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1 nap or 2 ?
« on: June 30, 2007, 05:34:09 am »
Sahria is an angel baby and she pretty much goes with the flow  :) She is now 9.5 mths

Our problem is naps, she seems to want lots of awake time and this is meaning that her second nap become late enough to become a problem at bed time

Our routine is pretty much as follows:

7.30am wake (activities thru the morning)
11.00am nap (2 hours or more if I let her)
1.00pm A time
4.00pm cat nap (she wants lots more but I wake her at 4.30pm to preserve bedtime)
6.30/7pm bedtime depending on how tired she is

Sleeps well unless teething or sick
She wakes around 6/6.30am for a bottle and then back to sleep till 7.30/8am

However recently I have on occassion only popped her down for 1 nap, so the changes are:
12 noon nap (sleeps 3 + hours)
3/3.30pm Activity time
6/6.30pm bedtime

and the same as above
Sleeps well unless teething or sick
She wakes around 6/6.30am for a bottle and then back to sleep till 7.30/8am

She is never grumpy when tired she settles quite well even when alittle overtired and essentially she gets more sleep when she has 1 nap then she does with 2

So what is your opinions - know she is only young but should I be going by age or by what she seems to be telling me ?

I'm confused because it would be easier for me if she were on 1 nap so I am unsure If I am letting my wishes cloud my judgement.

Michaela
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Re: 1 nap or 2 ?
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2007, 06:44:37 am »
It certainly its unusual for that young to be on one nap, but not unheard of.
SO I would say go with a flow, when she is fine with it why not?Especially if she is taking oen long na 3 hours.
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Re: 1 nap or 2 ?
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2007, 08:35:19 am »
Hi Michaela
she is very young but all lo's are different and you know her better than anyone; if she is not overtired, is still happy and sleeping well at night then again go with the flow. I think most problems start when lo's are given only one nap every day and o/t accumulates very quickly. If it's only occasionally and you keep an eye on her then I guess she should be fine
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Re: 1 nap or 2 ?
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2007, 10:10:03 am »
Hi Michaela! :)

I agree withh others, if she is happy and you are happy go for it. With Liana, who was an angel and pretty much a go with the flow type bub, when we were changing we were able to do 1 nap most days and then every 3rd day or so go back to 2 naps to make sure she didn't get overtired.  Because she was so easy going it didn't mess her up at all, might work with Sahria if needed.
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Re: 1 nap or 2 ?
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2007, 13:07:02 pm »
What age is the typical transition to one nap? My LO is 12 (almost 13 months) and he has been shortening his morning nap to 30-45 min. Afternoon nap is still about 1 1/2 hrs. Is this to early for "the big change"??? Should I start pushing his morning nap nap to slowly move to one nap or just leave him as he is?

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Re: 1 nap or 2 ?
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2007, 14:12:48 pm »
sounds like he is managing "the big change" really well all by himself- you lucky mom! most lo's at his age need a short 30-45min am nap but typically mom has to wake lo as most can't shorten it themselves.
I would definitely leave him as he is for now and don't push any more changes, we were on a 30min am nap and 1.5hr pm nap until 15mo. He will let you know when he needs a change by either refusing his am nap, or his pm nap, or cutting back on his sleep even more. Until then relax and enjoy the ride!!!!
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Re: 1 nap or 2 ?
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2007, 10:10:21 am »
Hi,
My DD is also 9 1/2 months old and is also heading towards one nap early.She has suddenly gone to having 4 1/2 hrs A time after waking in the morning,usually around 6:30.She then has an hour nap from 11 - 12,then can only handle 3hrs 40mins A time after that nap.She has then a 1 hr 20 min nap until 5.This doesn't affect her bedtime at all,she can only handle about 2 1/4 hrs before bed.She has always managed long A times for her age,so I guess she will be onto one nap before long,I'll see how she goes.

Clare x