2-1 transition help with 1 year old

[JennVanessa1083]

Yea I'm thinking that's best for now because after two one so days he's doing EMW and is more cranky.

With 5 hour A times he handles them really well but then by the 3rd day in a row he's exhausted which is also from NW and EMW by then too. After a 2 nap day, he can handle 5hour A times easily before the nap. Afterwards (A before bed) is a little harder for him.

[JennVanessa1083]

Hi!

I was wondering if you can help me make sense of the last two days?

Both were one nap:

Sunday

NW 9:41; 11; 1:53 am

Woke at 7:24, nursed then dozed off

Total 10.5 hrs

WU 7:40 am
S 12:37-2 pm (A 4:57; )
BT 7:27 pm (A 5:27; resisting sleep. Not enough wind down and not soothing enough)


Yesterday:

NW 11:54 pm
Total 11,5

WU 7:17 am
S 12:33-2:29 pm (A 5:16; woke at 1:11)
BT 7:42 pm (A 5:13; wired and cried)

NW 11:02; 12:05; 3 am; 6;30; up at 7:40 am

Does it look like OT? Should I do a 2 nap day to help?

[Shiv52]

That was a great nap yesterday. Awesome you were able to extend it.  I'd be tempted to do a one nap day with that 7.40 wake up.

I'm also wondering what is going on with the feeding to sleep?  How are you managing to settle the NWs?

[JennVanessa1083]

Yea it was a great! I'm going to attempt s one nap day and hopefully stick to a earlier BT if he seems extra tired.

Feeding to sleep is 50/50; sometimes he self settles sometimes I nurse. I'm waiting for the molars to night wean completely and do some sleep training. I would love to start now but I feel bad doing that when he's like this.

[Shiv52]

How you getting on Jenn?

[JennVanessa1083]

Hi Shiv!

Well we are doing ok. Managed a week of one nap days with an average of 2 NW but two nights towards the end of the week had 4 NW including long ones so I assumed it was OT. Friday he went to sleep after a 4 hour A despite every effort to keep him up. He slept for two hours! So This is whathappened since Thursday:

NW 9:20; 10:49-11:29; 2:12-3:12; 6:43

Total 10.5

WU 8 am
S 1:02-2:24 pm (A 5:02)
BT 7:42 pm (A 5:18)

Friday:

NW 10;15 ; 10:57, 1:45; 5:35

Total 11.5

WU 8:11 am
S 12:18-2:18 (A 4:07; cranky and very tired. Couldn't make him last. Wouldn't even eat)
BT 7:54 pm (A 5:36; fighting sleep and hyper)

Yesterday:

NW 10:59; 2:25-3:20 (tossing and turning crying; gave him Tylenol), 6:22 am

Total: 11 hrs

WU 7:53 am
S 10:44-11:17 am (A 2:51; car)
S 3:41-4:57 pm (A4:24; was tired before when I tried at3.5)
BT 9:13 pm (A 4:16; parents were here)

Last night woke at 10:45 crying but resettled then up at 4:45 and I nursed. He woke up bright eyed and ready to go at 6:50 

Souls I push to 1 nap at 12:30 or do a better job at a2 nap day to help catch up?

[Shiv52]

I think I'd do two naps today just to curb the OT??

We're off to a party for my friends LO so will respond properly later xx

[Shiv52]

How'd you get on?  NWs any better last night?

[JennVanessa1083]

Hi!

Well yesterday was weird as he refused to nap on the go I guess too much going on so by the time we got home and he napped, it was a 6.25 A time 

He napped for nearly 2.5 hours then I put him to beds little earlier. He had about a 4.75A to bed. There were a couple of stirrings but only one full of waking. He did a 11.5 night so woke up happy at 7:30.  Today was strange as my husband took him out and he fell asleep in the car for 15 minutes so had to wing the rest of the day.

NW 2:06-2:29 (tossed and turned a lot)

Total 11

WU 7:35
S 11:55-12:10 pm (A 4:20; in the car)
S 1:43-2:55 pm (A 1:33)
BT 8:05 pm (A 5:10; tired but fighting sleep)

[Shiv52]

That was a great nap off that long A time. If only he would do That and the same night every day!!! 😝

[JennVanessa1083]

Lol Right!! Is it too much to ask?!  I wonder if it's because we end up with a longer A after his nap that causes more NW. When I did a longer first A then a 4.75A to bed he only had one NW and 11.5 hr night.


Last night we got 3NW which may have been OT since his last A was over 5 hours with a little more total A for the day.

[Shiv52]

Is be struggling to make the 5 hour A in fhe morning?  Mine definitely did better with longer A time to nap and slightly shorter to bed. 

It really could be because his nap is just an ok length that he is getting OT. It would be great if it could get to 2 plus hours.

What are your thoughts?

[JennVanessa1083]

He can easily make it to 5 hours unless it's been a couple of days in a row and he hasn't had good nights. The day he did 6.25, he was hyper but he didn't have a meltdown which was very surprising to be. I'm wondering if DS just prefers a slightly shorter A to bed and longer A before the nap. Looking back at his records it's hard to tell bc I have stuck to more of set times in terms of making sure he has a 12 hr day rather than calculating A times. It seems as though he has the worst nights when both the first A and A before bed are longer than 5 hours. At 5 hours A in the am, rarely does he sleep past 1.5.

Today he woke at 7 so I'm sticking to a 12:30 nap and see what I get. Hoping for a longer nap! Then maybe a slightly shorter A to bed if I get a good nap?

[Shiv52]

Yes that sounds like a great plan.  I think he would be better with longer A to nap and shorter A to bed as he does seem to get OT after a shortish nap which is understandable. Easier to have the longer A time after a night sleep.

Let me know how he gets on.

Teeth through yet??

[JennVanessa1083]

Unfortunately teeth have not come through he's a very slow teether of course  they are swollen and it seems one of the four is peaking as if it's about to cut or is slowly cutting through.

Yesterday looked ok then turned disaster. He had a short night off one nap. Woke up around 6:15 and tried for an hour to get him to sleep. When I finally gave up and changed his diaper, he pooped. So not like him. Only slept 10.25 with two NW; one of them lasting around a half hour tossing and turning. He was whimpering in his sleep so maybe teeth?

We took a break from medicating bc he takes awhile to teeth and worried about over medicating for an extended period but I may have to medicate. This is what yesterday looked like:

NW 12:40; 4; 6:55

WU 7:12
S 12:36- 2:41 (A 5:24; woke at 1:16 then 1.5)
BT 7:38 pm (A 4:57)

NW 12:55; 4-4:30

Up at 6:20 am. Ugh I don't know what to do for today.