Hi everyone,
So LO is now 9 months old and I'm still struggling with the 3-2 transition, think I have gotten stuck in a schedule that causes NW, due to OT before bedtime. I have been trying to extend A time from 3hr to 3h15 ( to eventually 3h30) but all I manage to do is get a 30 minute nap or a missed nap all together. I'd be fine sticking to a 3hr A time if that's what she can handle at the moment but if anyone can help me tweak the day after that, or offer any advice I would really appreciate it!
Her typical day is
6:15 Wake
6:30 Bottle
7:30 Breakfast
9:15 Nap ( 1h15m)
10:30 Wake & Bottle
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Nap ( This nap can be anywhere from 30m to 1h15m)
2:30-3:00 Bottle
4:30 Diner
7:00 Bottle & Bed
As you can see, the second nap is sometimes short and then I don't know what to do until bedtime, if I try to get in a 3rd nap, it would be too late.
Even when the 2nd nap is over 1 hour, it's still a 4+ hour A time until BT.
I have tried an early BT, but it never works, she always thinks it's a nap and wakes up after 30 minutes FULL awake, and |I'm not able to resettle her so she ends up going to bed past 8h30.
Today was on of the days I tried to extend her first awake time by only ten minutes and she skipped that nap completely and only had 1 nap from 1h until 2h30 and was extremely cranky after that for the rest of the day.
Any advice on how to extend A time without OT?
Should I keep morning A time at 3h and try to extend the 2nd A time only?
Should I squeeze in a catnap in the late evening to make her last till bedtime on the day were her last nap was short?
Any advice would help!!
Thanks
