Hi my LB is 11months old and we seem to be having a bumpy ride with naps lately.
His usual routine is (or was):
WU 5:45/6:00
S 9:30-10:45/11:00
S 14:30/15:00-15:30/16:00
BT: 19:15/30
His morning nap has pretty much stayed he same lately but he is fighting his afternoon nap and I'm finding he wants the nap much later in the afternoon- closer to 15:30/16:00...but this is too late in the day for a nap. To solve this I've been letting him have a CN at 15:30, never letting him sleep past 16:15. Which seemed to be working, if it just left him a little groggy and sleepy through tea time. There have been the odd day where this hasn't worked, and I've done an early BT (18:30/19:00) with no afternoon nap.
Now the last few days he doesn't seem to be tired by his usual 9:30 nap. He's not hugely fighting it yet, but the signs are there...he'll toss and turn and kick around for up to 15mins before falling asleep. This morning he hadn't even yawned up to 9:30 so I left it until 10:00 and he fell asleep immediately without fuss, until 11:30.
Should I start pushing his morning nap later for a 2-1 nap transition? If so, what do I do about the afternoon nap in the mean time? Is 11 months a bit early for one nap? I'm worried that he will become OT.
Also looking for advice on how to work E around a midday nap? As he current has a snack after his nap at 11ish and then lunch at 12:00-12:30. Obviously eventually he may be napping at this time and I'm not sure what routines people usually follow at this age?