Early waking lately

[sce]

My 13 month daughter is starting to wake up super early in the morning.

This is her usual schedule
7:30-7:45 wake bottle
8 breakfast solids
8:30-10:30 play
10:30-11 cat nap
11 wake bottle
12 lunch solids
12:30-1:45 play
1:45-3:45 nap
3:45 wake bottle
4-6 play
6 dinner solids
6:45-7:30 play
7:30 bottle
7:45 bed time

She used to nap from 10-11 in the morning, but she was starting to resist her afternoon nap or wake up after an hour, so we've been thinking we need to get rid of the morning nap which is why it's down to 30 minutes now. 

She's been waking up anywhere between 5:30-6am though and won't go back down.

Any suggestions??

[Haribo2012]

Hi, does she wake happy in the morning? Could be tad UT maybe needs a longer day or progressing to 1 nap!?

[sce]

I don't think she wakes up happy no.  So should we get rid of the morning cat nap all together?  And then would her afternoon nap need to be earlier than 1:45?

[Haribo2012]

Sorry missed the bit about 5.30 waking just saw the day starting 7.45 (newborn baby brain here) if  she's not going back down from 5.30 etc I'd guess she OT by 7.45 bedtime. Have you tried early bedtime? With us we pushed the morning hap a little and left it uncapped then gave a 20 min CN in the late afternoon to get to decent BT, if no CN went for early bedtime.

[sce]

I know this is super selfish, but it's better for all of us if she has a longer afternoon nap instead of a longer morning nap.  So should we get rid of the morning nap completely and just do an afternoon nap?  D you still recommend an earlier bed time?

[Haribo2012]

It's whatever works for you and your family so not selfish. If you get rid of morning nap you will have to bring the afternoon one earlier i would think. General rule here was nap under 1.5 hours early BT anything over normal bedtime x

[sce]

Sorry, I don't understand your last post.  So if I take out the morning nap would her afternoon nap be at 1 instead of 1:45?  I'm not sure.

She woke up this morning at 4:45!!

[Buntybear]

Hi - yes you would def need to bring the nap forward so that she doesn't get OT by the time she goes down for it. If you get some short naps because of the move then you could do an EBT to compensate until she adjusts x

[sce]

Do you think 1 is still too late for the afternoon nap?

[Haribo2012]

With being up at that time I'd do an earlier nap.

[Buntybear]

I would too otherwise she will have a huge first A time and she is not used to that. I guess you will be aiming for a nap between 12 and 2 - uncapped xx

[sce]

Uncapped, but no longer than 2 hours right?

[Lindsay27]

I wouldn't necessarily say not longer than 2hrs.  When my DS went to 1 nap he would easily do 2.5hrs and sometimes more and it didn't affect his night.  I would leave it completely uncapped for now and see what happens and then you will have a better idea of what to do re: EWs

[Buntybear]

I would see how she goes but I'd have thought she will need as much sleep as she can whilst she adjusts. If she starts to get UT at BT then start to cap.

[sce]

Okay, here's an update.

She's down to one afternoon nap at 1, but she's only napping for 1 hour and 45 minutes.

At night she's waking and it takes at least 2 hours to get her back down and she's still waking up at 6 or 6:30.  She's also having lunch at 11:30 and falling asleep at lunch.

What should we do?