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Nap time help- the 1 nap transition

mamatotwins0812mamatotwins0812 member
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Lo's are 18 months. I started working on the 1 nap transition very slowly back in Nov. we then went away for thanksgiving and when we came back they started magically sleeping later which allowed me to transition easily to 1 afternoon nap. That was short lived and must have been just catching up on sleep bc they're back to waking at their normal time again (around 730 for b and 800 for a). Problem is, they can barely make it to their afternoon nap now but if I put them down in the morning, they won't go back to sleep in the afternoon, and if they do it wouldn't be until around 5 which completely messes up bedtime....so I'm trying to stick to the 1 nap and have just moved it up to 12:15, immediately after lunch (if I make it any earlier, they are too tired in the afternoon leg). The real problem is the past few days it appears that they're overtired and are napping terribly (today not at all....yay!). I feel like im stuck between a rock and a hard place with this. Has anyone had any experience with this and words of wisdom?! TIA.
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Re: Nap time help- the 1 nap transition

  • whitehousemwhitehousem member
    I could have written this post about DD who is 19 months. I was just about to go back to a two nap schedule bc it wasn't working but decided to stick with it. It has started getting better the past few days (before that her one nap was terrible!). The holidays were hard bc we had family in town, she got sick, etc. I put her down at 1 pm now, after lunch. I want her to nap for three hours (she's always been a great sleeper with two long naps a day) but will settle for two hours min. If she wakes up earlier I leave her up there to talk, play, whine, fuss, etc. I have no problem leaving her for an hour. I think it sends the signal that it's still nap time. I am staying consistent and the naps are getting longer. Sometimes she sleeps later in the morning the next day if she has a bad nap day and I let her. Good sleep begets good sleep. I know it will be harder with two but hope this helps! I would just stick with it and they should adjust. It's def a frustrating transition. GL!
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  • LottaLattesLottaLattes member
    Mine switched around 15 months. It was the same, if they had their hour morning nap, they weren't napping in the afternoon at all and a puddle of tears from 5 until bedtime. They now wake at 6:30-7, have lunch at 11 and down for nap at 12-2:30-3, and bed at 7:30. It works for us, and I know there were a few rough days there in the beginning. Sleep lady book recommends you do whatever is needed to get them to nap (sitting in their room or whatever) so they don't get overtired and nutscrazy.

    Mine went through a different sleep transition a couple weeks ago where they started playing and talking together instead of napping. I had to move one crib to the other side of the room and that fixed it again.

    Good luck! If you haven't read that book, I swear by it. Mine sleep tons better, not perfectly yet but I'm not super rigid about STing (and my boys just turned 19 months)
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