Is it enough?

[momofnewbaby]

Hi everyone, I am back. A few weeks ago, I posted that my dd was transitioning to one nap and in the process getting very little sleep. Well, I bit the bullet and put her down only for one nap, at 12:30 pm, and well, it lasts only an hour and 10 minutes (yes, she's up at 1:40). I've tried leaving her alone for upto 20 minutes, but either there's either talking, or howling. For the night, she is in bed at 7:30, up at 6:30. So, what do I do to extend her nap, or just go with the flow? Maybe once a week or once in ten days she does give me a two hour nap. So, does she take it when she needs it?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Sumita

[mcruari]

12 hrs in total sounds pretty good to me. I remember reading that toddlers should get in around 13hrs a day so you're not far off. I'd just go with the flow and maybe try just 15 minutes earlier with her bedtime if you are concerned.

Well done!!

Sinead

[alyssa1]

I just wanted to let you know that I am going through the same tranistion with mine (15 months old) and it has not been an easy one.  I am finding that he is overtired quite a bit and I am only getting 1 hours naps maybe a little more.  So, I think for some of us this is just the way it goes.  I must say that some days he does have to have his 2 naps but I really try not to let them go to far into the day.  As a result of this I have been putting him to bed a little earlier at night so he is not so cranky the next day.  Total he gets 11-12 hours at night and 1-2 hours nap within 24 hours.  This is all he has ever been able to pull off even after my attempts to lenghten etc.  I am just going to keep trying for the one nap - he goes down between 11:15-12:00 and putting him to bed a little early until we can move the one nap to later in the afternoon.

[imsmum]

My lo was stuck for what seemed like an age at the 1.5 hour nap (and still is when she is with me on the w/e's ) but after a couple of months and a very fortuitous time change she is now napping 2+ hours with my nanny.  I think it can just take some lo's a while to adjust to one nap.

[Harrisonsmummy]

Yes we were the same, started with 1hr 20min naps which gradually lengthened to 1hr 45mins, and recently ( a couple of months down the line) 2 hours naps (although these shorten with any hiccups - colds teething).

From what I have read they can adjust themselves to longer naps but this can take several months.

[momofnewbaby]

Thanks ladies, really appreciate your input. Just wanted to get some positive reinforcement. Hopefully one day she will start aking two hours naps too.

Thanks again.

Sumita