Months of EW, now Nap Refusal - Help!

[jessmum46]

What is your routine looking like now in terms of naps?  Glad you are getting a slightly better WU time

[KatrinaW]

I spoke to soon! The following day he woke at 5:45am and only had 9.5hrs of night time sleep. Since then our days have been all over the place.

WU 5:45am
S 9am-10:00am
S 1:05pm-4pm
BT 8:15pm

NW 3:35am-4:15am
WU 8:15am
S 12:10pm-2:34pm (Did wake crying after 1hr15min)
BT 7:50pm

Woke at 12:30am crying but resettled
WU 7:55am
S 12:05-1:19pm woke crying

I know his WU time should be more consistent but I really don't want to wake him after being woken up between 4-5 for months! However, with the WU being later there isn't enough time in the day to squeeze in two naps, considering he needs 4hrs A between nap 1 and 2 and then again for bedtime.

[jessmum46]

It all looks like 2-1 to me I'm afraid now, this is just par for the course when transitioning.  If he'll sleep in late I'd shoot for one nap 4-4.5h after WU, we did a set time of 11.30 when we hit this point with set BT 6pm (-30mins if nap a disaster).  On EW days you could allow a short CN around 9/9.30am (15-20 mins) then a second nap after 3-3.5h.  I never woke in the morning during nap transitions and I think you're right not to. Until you can manage a consistent long nap there does have to be some element of 'go with the flow', at least that's what I found x