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Offline Jojogreeneyes

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27 month twins should I cap or drop the nap??
« on: July 10, 2014, 19:22:48 pm »
Hi everyone

My lovely twin boys are 27 months old and I'm not sure if I should be further reducing their nap, capped at 1hr 15 currently or is this the time to go nap free arghhh! (I dread having no lunch break to do work!)

Our routine is:

7.00am wake up - I tend to wake them but sometimes they are awake for 30 mins or so singing and chatting.

1.00pm to 2.15pm nap. S is usually ready for his nap Z can vary from going straight to sleep to playing about for 45 mins.

7.30pm in bed. Usually S is asleep in 30 mins but Z is singing, thudding around and playing sometimes until 8.45pm. His brother has started singing along a bit too I've noticed these last few nights even though they are in separate rooms.  Once Z is asleep at night he is generally a very good sleeper. Z tends to be grumpy at the end of nap time especially if he has been playing and only managed a 30 minute nap.

They are both teething molars and S still has the odd night where he cries out I think from teething discomfort.

I'm thinking I'll have to do the 1-0 transition with them both at the same time as I can't do staggered bedtimes as I'm often on my own at bedtime. 

What sleep amount in total is ok at this age please and what's your thoughts on our routine and the evening performance routine :)

Thanks in advance

Jo x

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Re: 27 month twins should I cap or drop the nap??
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2014, 18:59:43 pm »
Hello anyone got any advice for me at all?  Thanks just listening to the cot party in progress and thought I'd see if you have any words of wisdom for me :)

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Re: 27 month twins should I cap or drop the nap??
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2014, 20:30:09 pm »
:-) your routine looks pretty good to me. I found I needed to cut the nap when my boys were up soooo late they were exhausted in the morning. If they are happy going to bed and you are happy I would not change xx

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Re: 27 month twins should I cap or drop the nap??
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2014, 21:27:29 pm »
Hi!

I think that your day looks good. At this age, my LO who borders on HSN behaved in a very similar way. I did cut her nap by 15m (down to 1h45m from 2h).

If you think that the nap is causing the shenanigans, then push the nap out by 15 mins and cap at 1hour,

I would have in mind though, that the issue may well not be the routine - could be teeth, a leap in speech, movement etc?

What's your gut feel re: what's going on?

Hena

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Re: 27 month twins should I cap or drop the nap??
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2014, 22:05:06 pm »
My lol is 26 months and we get EW 5.45 and BT taking an age to drop off but I'm keeping nap capped at 1.5 hours for now as I know 3rd molar is on its way ( wohoooooo 1 more to go....sorry I'm so ready for teeth to be done with) only reason I'm leaving alone is we had a 3 week phase of 6.45 WU 1.5 nap and 7.30 BT no messing about and that was when 2 molars were through and no sign of last 2!!
So for me I go with it until teeth are through if that makes any sense lol xx
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Re: 27 month twins should I cap or drop the nap??
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2014, 09:07:08 am »
Thanks ladies your thoughts are much appreciated. You are right I think teeth are an issue they have 3 molars each still to cut, teeth take forever!  I think I'll try another week as we are and then assess the teeth if they will let me look then I'll try the nap a bit matter.

Thanks again!!

Jo x