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Help with 2-1 transition
« on: November 06, 2015, 16:09:12 pm »
Hello, I was in the naps board for quite a while and had great help, now that ds is 13 months old I thought I'd pop in here to seek for more!

We've been transitioning for a while, but illness, teething, nursery have been on the way so we are still on two naps. We've had the occasional day with one nap when he woke later or he didn't sleep at nursery in the morning, but usually his routine is like this:

6-6.30 wu (it can be earlier but usually after 6)
11.15/11.30 nap 1 - usually between 1h and 1h30
3.30/3.45 nap 2 - 30 mins
7 bt - asleep by 7.15

We never get more than 1.30h for that main nap, and even 1.30 is only maybe once a week, usually it is more 1h15. Only this week I have tried for a couple of days to push that nap steadily at 11.30, and got a good nap once, then 1.15 again. Should I keep at it or try to push more? I should say that the second catnap is usually out and about as at home he's very difficult to settle, usually he refuses the nap completely. Although today he didn't even fall asleep in the pushchair for the first time. so not sure what to do about bed time, he only slept from 11.15 till 12.30! He has been teething for a few weeks now and only today I think on of the tooth has come through, alleluia, but there is till another one there, hopefully it'll follow shortly, they usually do.
At night he's been fine, no wakings or very rarely. Thanks for your help!
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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2015, 07:30:33 am »
Hi there, I'd continue to push the nap a little you might find you get a longer nap if you stick with your new time for a few days. Our routine was pretty much the same as yours until DS was about 15 months and CN was getting bit late in the day so I ditched the CN and brought BT earlier.

Your day looks pretty good honey x
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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2015, 08:41:00 am »
Thank you very much for taking a look and replying! Yesterday we got a good nap of 1h40, then a late catnap at 4.20 in the car, woke him after 20 mins. Bt was 7.15 and he slept till 6.40!! now I'm tempted to put him down at 12 and see if we can have one nap today...not sure if a good idea

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2015, 09:17:22 am »
Sounds like a good day, maybe judge his mood and if seems to be getting tired just pop in bed few mins before 12.
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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2015, 13:33:55 pm »
Well that was a disaster!   :o DH took him out and got sleepy in the car at 11, stayed awake, then went down at 12.05 but only slept 35 minutes! I think I'm going to stick to 11.30 regardless of wu, like I was doing for a while. I hope he takes a longer nap this afternoon now... >:(

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2015, 17:03:04 pm »
35 mind was prob OT so yes give things a few days to stabilise.
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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2015, 16:01:12 pm »
Do you remember what your DS's routine was like at 15 months?

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2015, 20:26:43 pm »
We were definitely one 1 nap, it was around 12-2 I'll see if I can find any of my own posts x
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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2015, 20:37:59 pm »
Thank you! was bt 7 or earlier? x

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2015, 20:41:05 pm »
Hi our routine at 12 m was WU 7, nap 11.15-12.45, CN 4, BT 8.

By 16m it was WU 7, nap 12-2, BT 7-7.30.

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2015, 20:43:21 pm »
Just checked back our day was 6 WU nap 12/12.15 BT 6.30/7pm. We did have a lot of short naps and NW at this age as canines were on the move and developmental stuff going on.
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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2015, 20:47:22 pm »
Thank you both!! Yes there seems to be something going every week, now his cough is back and woke him up early this morning and an hour into his nap  >:( It's hard to push that nap when he wakes early  >:(

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2015, 21:04:43 pm »
Re reading your first post your day does fine. Looking at our day at around that age Olly was on 1.5 hours with a CN You will prob find when he drops that CN he will tack some of it on to the 1 nap  :)

And yes - I remember singing at the top of my voice to stop olly dropping off in the car when it was too close to nap time! It didn't always work even with my awful voice and we had to muddle though! Even a quick 5 min nap can scupper the next one!

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2015, 21:14:12 pm »
Yes, that's exactly what happened yesterday, dh kept shouting at him from the front, but he still dozed off... >:( At the moment the problem is to get him to take that cn at home when I can't/don't want to go out! today it wasn't too bad, only took 10 minutes then he slept 25 minutes. Will carry on until we can get to 12 for his nap and hope for the best!x

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Re: Help with 2-1 transition
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2015, 21:31:47 pm »
Hi hun, tbh I'm amazed you kept our routine for so long, you've done amazing!  :)

Just popping in...Do you remember a while back he woke early at 5.30am or something and you still managed to push him through to his set nap time of 10.30/45? That resulted int  he longest nap he has ever taken. Think that was back when I went on holiday in September if memory serves?

Given that, I'm with Zoe in that a push to a new set nap time might be in order. You can always apop your stroller nap later on for a quick 15mins to get to a reasonable BT, although it's getting quite dark out now so might not be as easy as it was before?? Xx