2-1 transition help with 1 year old

[Shiv52]

I was rubbish at sticking to a set wake up 😜😜😜. Third baby on and I'm still the same! Bit like when I used to let them sleep too long in the day as I was enjoying the break and been then kicking myself at 10pm when they wouldnt go to bed.

[JennVanessa1083]

Lol Shiv I do the same thing despite my better judgment 🙈

[Shiv52]

It's a balancing act!!!!

[JennVanessa1083]

I have a question: at 17 months..,what's a typical easy with a 13 hour day with a 2 hour nap?

[Shiv52]

My DD1 did 8am nap at 1.30 and then bed at 8.45ish. She needed 5.5 before the nap.

My DD2 did 5 hours before the nap but then she needed At least 6 hours to bed after a 2 hour nap. For that reason I started capping her nap so she'd be going to bed at a similar time to DD1.

[JennVanessa1083]

Ok that's a good reference point. It's looking like he may need a 5.5 A for a good 2 hour nap unless he had a really awful night.

Bedtime it may look like 5.25-5.5 after a 2 Hr nap.
 

[Shiv52]

It's so tricky isn't it?! But yes I'd say that sounds like a plan.

Did those teeth ever come through?!

[JennVanessa1083]

Ugh! 2 have finally come in and he's working on the remainder two 

So my nanny put him down for a nap after w 6 Hr A. She said he wasn't tired. I kind of think he was OT. Anyways he only napped for 1.5 which I think it's slightly OT. So  I'm thinking a bedtime at 8 which is a 5 Hr A? Does that sound reasonable?

[Shiv52]

Yes maybe 7.45 asleep for 8?

[JennVanessa1083]

I ended up doing the 8 pm bedtime and he woke every 2 hours. First 1.5 tossed and turned in his sleep. I'm wondering if it was a little UT. Hard to say because another molar is breaking through so sleep the last few days have been shotty.

[Shiv52]

How've you been getting on?  My wee granny passed away in Friday so ive not been about so sorry for slow reply x

[JennVanessa1083]

I'm so sorry to hear about your granny. My somcerest condolences.

Well still getting wake ups. One molar is cutting the other looks stagnant. His upper canines look swollen and transparent under the gums so not sure what that means lol

I was wondering, after a 2.5 hr nap is 5.25-5.5 A to bed enough?

I got a 9.5 night but his nap started a little later that'll usual since Sunday's is church and errands.

WU 8 am
S 1:45-2:15 (car)
S 2:30-4:30ish
BT 9:45 pm (sooo late)

3 NW at 11:45; 3:30; 6:30

Up at 7:45 am.

[Shiv52]

😘 thanks x we're getting there.


I would say if you are thinking he needs more A time than that after 2.5 nap you may be best to cap the nap at 2 hours?

The day you posted you'd have probably been. Water waking him at 3.30 to get to bed closer to your set time.

How are the set times coming on?

[JennVanessa1083]

Set times were somewhat working. I'll be honest the last 3 days he has been sleeping a lot. Not sure what's going on. He has been sleeping in and taking monster naps. I think it's teeth bc I can hear him wake up at night whimpering then going back to sleep. Sometimes he willfully wake up about twice. Usually middle of the night then early morning.

I'm trying to get him back to an earlier wake up but I feel bad waking him up lol

[Shiv52]

How are things going?  It's hateful having to wake them isn't it 😝