When school runs/ nursery/ playgroup interfere with morning nap

[Lynn1302]

Hi

I had help the other day and it was great increase in A time helped improve naps to 1hr30 each and only one night waking for a feed.

My question is what do most mums do if the morning nap is cut short because you have to take another child out in the morning. I try to settle DS in his car seat on those days but he wakes at 40 mins when we get out to drop DS1 off. How much do u reduce ur next A time or do u do anything different on those days.
Easy is
6:30 wake
8:45 sleep
10:15 wake
12:30 sleep
2;00 awake
4:15 asleep
5:00 awake
6:30 in bed

[michaeljacknnugg]

How old is your LO?

[Lynn1302]

Hi he is 5 months next week and today has been a disaster

6:30 wake up
8:45 asleep
9:25 awake as taking Ds1 into playgroup
11:25 asleep
11:55 awake crying would not resettle
12:55 asleep as took out in car
So far still asleep

[michaeljacknnugg]

He will be moving to two naps at some point soon, so that might have a bearing on things. Maybe you could aim for a short am nap and a long pm one?

[Lynn1302]

Yesterday we got a 2 hr nap at 12:55but he refused a catnap and was in bed asleep by 6:15, only 2 night wakings but Wakened at 5 this morning and wouldn't resettle.

Would u have aimed for an earlier bedtime?

[michaeljacknnugg]

Probably not, but I'm no routine expert I'm afraid - my DS is very low sleep needs, and is almost seven now. We didn't really follow any traditional routine as his A times were so long.

If you think he tolerates OT well, it may be worth trying to stretch his A times further.

[Lynn1302]

Just to let u know what we now do on days I have to go out early, we are having a 45 min nap then a 2.5 hr nap then a catnap, some days now though the cat nap is being refused. So day looks like this

6:00 awake
8:25 nap
9:10 awake
11:40 asleep
2:15 awake brought 3 o'clock feed forward as was struggling to get him to take a good feed at 6 for bed.
4:45 catnap
6:30 bed