routine tweak or leave alone?

[*Liz*]

Give it 1-2 weeks or so.

[*Becky*]

thanks liz - will do....took her a while to drop off today but will cap at an hour.

[clazzat]

One thing which I remember from when e started dropping the nap was that when she was getting ot she needed a long nap to get back from it BUT (and this is the critical bit) it had to be a nap that she woke up from herself and bedtime had to stay the same. So when I could tell that she was getting ot, I would put her down for her nap at the usual time and leave her - once she slept for 3 hours and I spent the whole time fretting that she would never go to sleep at bedtime! - and I put her to bed at 6.30 as usual and she slept for 12 hours. We could only do this once in a while, though, not as a regular thing, but it did help to reset when things were going off the rails a bit.  Perhaps it might be something to try once during the process to see if it can start you from a better place?

We capped the nap from very early on with both girls (for us it was more that they had to be  awake by a certain time rather than they could only sleep for a certain amount) and this was really helpful with e when things were going off track. 

[koe2moe]

What did you end up doing yesterday?  Nap or not?  It seems like she's ready to tack.  It might be a very good thing.  I just remember that when DS dropped nap, if he had even a 2 min car nap, he would be UT at bt, then OT to bed, NW and EW.  He was going to bed about 5 or 5:30 for a while.  It was heavenly  

[*Becky*]

yday she did a 1.10 nap - that was her choice, she woke. Today a 1 hour nap which I woke her from. I have no doubt at all that she will get OT during this process as she is not good with capping but I am hoping that she will adjust. I am setting nap for 1.30pm and BT for 7.15pm and will bring it a touch earlier if needed. Today she did not drop off until 1.50pm but I let her have the full hour.

Thanks clare - def something to think about if it all goes wrong!

[*Becky*]

not enjoying this at all....she looked so tired today bless her although she did manage the day fine. 1 hour nap from 1.30-2.30pm and quite good spirits when I woke her. PD for about 7.10pm but she has taken a while to settle which is v unusual for her, I am convinced it is OT as she is really good at settling for bed usually.....do I just have to ride it out?

[*Becky*]

well...she's still awake at nearly 8pm so either this is OT or developmental. Yikes, how hard can it be!

[*Ali*]

Yes just ride it out. She will be OT to start with because she hasn't had a chance to catch up at night yet she is just down on her day sleep. Stick at it and she should start taking the extra at night. Fingers crossed.

[*Liz*]

Yes, ride it out! They always look tired with a routine change.

If Megan gets OT she usually does the bedtime fuss for 2-3 days before crashing out and having a nice big sleep  .

[koe2moe]

it is HARD!!  fx

[*Becky*]

thanks girls! I trawled through some posts of 1-0 with Henry and Jacob last night just to see what H was doing and our posts were pretty desperate yet here was I thinking H did the 1-0 so well.....time really does make you forget!! She STTN until about 6.45am I think so could have been a lot worse...

[koe2moe]

She is definitely adjusting!  Yay!!

[HenaV]

 

[*Ali*]

That's great isn't it?

[*Becky*]

yeah it is.....it's now 1.50pm and she has had a morning at pre school and she is up thee kicking the cot so it may be a NND. Either she is waaayyy OT or we really are dropping the nap!