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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #75 on: February 07, 2014, 13:52:05 pm »
Perhaps too OS!  Perhaps slightly earlier bt. 



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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #76 on: February 07, 2014, 13:56:43 pm »
I tend to keep BT set at 7.15pm but will do 7pm if needed. She has never consistently slept more than 11 hours at night so just don't want to go too early but will see how she is this m. Thanks for the support ladies x




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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #77 on: February 07, 2014, 17:08:13 pm »
She's nap dropping and a bit OS after preschool  ::) ::).

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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #78 on: February 12, 2014, 19:19:51 pm »
ok well we have been doing this for about a week so update and advice....
generally things have been ok/better in that she has not been up to any 4/5am shenanigans and if she does wake and make a noise which is pretty normal for her, she goes back to sleep.
Yday she slept later and was only woken when H called out (loudly!) at 7.15am. She clearly would ahve slept more, was yawning for a while etc but then did not nap despite PD at normal time so we did an EBT of 6.30pm which tbh is the earliest we tend to go with either of them. She had a pretty restless night which is v unusual for her on a NND, usually we might hear her once but she sleeps fine. So then today she was clearly tired and did her usual nap (capped to 1 hr) as per plan and I PD for bed just after 7pm.

So....carry on with the 1 hour naps for a bit longer? I wonder whether the fact she did not sleep well last night after a NND is because the  hr naps are a bit short for her and she is getting OT..maybe she would benefit from 2-3 NND's but on the days she naps to have longer i.e. not be woken? Tricky isn't it...

Do you think I should just stick with what we are doing for another week or so and then reassess?




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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #79 on: February 12, 2014, 20:24:42 pm »
Yeah, it all sounds pretty positive, and I would just plough on. OT is inevitable with a routine switch to a degree, and since the EWs are settling I would just keep focus on that side of it.

They all have restless nights from time to time yk?  :-*

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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #80 on: February 12, 2014, 20:27:39 pm »
I would keep with the 1hr nap. It seems she gets more sleep on those days in total.
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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #81 on: February 12, 2014, 20:40:23 pm »
thank you both  :-*




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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #82 on: February 14, 2014, 14:22:36 pm »
this week has been a bit like hard work. We had a NND on Tue, then has napped for 1 hour the last 2 days but has refused today. Thing is she seems so darn tired and is hard work too. I have no problem with her not napping but I wish she would cheer up a bit :(
So looking like 6.30pm BT again today and tomorrow we have a family party to go to so she will get either a late car nap or no nap at all....




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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #83 on: February 14, 2014, 16:03:58 pm »
I remember when DS dropped nap at 3 yo, he had to be in bed by 5:05 or I would get EW, NW.  I enjoyed that period so so much!

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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #84 on: February 14, 2014, 17:29:57 pm »
just not possible here koe, really isn't. I am on my own at that time every night and I know my stress levels would be through the roof trying to deal with the 2 of them and the pressure of EBT...




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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #85 on: February 14, 2014, 17:57:39 pm »
I don't meant to put pressure on you at all.  I just want to say that if she is tired and not got enough, it might be a reason.  You have to do what is possible.  It was really stressful to get him in bed on time.  I understand.  Fx for tonight. 



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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #86 on: February 14, 2014, 18:26:47 pm »
I don't meant to put pressure on you at all. 
I know and thanks for the support hun. I just know that super EBT's won't be possible here.




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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #87 on: February 14, 2014, 20:15:22 pm »
I'm with you Becky - super early bedtimes can't happen for us either. It just doesn't work for either me or the kids!

There is always grumpiness with an adjustment.

Did you cap the naps at 1 hour or did she wake?? I'm just wondering if she is going to resist sleep and have NNDs then she may not need her naps capping as such as well  :-\.

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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #88 on: February 14, 2014, 21:04:52 pm »
I capped the naps, she would like to sleep more for sure....she won't nap tomorrow as at a party so thinking I should just ket her nap Sunday..what do you think?




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Re: routine tweak or leave alone?
« Reply #89 on: February 14, 2014, 21:35:04 pm »
Yeah, I probably would as long as she goes down early enough for a full nap without ruining bedtime.

Again bedtime resistance would be useful to see anyway wouldn't it? In terms of knowing what to do next?