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Hi everyone! I usually lurk but finally decided to join in:) DS was born 1/8/11. And we just found out we are expecting baby #2 in October. We are very excited! I have a quick question for the moms whos LOs have transitioned to one nap a day. DS has been fighting both naps. Some days it can take more than an hour to get him down and even then he sleeps for only 25-30 mins. When/how did you know it was time to transition from 2 to 1 nap?
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Welcome and congrats on your new LO. We are expecting our 3rd in October as well.
In answer to your nap question. I would say that he is ready for 1 nap. If he's fighting it for an hour and only sleeping a half hour I'd go down to one nap.
gotta agree. p's 2 naps were soo consistent up until abogout 1-2 mns ago & then he started doing exactly what yours is or every few days he'd sleep well for 2 & then go back to fighting us for the next several days. i thought he was transitioning so i started putting him down later to see if just 1 would do the trick & then he'd only sleep for an hour or so! it was so frustrating but i think we've finally got it worked out. in the last week he all of the sudden slept for 2-2.5hrs a few days in a row so it seems like he's getting in a pattern at last. hope your little one figures it out soon & congrats on #2!!!!
Congrats on your new LO! I'm expecting in September!
JT was doing the same thing -- so I was giving him only 1 nap (usually an hour long, sometimes a tiny bit more). But then the past 2 days he took another 30 minute nap so I'm not sure if he's totally ready.
I wish I could get my kid to take a 2 hour nap consistently!!! I would even take just 1 if I could get that!!!!
Welcome and congrats on baby #2!
I'm by no means a great resource on naps, but I've been fighting with DD to take naps for a while. Yesterday I ended up putting her down an hour later than usual and she fell asleep in 3 minutes (instead of 30 to 60 minutes) and slept for close to 2 hours. Then she even took a short second nap later in the day when we went for a walk. Try it for a few days and see how it goes.
Hi, and welcome! DD1 was born on 1/9, so our LOs are only a day apart! Congrats on your BFP. I am due with DD2 in June.
DD is still on two naps, sometimes 3, but she *really* enjoys her sleep.
Welcome!!!
My LO transitioned to one nap a day about a month ago and it is great because he usually takes a 2-2.5 hour nap it is usually earlier in the day and he is crabby by about 5pm. With me working 8-5 that means I get about half an hour of good awake time at home in the mornings before either taking him to grandma's or leaving him home with dad and then 2-3 hours of a crabby kid in the evenings. He usually goes to bed at 8pm and wakes up around 6:30am.
Congrats on baby #2!!