Pushing nap later and shorter nap

[Chloevalentine]

 Why is it when I push 13 mo los nap out later it's always shorter?  He seems to take a longer nap when is a time is shorter in the morning

[Chloevalentine]

Today I got an even shorter nap one hour. He was up at 715 went down at 12 (after a busy active morning) and was up at 1! Yikes. Too little or too much A time. Most recently he was up at 7 and was doing a good nap from 1130-130

[Haribo2012]

Prob too much A time, 1 hour for us was always developmental or teeth.

[Chloevalentine]

Ok I'll try for a 4.5 hour A time and see. What's the average for a 13 month on one nap? Although he might be getting a tooth. And he's climbing eveything! Thank god for that sleep sack otherwise I'm sure he'd be trying to climb out of crib.

[Haribo2012]

From my own kids DS1 was up 6.30 ish nap 12.15-2.15 bt 7,30, but DS2 is higher sleep needs and up 6.45 still had CN 20 mins at 9.30 then nap 1-2.40pm bt 7pm until about 16 months.

I think it depends on the child really x

[Chloevalentine]

Some days he's doing a 2 1/2 hour nap and some days hes doing an hour and 10 minutes I can't quite figure it out. I've been trying to keep the A time to around 4.5 hours.

[Haribo2012]

I'd prob just go to set naps then his body clock will get used to it x

[Chloevalentine]

Good idea. If he's up at 7 I was doing 4.5 hrs A time nap at 1130. Is that ok for 13 month old? Yesterday he was up at 730 and did 12-230! But today was up at 7 and did 1130-1240

[Haribo2012]

To be honest I'd set it at 12, give lunch at 11.30 so he's nice and full and ready for sleep x

[Chloevalentine]

Good idea ! Today he was up earlier around 615 so we did lunch and nap 1130-115

[Haribo2012]

Good nap then x

[Chloevalentine]

Is it odd that usually no matter what time I put him down for nap whether it's 1130 or 1230 he  seems to wake most times at 130! So it could be a 1 hr or 1.5 or 2 hr nap.

[Haribo2012]

Body clock maybe!? I'd just put him down at 11.30 then and get best nap poss x

[Chloevalentine]

Yesterday went down at 12 slept 2 hours 15 mins today went down at 12 slept 1 hour 15 mins?! Crazy

[Haribo2012]

It will settle as he gets older I'm sure x