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2 -> 1, how to handle?
« on: February 02, 2015, 20:17:43 pm »
DD2 is 15m old next week. She has always had low A times for her age. We had been doing well with this EASY until recently:

745: A
1045: S
1115: A (wake her up)
3: S
4:45: A
8:15ish: S

But in the last week we had a couple of days where she refused the AM nap or catnapped the PM nap. So I decided we should just push to one nap and hope she got on board. For the last 3 days we have done:

6:45ish: A
12: S

6: aim for bed but she has slept between 615/7, usually with trouble

The first day she woke at 120. DH was on his own so couldn't help her, got her up. The second day she woke at 140 and I nursed her until 2 when her sister came in and woke her.

Today she woke at 1235. I patted her and she went back. Woke at 130. I nursed her and she slept until 230.

It's not feasible to APOP her for every nap since I'm often not here. That and I'd really rather not be in the habit of it. But I'm not sure what else to do. She's a mess in the afternoon if she only gets a short nap.

For completeness sake, our nights are also a mess. Last night she was up 4 or 5 times. She has never STTN. She has done better in the past when I sleep in the basement and send DH in there and I'm going to start doing that again tonight.

Any thoughts?
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2015, 04:38:15 am »
I would give it more time to see how it pans out...like a week or even 10 days to see how she settles into it. Unless the sh!t hits the fan in terms of nw/ew/ot disaster of course ;). I would totally have your DH do the settling if it works better, mine handled DD1 as she responded so much quicker. Must try that again with E and see if it works. I wore earplugs so I would not be tempted to get up and "help" him.
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2015, 06:47:59 am »
Can you put her down any earlier for the nap? G was a low A time, HSN guy and started with his nap at 11:30am (around 15/16mo). He reliably slept 2.5hr most days at the beginning, every once in a while 3. I don't think he made it til 12pm until closer to 18/20mo.
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2015, 18:52:26 pm »
Both good ideas. We will stick with this for a while and hope
She gets the hang of it.

Katie good point. I'll try 1130 tomorrow.

Up at 630 today. Down at noon. Woke at 120 and I APOPd until 145 and she wouldn't go back then. Sigh. DH was in charge from 11 until 630 and said she woke a lot. Welcome to my world! Hopefully she will get back to 1 or 2 NWs once she's not getting the boob lol.
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2015, 00:05:58 am »
Ugh, you still have lots of NW/NF? We do too... well, usually two, but sometimes three. :-[ Waiting for a couple more teeth to cut through and then hoping to get rid of them! :P
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2015, 06:30:00 am »
Yeah we can be up to 5! Trying to crack down with her getting daddy for most of them. He just isn't the same. :)

We will sleep one day right?
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2015, 13:06:02 pm »
Yes, you will! We had nf's up until 9/10 months and then the nw's....hmm cannot remembered when those (mostly) stopped...Christmas maybe. Brain cells have not recovered from the sleep deprivation quite yet ;)
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2015, 13:36:20 pm »
Heidi are you sure it ever will?! I can't imagine a non-sleep deprived brain lol
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2015, 14:55:03 pm »
Haha! Not I'm not...I just really hope so! My Keurig is my best friend since having a third :P
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2015, 15:26:46 pm »
LOL, it's so true, isn't it?!? I don't even think the caffiene helps any more, but I can't manage without a steaming, hot cup of coffee in the morning. I do hope my brain recovers one day, but I too am skeptical. So glad to know we're in good company! :D :-*
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2015, 18:41:22 pm »
Yes I cannot function before coffee in the morning and I can't get through the day without it!

So we are 3 days into the 1130am nap trial.

Day 1:

645: A
1130: S (into the crib pretty awake)
1:45: A

All by herself - I was singing Katie's praises! ;)

6:20: S with no trouble

Day 2:

6:45: A
11:35: S (95% asleep while nursing before nap)
12:55: A, went up and nursed her and she fell asleep again
1:40: A
6:30: S with a major battle

Today:

6:10ish: A (and mad about it, it was a super bad night - teeth I think?)
11:25: S (pretty much fell asleep again while nursing)
1:20: A, wouldn't go back

Thoughts? Just stick with this for now? Tweaks?
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2015, 19:08:56 pm »
I would stick with it...a 2 hr nap is pretty good to start the 2-1 and may lengthen with time. I think DD2 eventually got into 2.5/3 hr naps (cannot remember with DD1 and DD3 never took longer than a 2 hr nap unless ill, now we cap them). Fx the teeth don't give too much grief - molars?
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2015, 19:14:10 pm »
Quote from: MasynSpencerElliotte on February 06, 2015, 19:08:56 pm
I would stick with it...a 2 hr nap is pretty good to start the 2-1 and may lengthen with time.
Ok, that's my hope as well. She's just such a mess by bedtime some days. Sigh. But I think we will get there. I am going to have to stay home with her tomorrow evening while the others go to a bday party - for a 5 yo, at 6PM! WTH? G goes to bed at 630 still so she's going to be tired but she can handle it once in a while these days. Seriously who has a party at that time for little kids? There's a 3 yo brother there, too! Argh.

Quote from: MasynSpencerElliotte on February 06, 2015, 19:08:56 pm
Fx the teeth don't give too much grief - molars?
I think so. She only has 4 teeth - hasn't gotten a new one in almost 8 months?!? But she has huge bulges both where the eye teeth will be and in the back for the molars. So I bet that's it. I didn't get home from work until 2 last night. DH said she was up a ton but he didn't give her motrin. Will change that tonight! She is just the slowest teether ever. Definitely can't be helping the nap adjustment.
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2015, 19:23:42 pm »
Ugh, teething sucks! Poor girl hope the meds help her out. E pops teeth in groups...first 2, then 4, then 6...she has 8 left and I am worried they will all come at once!

That is a late party - I think Masyn only had a party that late in the fall (so 8 year olds!).
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Re: 2 -> 1, how to handle?
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2015, 20:13:47 pm »
Totally agree with all of it... that is a stupidly late party! ::)

FWIW, Claire had only her front four teeth and then got molars at 15mo. She was also a really slow teether.  Hope the Motrin helps!!
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