Author Topic: 2years 8months old - EW's (Read 2622 times)

Eva's Mummy · « **on:** May 03, 2015, 06:42:40 am »

So I know it probably is getting to the time where her sleep needs are dropping a bit but she still just seems so tired. She used to WU at 7 now its anywhere from 5:40 - 6:30. When she is at home she still naps for 2 hours:

WU 6:00
S 1:30 - 3:30
BT 7:30

At the childminder she sleeps for around 25-40mins at 1:15, if I put her to bed early on these days 6pm she woke at 5:30, BT of 6:30 after a 25mins nap got me a WU of 5:50

On home days she tells me she is tired and wants to go to bed. So where to start as I do think she still needs her sleep, push the nap out, cap it, later BT I'm just not sure as she is tired.

She goes straight to sleep for naps and BT never any messing around.

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2015, 06:49:15 am »

Hi Hun, we had this for ages and cut the nap to 1.5 hrs max and had DS up by 3pm latest or had no chance of decent night, then cut it to an hour after a few weeks. DS is 3 in 2 weeks as is pretty much on no nap now unless it's a quick 10/20 min CN. x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2015, 06:53:31 am »

So keep the nap at 1:30 but wake her at 3? I could so do with a lie in (7 would be nice). Especially as dd2 is still keeping me up during the night. Just as I get her back down dd1 wakes up x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2015, 07:02:04 am »

That's what I'd do especially as your not getting BT refusal. 7am is living the dream...my DS is a bit of an EW and it's tiring without another LO x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2015, 07:33:58 am »

I know don't remember the last time I slept till 7. Remember the days we though 7was early. I used to be able to get up at 8:15 and be at work for 9 (before children). Once they are teenagers we'll get a lie in .

So if she only naps for 25-40 mind at the cms would you bring BT forward. I was doing 6:30 and she slept no problem but still wakes early x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2015, 06:55:23 am »

We're only just getting the odd 7am wu and that's 5 months into nap dropping...always thinking sure it won't last lol.
Hope you have good wu today x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2015, 16:55:16 pm »

Well I actually didn't cap her nap. So we had another 5:30 WU but I had been up from 4:30 and DD1 had a crappy first nap but that meant that her second nap would start an hour into DD1's nap. So I just let her have the 2hours and I had an sneaky 1hr nap. It was bliss. Today however I capped so we will see what the morning brings.

Do you ever do EBT if the nap is very short, or just always stick to 7:30 no matter what?

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2015, 17:49:41 pm »

When we were starting the capping id of done an earlier BT prob only by 30 mins if nap was less than an hour but to be honest I always had to wake DS.
Do you think LO is getting ready for 1-0? xx

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2015, 13:39:57 pm »

You always had to wake him in the morning, lucky you.

I'm not sure if she is ready for 1-0 she is around that age. I capped her nap yesterday so 1:30-3 then BT 7:30

WU today was 5:50 (I assume it might take a few days to work). At 1 o'clock she was crying and having a tantrum that she didn't want to nap she wanted to go play and was crying lots not shouting. This is usually tired for her, so I asked her if she was tired and she said "yes mummy I want you to carry me to my bed". The wee soul.

I'm hoping it will all balance out soon, she is at the CM's tomorrow and Thursday so she will probable only nap for 30-40mins so I guess they will be 7pm BT's or should I stick to 7:30 until her WU get's later?

She has always been an EW so I am happy if we get to 6:30, 6:45 would be lovely though x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2015, 18:02:59 pm »

Noooo sorry meant wake from naps....I wish in the morning lol.

Awhh bless her that's so cute

I'd prob gauge how she's coping with BT and go in the middle or do an extra story to get an extra 10 mins or so. TBH I just did 13 hour days when DS was still napping up to 1.5 hours, once it got to 40 mins I'd then go for 12.5 hour days. DS was a 5.30 waker for ages so it wasn't realistic to get a 5.30pm BT with work so we had to just ride it out.x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #10 on:** May 05, 2015, 19:05:21 pm »

So we are probably doing more of a 13.5/14hr day with a 1.5hr nap, and a 13hr day on a 25-45min nap so possibly she is getting tired.

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 05, 2015, 19:37:49 pm »

It did get to 14 hours when the nap needed to be cut again. x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #12 on:** May 06, 2015, 14:01:05 pm »

Woo hoo 6:20 wu however at childminders today and napped at 2:55 - 3:20 would you do 7pm BT x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 06, 2015, 15:20:18 pm »

Yahey good wake up

I'd prob go 7/7.15 depending on the mood x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #14 on:** May 06, 2015, 17:52:17 pm »

Isn't it amazing how we think 6:20 is a good WU

Well DH told her on the phone that he was going to take her to visit her auntie when he got home from work so there was no convincing her otherwise after that. So BT will be 7:30,but I did get her to lie down on the sofa with a blanket over her waiting on DH coming home so she got a bit of a rest which will hopefully tide her over.

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 06, 2015, 18:58:06 pm »

I know anything after 6 is a success ha ha....must be in tune with u as it was 6.20 for us too today.

Awhh bless well hopefully she will sleep later tomor x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #16 on:** May 07, 2015, 17:29:09 pm »

WU was 5:50 but she didn't nap at all at the CM's today. So I went for EBT 5:50 so 12hr day, do you think that was right?

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 07, 2015, 17:32:46 pm »

Yeah I think that's a good call, I would've done the same :-) x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #18 on:** May 07, 2015, 17:38:25 pm »

I'm dreading it, I'm sure it will be a 5am WU and to add to it all I left DH with DD2 today while I got my semi permanent eyebrows done and he couldn't get her to nap so she was awake over 6hr before BT so it will be a long night for mummy tonight. He on the other hand is away for a nice game of golf.

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 07, 2015, 17:53:14 pm »

Oh no poor u, at least OT wake ups are often better than UT ones, easier to apop back to sleep

You never know DD1 might pull a 12 hour night for u x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 07, 2015, 17:54:45 pm »

Oh keep your fingers crossed for me x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 07, 2015, 17:57:58 pm »

All crossed

xx

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #22 on:** May 08, 2015, 13:47:51 pm »

5:50 WU so bang on 12hr night, however DD2 was up from 3:30 - 5:37 so I only got 13mins in bed. Shattered today.

So I'm sticking with 1:30 - 3 pm nap, is the next move to cap more or push the nap later so longer 1st A or earlier so longer to bed?

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 08, 2015, 16:02:22 pm »

I'd keep it for a week or 2 and see what happens but then for us it was capping to an hour from 1.30-2.30 but DS was evil when woke. So it soon became an out an about 40 min CN then no nap.

Oh my poor u that's horrific, I forget those long NW, is it teeth?
x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #24 on:** May 08, 2015, 16:42:21 pm »

No just very ot. So hoping for a better night tonight. I don't remember dd1 having this many nw 'so but you do forgot over time, and it's not as bad if you can go back to bed. But having 2 puts an end to that. Ah well it won't last forever. It does scare me though when you read out people saying their baby had never sttn and they are 2 now.

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 08, 2015, 17:00:13 pm »

Fingers crossed again. You do forget mother natures way of making u cope I think lol. My DS is off to bed very soon...up at 5.45 first time in a month urghh x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #26 on:** May 08, 2015, 17:38:15 pm »

Fingers crossed for a good WU for you x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 08, 2015, 18:04:56 pm »

Thanks hun x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #28 on:** May 11, 2015, 15:29:33 pm »

1.5 hrs seems to be getting a 6ish wu. Think I'll stick with that for another week then move to 1hr. She still seems tired though. Today was a 50min nap at cm. Would you just keep BT to 7:30 x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 11, 2015, 17:40:53 pm »

I'd prob try bringing BT a bit earlier if nap is less than an hour, think we pretty much did a 6 Wu 45 min nap and 7pm BT for a good few weeks. If she's tired id go for a 12/12.5 hour day try and keep away OT x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #30 on:** May 15, 2015, 17:36:19 pm »

Well we have had 2 45min naps, on purpose to try to get her to bed before DD2 and 7pm BT. But WU has gone back to 5:30ish on that

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #31 on:** May 15, 2015, 18:28:12 pm »

I'd give it a few days just to see!?! Might be developmental in there too, we had non fixable EW 2 yrs 8 months - 2 yrs 10 months sorry to say....

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #32 on:** May 15, 2015, 18:43:56 pm »

Don't be sorry. It actually makes me feel better knowing it might just pass. We're at 2 years 9 month now so hopefully only 1 more to go. Anyway I'm getting used to walking around like a zombie, with bags under my eyes, broken out skin and generally being ratty all the time. So just image how I'll feel when she starts sleeping later and dd2 sleeps through the night. I'll be flying

xx

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 15, 2015, 19:26:41 pm »

One day you'll wake up at 6.30 and they will both be asleep

We are firmly on no nap now and things are much more stable, can't believe my DS is 3yrs old next week and I'm waiting for the birthday shenanigans to start!!

Fingers crossed for 6am Wu xx

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #34 on:** May 18, 2015, 13:55:16 pm »

Would you believe this. Yesterday I was shattered as DD2 kept me up all nigh but thankfully their naps were going to overlap for a change. So I was supposed to wake DD1 after 1.5hrs but I fell asleep so it was 2 hours. I was prepared for a nice EW but she slept until 6:30 this morning

However she has not napped at all today at the CM's do you think 6:30 BT or later, CM says she looks shattered.

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 18, 2015, 14:17:00 pm »

I'd defo do 6.30 on a nnd.

Lol sometimes there is just no explaining it...at least u got a sleep in too x

Eva's Mummy · « **Reply #36 on:** May 18, 2015, 14:23:53 pm »

It was amazing. Dd2 was up at 1-1:30 and that was it so I got a decent sleep x

Haribo2012 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 18, 2015, 14:25:39 pm »

The small things that please us these days! Hope tonight goes well xx

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Author Topic: 2years 8months old - EW's (Read 2622 times)