DH upset about naps and church

[shimmer]

Hi - I need some major advice.

My LO is 13 months old and we are currently about to make a transition from 2-1 naps.   She wakes at 8 and has been taking a short morning nap for about 6 months now, and then a nice long afternoon nap.  But then , after two illnesses and teething these last 2 months we've been dealing with some night wakings that we just can't seem to shake, so I think it's time to get rid of the morning nap.

Here's the problem. 

When her morning nap is gone, I'm sure it's safe to say that her afternoon nap will have to be bumped up from 2:00 to 1:30-ish, right? (that would be a 5 1/2 hour A time).  Our Church on Sundays is a 3-hour block that was 9-12, but changed to 11-2 at the new year.  We are very faithful church goers, and have been bringing lo home for her naps whenever necessary.  With the 9-12 old time, once her morning nap is gone, that would've been perfect, but now that it's moved to 11-2, one of us will have to sacrifice the last 1/2 hour to bring her home for a nap.

This is really upsetting my husband who is sick of the three-hour block being interrupted by naps for the last year.  (as I said, we are pretty avid churchgoers).  He wants us to "see" if she'll just handle having a late afternoon nap on Sundays.

Will this work?  If we do this once a week, will she start struggling the other 6 days?  Or, is there a way we can give her an AM nap on Sundays to push the PM nap back without it screwing up the rest of the week and nighttime?

Please help because hubby and I are having a bit of a "struggle" seeing eye-to-eye on this one.

[RachelC]

I missed church for a year after dd2 was born b/c of nap times.  I started back shortly after she turned one.  Shortly thereafter, she went to one nap.

Sundays are a little tricky as sometimes she falls asleep on the way home from church, which throws off the nap a bit.  On Monday, we are pretty much back to normal.  As Stacy said, it's only one day a week.

You may also find, on non-church days, that you will need to bump the nap back to 1, or so.

[Ennypen]

Got to say I agree with Stacy on this... she really should be fine for one day a week xxx

If she is tired at church can she not attend in her pushchair and have a nap there if she really needs it?

H xxx

[Ami ~ 3 girls' mom]

Don't discount the catnap if you need one.  Sometimes 20-45 minutes makes a world of difference in preventing an overtired kid.   

[NikiJ]

Hi Shimmer

We would be avid churchgoers too.  Our meeting last 2hours on Sunday from half 10 to half 12, then we have an hr on Tuesday nights from half 7 to half 8 & then 2 hours on Thursday nights from half 7 to half 9.

The sunday meeting was never a problem for us.  When dd was smaller she wouldn't have her morning nap but we survived it.  The problem we have is with Thursday nights because it finishes so late & she won't last that long.  so what we have been doing recently is that one of us brings her home at between half 8 & 9 to bring her to bed & this has worked for us.  We generally take it in turns.

Would that be an option for you guys?

Niki