how much A time after 30 min cat-nap for a 14 month old?

[s_dhroliya]

im screwing up somewhere - i think his A time to bed is too long, esp given that his catnaps are only 30 minutes.  im thinking this might be the reason for the EW's or that he's ready to go down to one nap (or a combination of both).  either way, i need to get him out of this OT loop   he wakes up around 5:30 am, sits in bed until 7ish (he might fall asleep for 10 or so min in-between). first nap from 10-12 and cat nap from 3:45-415. bt 7:45 (i put him down at 7:15, but he doesnt seem tired...he rolls around for 1/2 hour).
pls help!

[jessmum46]

Hi there, I'm sorry you haven't had any replies yet.

It looks like you're well into the 2-1 transition, but on that current routine he's probably getting rather OT.  Generally you don't want the day to be any longer than 13h, which would mean in bed asleep by 6.30pm if he is waking at 5.30am.  The rolling around at BT could well be that he has got a second wind and can't settle.  Have you ever tried putting him down that early?  He may still wake at 5.30am but that would be a solid 11h night which would put you in a better position to try to push your day later as he will be more rested.  What do you think?  If you give it a go for a few days and you are still getting BT resistance, you could try cutting the pm nap to 20 mins and again aiming for 6.30pm BT. 

[s_dhroliya]

thank you for your reply.
so yesterday i was actually able to get him to bed at 6:30, but he still woke up at 5ish this am?
this is what his day looked like yest.

wake-up: 5:30
nap: 9:15 - 11:45 (he doesnt usually nap this long)
nap: 3:30 - 3:50
bt: 6:30
up: 5ish.

this morning he has already napped from 9:15-11:15.  I will try his second nap from 3 - 3:30 and bt again at 6:30...