When is it time to do the 2-1?

[maybell245]

Hello,
My DD is 11 months and I am just trying to think ahead to the 2-1 transition because I can't remember when we did it with DD#1.  Can someone please direct me to the informational thread with general timelines and things to look for etc.?

Much appreciated!

[becj86]

Hi

Here is a link to the sleep FAQs: https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?board=112.0

Specific to the 2-1:
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=163278.0
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=275734.0

[maybell245]

Thanks!  I am confused though as to how to start.  Now DD is 14 months and in the past two weeks has done the following:
* refused the morning nap and taken a long pm nap
* taken a long am nap and refused the pm nap
* taken 2 good naps and be cranky when we wake her from the pm nap
* waking early some days, but not others

So which A time should I stretch out since the nap refusal time isn't consistent?

I really think she is trying to tell me she needs less sleep, but there isn't a consistency to which nap she refuses if any.  The days she is taking the 2 good naps are usually a day after refusing 1 of the naps.

Any advice on where to start would be much appreciated.

[becj86]

So which A time should I stretch out since the nap refusal time isn't consistent?

I would just pick a routine that will work for you (around picking up other children, or whatever else you do regularly that needs accounting for) and stick with it for a week and see how that goes. You can alternate one and two nap days if you so desire. You can do a short AM nap and a long PM nap or vice versa.

Being woken up is unpleasant - a little crankiness when you cap a nap is pretty reasonable and just something you may have to deal with for a while til she's fully onto one nap. Crying is her way to communicate, it doesn't mean you're doing her damage.