Parenting Qusetion

NotSharknado

DD is almost 14 months. She used to nap 2x a day for 1hr 1/2 at each. Nap times were 9am then 2pm. Everything is wonky now. She now gets up at 5:30am. I will put her down for her first nap around 8:30-9. She will sleep for 2hrs. For the second nap I'll attempt to put her down at 2:30 but she fights it like crazy and ends up not sleeping. But around 5ish she becomes a nightmare and would easily go down if I let her. I'm thinking she's ready for one nap. So, what do I do? Do I just keep her up a little later each morning and eventually have her take a nap around noon? Would that make a difference? She goes to bed at 7pm and I'm not opposed to putting her down later if she slept later in the morning. I would like to have this schedule: wake 8am. Nap 12pm. Bed 8pm. How do I accomplish this??? Or at the very least balance everything out? I refuse to let her nap at 5pm. If this makes any sense at all I appreciate the advice.

catycate

Sounds like she is ready to shift to 1 nap. Start inching the AM nap later and maybe let her sleep for an hr instead of 2. Start inching the PM nap earlier. FWIW, DS is 19 months and our schedule is : wake- 8, nap 1:30, bed 7:30.

ridesbuttons

I'd start putting LO down for her nap later in the morning.  Try for 10am.  If that works start pushing naptime back closer to noon a little each week.  Not knowing what time bedtime is, I would aim for 6:30 or 7:00pm bedtime.

8pm-8am sounds great, but from what you've described it is a leap.

CoffeeBeen

DS transitioned himself out of two naps by alternating a 1-nap day with a 2-nap day for a week or two.  On the 1-nap days he'd be really tired, so he'd take 2-naps the next day which made him really rested, so he'd take 1-nap the next day.  It was a back-and-forth cycle for about two weeks.

 I also wouldn't let your DD nap at 5pm either (but I really, really value my evenings, so maybe I'm biased), I think you're getting to the point where you need to consolidate.  Start by skipping the morning nap if she's not acting tired and after a week or two the rest should fall into place.  You may have a cranky little girl at first, but it will work itself out.  And if it doesn't then you can always go back to two naps.

NotSharknado

catycate:

Sounds like she is ready to shift to 1 nap. Start inching the AM nap later and maybe let her sleep for an hr instead of 2. Start inching the PM nap earlier. FWIW, DS is 19 months and our schedule is : wake- 8, nap 1:30, bed 7:30.

This would be a dream. I figured this is the solution. Thanks.

NotSharknado

ridesbuttons:

I'd start putting LO down for her nap later in the morning.  Try for 10am.  If that works start pushing naptime back closer to noon a little each week.  Not knowing what time bedtime is, I would aim for 6:30 or
7:00pm bedtime.

8pm-8am sounds great, but from
what you've described it is a
leap.

I know it's a leap, her bed time is 7-7:30. I'm not too worried about her sleeping later in the am just yet, more so trying to get her through without wanting to go to sleep at 5pm. Thank you!

cyprissa

I think it's worth tryin to push bedtime back a bit. I'd start with 15 mins and see what happens in the morning.

NotSharknado

Thanks ladies, I'm going to start tomorrow. Fingers X.