Hi there DS is now nearly 11 months and for the past couple of weeks we have been having early morning wake ups. I think we are nearing the 2-1 nap transition but we are not quite there yet. However if he woke a bit later in the mornings we probably would be! Our routine looks something like this.
WU- 5.15am
PU- 6am ( this is difficult as he gets upset so have to stay with him to reassure)
Nap 1- usually around 9.45 for no more than 15 mins (can’t make this any later as then I can’t get him down for next nap)
Nap 2- 1-3pm (have to fit this one in before school pick up)
BT- 7.15 asleep by 7.30pm
He is definitely tired in the mornings and would go back to bed at 9am if I let him so I don’t think the night is long enough. I’ve tried to resettle at 5.15am but doesn’t work. I’ve tried WTS the last three mornings, first day he slept on until 6.45am, second morning didn’t work and third morning he woke fully when I went in at 4.30am but went back off fairly quickly until 6am. We have previously had 11 hour nights which I think works best for him and a wake up of 6.30am is ideal. Any ideas how we get back to this? I have also tried a later bedtime of 8pm but doesn’t help so tonight I’ve tried earlier bedtime of 7pm. Would like to keep the main nap at lunchtime as this seems to work best for our routine. Please help.....feeling exhausted!