Hi,
Sorry to post another 2:1 mess but just wondering if anyone can see where I can go from here as I have no idea what on earth to try next :-(
I think he’s almost at 1 nap - but perhaps not quite?
We do have night feeding props to sort out but lately I’ve had the odd nap refusal and every night a 1 x NW of 1hr or up to 1hr 30. I'm really struggling with these long NWs on top of the other night issues so want to try and sort them out if I can. He doesn’t want to play or chat but just seems to be really struggling to nod off again - kicks off if I leave the room. Until the hr or so is up and then he just drifts off with no real help. (meds make no difference)
So thought I’d try and fiddle during half term and do some 1 nap days to at least try and understand whether these NWs are OT or UT.
These are the last few days….
Fri:WU: 7.40 (late WU - so thought I’d try a 1 nap day)
Nap: 12.50 - 14.20 (had to wake for early nursery pick up)
Sleep 19.10.
= pretty good night with no long NW.
BUT that’s off a late WU. So day was a little shorter than normal.
Sat:
WU: 6.30
Nap: 12.10 - 14.30 (2hrs 20)
Sleep: 19.30
= 1 long NW of an hr (plus few others)
Sun:
WU: 6.30
Nap: 12.10 - 14.20 (2hrs 10)
Sleep: 6.50 (he was getting fussy)
= 1 x long NW of 1hr 15mins
Mon:
WU: 6.30
Nap - 11.50 - 1.30 (1hr 40)
Sleep - 6.30.
= No long NW but lots of frequent wakes.
Didn’t know what to try next - so thought I’d try a 2 nap day again - to see if any better and get us adjusted to time change this weekend. Hasn’t worked!!!
Tues:
WU: 6am
Nap 1: 9.15 - to 9.45
Nap 2: 3pm - 4.35
tried at 1.15 I think - no joy, then again at 2ish I think. Eventually he looked tired just before 3pm so tried then. (to be fair - I didn’t try very long at the others but he had the look of I’m not going to sleep!)
Sleep 20:20
= No long NW but lots of frequent wakes
Wed:
WU. 6.30
Nap 1: 10 - 10.20
Nap 2: 3.10.
(he did look sleepy in the car at 1.20 ish and I think could have dozed off if we’d been in 5 mins longer) I tried at 2 - no joy.
I guess I could reduce the morning nap to just 10 mins.
Or
- I’m tempted to just push to 1 nap - I guess around 12. (5,30 A time) which he does seem able to handle.
- And cap at 2hrs? (Only cause the days he went over 2 hrs = long NW). I don’t really like the thought of capping so young but as he’s not walking yet perhaps he’s just not tired enough?!!
- On Wed, Thur and Fri - the earliest I can get him down is 1pm. Quite a monster A time on a 6.30 WU….but I guess try it?
But then I have no idea what time to try bed. He doesn’t tend to do more than 11 or 11.30 ON sleep. But I’m thinking the 5 hrs A time after the nap is too long?!! But if too short / the day is too short with a 11hr night and WU gets earlier and earlier...
I’m really sorry for all the rambling here - just sooo tired and lost!!
Thanks in advance for any help.