Short naps

JameyR

Hey ladies--I don't post much but thought I'd ask for help since I'm at a loss. DD2 is only taking one nap for about 40 minutes now. This has been going on for almost a month and it's driving me crazy. DD1 will be 3 in Feb and she naps for 2 hours and always has once we transitioned to one nap a day. Any thoughts? DD2 has always been a great sleeper but not lately.

Also, my daycare provider tells me she sleeps two hours there. Sometimes I swear she's lying because it hasn't been more than an hour for me in a long time. She goes to daycare tue, wed, thur only and how she manages to stay consistent one place but not other beats me. So frustrated because I need nap time to get things done! Plus she's still tired when she wakes up! Help!

CourtneyEeps

Are you putting her down too early? Ds will sometimes act sleepy around 10am but if I put him down for a nap then, he wakes up 45 minutes later. 11am is the magic time.

Or maybe she's not ready for one nap? Maybe a 45 minute morning nap and a 1/1.5 hour afternoon nap will work better for her.

JameyR

Well, she transitioned herself to 1 nap about 6 months ago and was fine until recently. I wonder if it has something to do with teeth? She does sleep all night which is good....my oldest is the one that wakes up a night sometimes. Also, I can put her down any time between 12-1:30 (or used to be able to) and it would be fine. I could try to go back to 2 naps though!

CourtneyEeps

It could definitely be teeth or maybe a weird developmental leap, especially if she's learning a major new skill. Hopefully it figures itself out soon because nap time is our only source of sanity