty I think it is probably a bit much for her, yesterday was 5.5 after a 12 hour night and got a 2 hour nap but I need to keep nap to near to 12pm really or so long to bed!

[Truly Blessed]

But you can't keep nearer to 12 and shorten her A time, so maybe 5.45 is a happy medium with a 11.45 nap  Maybe see how she is dealing with it. Looking at the clock it seems you've no doubt already decided 

FX'd.x.

[*Becky*]

massive yawn at about 11.30am. I did do a wind down so in bed for 11.40am x

[*Becky*]

awake and crying after 50 mins. I don't think there is an expletive that quite sums it up.

Ok, enough. I think we need a re-think. Quite clearly she cannot handle normal A times for her age. What do we do here?

This seems to be the pattern.

Bad nap, bad night and EWing so we manage to get her back to sleep until a reasonable time i.e.7am
Good nap, good night but normal 6am wake, not 7am.
Bad nap, bad night

I think it has to be OT but quite how we manage this when she is unable to wake at 6.30am or later and also unable to reliably do a decent nap.

and so it goes on........

[C&B&E]

no advice from me hun  ...we were up at 4.30am and E had a 40  minute nap  !

I have to remind myself though that they are not robots - a certain A time 'input' will not always give the same sleep 'output' iyswim  !

[*Becky*]

but it never seems to!