how to transition to one nap
/Alyssa, BSMS Support Team. My 14mo baby can last almost 5h before needing a nap but freaks out if I put him down any earlier than 4h. But I feel like Im doing something wrong by doing her one nap early at 10. Youll likely find yourself with a grumpy child struggling with the lack of sleep as she makes this switch. so far two weeks of this and Im still struggling! I know hes over tired but is this expected when transitioning? If you think bedtime would be much earlier, then I would do a late catnap, but definitely try to keep the nap under 30 minutes (just enough to get the edge off). Problem is, my twins continue to have the odd playdate or appointment smack in the middle of their NEW nap time. /Alyssa, BSMS Support Team, https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/toddler-keeps-waking-up-at-5-am. She has been napping 2-2.5 hrs at 11:30am. So, what does this look like for a typical day? Yes, we have nightly bedtime routine at around the same time each day. Early but is it possible she is ready? Its likely shes starting to phase out that second nap, but that doesnt always mean its a clean transition. No amount of coffee can make waking at 5 am feel good. Earlier if she skips a nap. He wont take a nap longer than 45 mins. I am also going to attach an article for the 15 month sleep regression and a link for our 21 Days to Peace and Quiet Program. If he is not sleep trained then I would highly encourage you to look into it before this new baby comes! Im working with my 17 month old to transition to 1 nap, as he has been frequently refusing either the morning or afternoon nap for some time now. Bedtime routine starts around 7:15pm, and he is in his crib by 7:35pm on average, but he will lie in his crib awake for at least 30 minutes, so he falls asleep between 8:15-8:30pm. If the awake time is too long in the afternoon, try and give him some quiet time in the nursery and read books (give his brain some time to shut off). in response, for a one nap day we use 5 hour awake times. Thanks so much! Nap training is definitely the last piece of the sleep puzzle and often allows your LO to get a pretty solid schedule down. Because your little one just started the nap transition, it can take a few weeks to become more solid. What would you suggest? Should it be 3 hrs after they wake from their first nap? You can do this by pushing the morning nap later by 15 30 minutes every 2-3 days. I hear youits tough when daycares have kids move to a new schedule when theyre not ready for it yet. Bedtime about 4 hours after waking up from nap 2 (usually around 9 pm) Right now she almost always takes her first nap around 9:30 and if she naps in the afternoon, its a car nap. Hello and thank you for your message! Ive tried 6:30 bedtime, but he never falls asleep before 7pm. Please let me know if you have any questions! I dont want her sleeping past 430pm. Sometime around a babys first birthday, parents often reach out to me and ask When should I start the, When my daughter turned 15 months old everything changed! Sometimes they can nap for 2 hours but very rarely. I definitely also agree that your LO is also probably ready to drop a nap in the next week or two as well. https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/baby-sleep-consultant, Hoping to see you in there! You could definitely try going down to one nap, since toddlers tend to drop to that one nap a day schedule around 14-18 months old. For the first week-2 weeks we thought it was a regression but now that we are in our 4 week of these horrible night wakings I was thinking of trialing a transition to 1 day nap. I dont think anything seriously bad will happen if you alternate, like if he wakes up late in the morning, then yes it makes sense to do one nap since fitting in two might be too hard. Find out here! He wakes at 7, naps 1130-1 and catnaps 5-530. Bedtime can be as early as 6 pm to keep awake times 5-6 hours MAX. He isnt fully fighting his naps like I described above, and they arent short in the 30-45 minutes sense, but it takes him so long to fall asleep at night (doesnt fuss) that I wonder if he isnt tired enough. We always want you to be sure your LO is showing all of the signs outlined in the guide or else the transition can be tougher when LOs arent fully ready. He is waking between 6:00-6:15am, goes down for first nap at 10 and sleeps for 1 hour and then goes down again around 2:30pm and sleeps for an average of 1.5 hrs. All naps and bedtimes are 98% fuss free and she sleeps excellent. If shes consistently refusing one of her naps everyday, then I think its best to start the 2-1 transition now. Can she learn to sleep longer (11-12 hrs)? Just do an earlier bedtime until the nap is elongated! PJ Have read through your post and am currently trying to transition my 21 month old onto one nap (tried back at 15 months and had hoooouuurrss of overnight wakings). He seems fine with awake time to 11/11.30 however then only sleeps 1-1.5hrs. At what time would you suggest a cat nap or if I should provide one? Hi! We started the transition from 5/5 wake window for a week and then he started taking a long time (20min) to fall asleep at nap and bedtime so I have been tweaking his wake window to either 5.25/5.25 or 5/5.5. If your baby naps 2-3 hours for the first nap (that youre moving later) then you should skip the second nap and move bedtime earlier, if needed. Heres more info on the 11 month nap regression: https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/11-month-old-sleep. No time for a second nap, but a 5:30 bedtime seems like it will only reinforce those early morning wakings. Dont wake him after a certain time. Thats ok, this nap transition takes time. It takes around 30-45 minutessometimes just chatting and being full of energy and other times just screaming. They have chronic early waking 5:15 am to 5:45 am. Since Im seeing improvement in night sleep I want to move onto nap training and thinking of dropping a nap. So, my question is what would you do when baby wakes at 5am? However, if I dont wake him, he goes to bed very late, as he currently needs 4 hours 20 mins of awake time at least to go to bed without crying and a fight for nighttime. I have a 12.5 month old who is not fighting naps but is requiring more and more awake time to take his naps. My daughter is 14 months old and has been resisting her second nap for a month and a half now. Or like you said, put him down for a cat nap, but cut it short (30 minutes) and make sure theres still enough time for him to be awake before bedtime. He usually sleeps for 1.5-2hrs during the nap but hes still waking up very early, usually at 4.30am. Your LO needs more awake time in the morning before his nap. Id love to make the transition to 1 nap later in the day but I dont know how to get there! Prior to this change, they were sleeping 1.5 hours in the morning, and afternoon, and still sleep 11-12 hours at night. So if she only naps 90 minutes, try to keep her in her crib for an extra 10 minutes every 3 days (if she is content hanging out) to let her body still rest and hopefully that will help her extend her actual sleep time. I would also work on training your LO to do this for naps. Hi Esli! I would try to make that 1.5 hours right in the middle of the day if possible. I am so glad to hear that your night training is going well. Micaela BSMS Support Team. Then we moved to 12. If your baby is falling asleep independently at bedtime and STTN then we could help you out to smooth all details in our Nap training program. Now three days at noon and he wont lay down and hasnt napped at all. You might feel she's ready when she: Your baby wakes at 7 am & has bedtime 7:30 pm. Any ideas? Always prioritize bedtime over a late nap. Its been 2.5weeks now and no improvement. He would still wake up from 5:45-6:15am (prior wake up was around 6:30-6:45). I think it is too early to start transitioning to 1 nap. to Transition to One Nap? If the nap is closer to 1.5/2 hours, then aim for an earlier bedtime. I went in and got her right back down. Thank you for your message! Do I try to go back to our transition work tomorrow? Hi! We had another mom dealing with something similar and she said her kiddo had split nights She researched this on her own and found some good strategies. A good rule of thumb is if your toddler can skip the cat nap and have bedtime be 6 pm, go with that option. Micaela BSMS Support Team. Thank you so much. I do everything in there, but I have a question. In your experience how long does it take for a 16 month olds one nap to increase to the 2-3 hour length? Artemis, BSMS Support Team, My twin girls are almost 17 months old and I am transitioning them to 1 nap per day. It's normal for this transition to take place between 12 and 24 months. She doesnt cry, but rather plays for 45 min-1hr, almost like she gets a second wind from being over tired. I sent you some helpful articles and let you know what I thought about the situation. Its a dream! In this case, a nap at 12 pm would be ideal. Ideally you want her napping for a long stretch in the middle of the day. Its under signs to switch to one nap. I started trying right around 20 months and a week in it was such a disaster I went back to 2. Sometime around a babys first birthday, parents often reach out to me and ask When should I start the transition to one nap?, Nap transitions are a tricky part of new parenthood. Keep trying for 2 naps (I know she is young) or try sticking with 1?! Alyssa, BSMS Support Team, 16 months old twins struggling to transition from 2 naps to 1 nap. I personally think that trying to do two naps on one day will be tough for your twins because they will be used to a specific awake time which will then be altered on that one day. Hi Lindsey, check our guide on how to extend naps here https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/how-to-extend-your-babys-naps/ Make sure you adjust bedtime when naps are short. If you prefer to let him sleep until 6:30 am, then have nap begin at 11:30 and go as long as he can until you need to wake him for pick up. There can be a nap-specific regression at 11 months, so perhaps that was the cause of her refusing her afternoon nap. That transition can definitely be a challenge. Thank you for the quick reply and helping me feel more confident with this nap transition fun! The 2-1 nap transition can certainly be a challenging one. This seemed to cause him to wake up even earlier at 5am. Do you think we should go back down to 10:30 for a while or try to keep getting the nap a bit later and see if the naps lengthen? My 14-month-old does a great job with longer wake windows, however, her naps are still less than 2 hours. Were at 3 weeks with what I consider zero success. My daughter transitioned to one nap at around 15 months but still naps for only 1.5 hours (her usual nap length when taking 2 naps). Some days your LO may require a cat nap and other days you may have to do an earlier bedtime. Is he sleep trained? Or keep moving to 12? I currently wake him by 11:15 or so because he is requiring 3 hours 45 minutes of awake time to take nap #2. Hi! So we moved it back to 11 am now. Thank you for your post! This is the BEST nap transition (in my opinion) because it leads to a blissful 2-3 hour nap every day. It might be time to trade their two-naps-a-day schedule for a one-nap scenario. You will see this get better when you transition to 1 nap! Wake her up if need be so she has enough awake time before bedtime. I dont know if hes overtired or what?! She fought me until 9pm! I had moved her bedtime to 6:30 to accommodate however this caused her to start waking up earlier as well. Right now he very happily takes two naps and falls asleep pretty quickly. Hello and thank you for your message! Hope this helps / Leena, BSMS Support Team. In addition, at 18 months he needs to be on one nap a day for daycare and I know this transition can take time and its best to start while I can help him transition vs. Another care giver. The 2-1 nap transition can be a tougher transition, but it has been my favorite nap! I would also do an earlier bedtime. I would wait until you see some resistance. If your LO naps for 1.5 hours or more, dont give a cat nap later in the day. Because your twins will be on one nap for a few years, I would personally try and get them to take a solid nap every day and then just schedule play dates and appointments during the morning or afternoon hours. I would just move up bedtime. do i give him a cat nap and deal with the fussiness and late bedtime? Over the last 6 weeks Ive been able to get my 15.5 month old down to 1 nap and weve successfully pushed it to 11:30am with a 7am wake up time, working towards a 12pm nap. And with the time change coming, that will add another kink on sure. Every baby is SO different. We would love for you to join our Naps program so Jilly & members of our support team can walk you step by step through the nap training process. Napping at home in the crib is more restorative than naps on-the-go. Give your LO a few small toys to play with while you are massaging. To help him transition, you might start with an 11:30 naptime with a little catnap around 3:00 or 3:30, just make sure he is awake by 4 so that there is a 3 hour awake window before bed. There is not much predictability in this routine at the moment is my only concern, for both of us. My quesiton is that my 19 month son used to have a perfect sleep routine while he was taking 2 naps. We would love to help you! Thoughts? We then tried capping the morning nap which worked for a few weeks. No way man! So stressful! Thank you so much for the quick reply :)) Well he waits in the crib for almost an hour after his 1 hour nap without crying but never can sleep again i was thinking of taking his nap from 11 am to 10 am and see if hes not over tired and can sleep better? I think it may help if we try to increase his sleep. The best place for you to get your daughter sleeping amazingly for naps is in our naps program. First, I would make sure your LO is up at the same time everyday and not to start your day before 6am. I dont go in there unless hes been crying for over an hour this happens about every 7-10 days. We are on a 2, 3, 4 hour sleep routine. Hi Katie! See if the daycare is willing or flexible to work with your babys needs, like giving her an extra cat nap or letting her sleep longer than their schedule. Happy to answer any questions you might have! Im afraid I started the transition too early and my one LO that pushed me to start was going through a regression instead of showing signs of being ready. In order to gradually help him extend his nap, keep him in his crib for an extra 15 minutes every 2-3 days until that nap lengthens and get closer to 2-3 hours. She fell asleep, self settles, for all 2naps within 10mins. How to Get Your Resistant Toddler to Nap! Alyssa, BSMS Support team. Today she made it to 4.5 hours no problem. She also held onto the third nap longer than most babies. At first, many toddlers will only nap 1-2 hours. Over the next few weeks youll see that your toddler prefers one long midday nap. How long can I realistically expect this nap transition to take? Only wake him once the nap hits 3 hours length (it does happen!). Your email address will not be published. Just an FYI for other moms reading this I too have struggled with the short naps recently which lead to crankiness in the afternoon due to over-tiredness. 12pm nap 1 It took 2 weeks to get rid of the overtiredness last time so Im super nervous to go ahead! Your 12 Month Sleep Regression Survival Guide! However, one nap may not be enough and they may be falling asleep at the dinner table. For me personally, the, Unless your family routine (or daycare) necessitates this transition at a certain age, its best to, Your baby used to take 2 naps of equal length, but now. Did you notice back in the newborn days we never bothered to count naps? Offer half of lunch before nap time and half when your toddler wakes. Plus, toddlers go through a bit of a sleep regression around 18 months and this can temporarily disrupt naps. He is teething, so this is adding to his unhappiness. Hello! , Hello Mary, if he is still falling asleep independently at bedtime and STTn (even though he is waking up early) you might want to check out our Nap program here https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/naps-getting-downtime-in-the-daytime/ especially with the support option so we can help you daily to solve this issue you are having. https://programs.babysleepmadesimple.com/30-minutes-private-consultation-checkout/. Each step of the way you get advice based on your babys developmental stage, Her nap times arent affected typically. Shes started to fight afternoon nap and some days she started skipping afternoon nap. when he does go down for a cat nap and I wake him up from the cat nap early so as to not push bedtime even later than it already is, he gets extremely upset and fussy the rest of the day. That will help with early wakings. Hi, thank you for this articleit has been super helpful, as with the replies to the comments! How can you transition your toddler to one nap when they are waking up at 5:00 AM? I am having a really hard time trying to figure out a schedule for my 13 month old who is naturally wanting to take a nap around 11:30 but has a 4 year old sister in pre k that has to be picked up at 1 Im at a loss as to how to make this transition work. Their personality is emerging. It seems like your LO is the perfect age for the transition and totally ready for it. Over the weekend we were gone and with crazy schedules, I just did one nap at about 12pm and he would nap about 1.5 hours and fall asleep within 10-15. Becca, BSMS Support Team. Walking can affect sleep for the first 1-4 weeks, so I dont think it is a milestone at this point. How to Transition from Two Naps to One: a Step-by-Step Guide Help! He only naps 60 to 90 min. I would give this a solid 2 weeks of being really consistent! A 1-year-old, for example, will need 2-3 total daytime sleep hours and 8-11 hours of sleep at night. If shes cranky and ready for a nap at 10 am, let her sleep for one hour. And of course there are days when naps fit around your schedule instead of the other way around (for instance, if you have a play date, then its okay to switch your naps around to make it happen). Good luck!/ Leena, BSMS Support Team. Lets say he naps for an hourdont wake him up an hour from when he naps. At bedtime, she has been able to self-settle and sleep through the night since she was 8 months, but we have been unsuccessful with getting her to self settle for naps. He was refusing his second nap or taking forever to fall asleep, so we were having to push bedtime later and then he was waking super early (sometimes at 5 ). You dont have to make any big jumps, you can go slowly and take a few days. Are some babies just late bloomers when it comes to their nap/sleep needs? Is the 15 month sleep regression real? How do you know shes ready to give them up? Shes been refusing her afternoon nap for almost a month. I have been slowly working on moving to 1 nap and have done well for the most part. Ideally two 1.5h naps or 1h in the AM and 2h in the PM. Your programs helped my baby be the great sleeper she is today even though we started after months of sleep deprivation. Then up for 4 hour and down for bed (or attempt) to be asleep around the 4 hour mark which is typically around 7:30. Maybe instead of having 3 hours of awake time before that first nap, see what happens if you put her down at 2.5 hours of awake time. Hi there Jessica. Being consistent with 1 nap will really help. It seems as soon as our babies get into a consistent napping groove (and we parents get comfortable) they start fighting nap time! it takes a little while and your LO might like a more gentle approach, slow and steady does it! Take it from me, when I originally wrote this blog post I was 2.5 weeks into my 2 to 1 nap transition with my 15.5 month old (14.5 mos corrected). Instead, move sleep times around by 15 minutes at first. My little boy is 13 months his naps are getting pushed later and later, he wakes around 7/7:30 then naps 10/10:30. https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/naps-getting-downtime-in-the-daytime/. He currently falls asleep within 10 minutes with these wake windows. I started the transition from two naps to one about 2.5 weeks ago and they are so fussy in the mornings and the afternoons. Thanks ? Hi, my 14 month old adjusted nicely to moving the nap later. Also, from some days she is waking up between 6 and 615 cryinghope you can help me please!!! Wondering if your toddler is ready to transition to one nap? I would continue to work towards a 12-2 nap. Thank you so much for the above explanations I am struggling right now with my 10.5 month old who has always been a rockstar sleeper (after training at 4 months) anyways shes pretty consistent with her first nap which is at 10 am (she wakes up around 6/630 depending on the day) and I wake her at noon, wake windows before naps are currently 3.5 hrs minimum or she will lose her marbles and skip a nap She is starting to fight night time sleep as the wake window is 3 hrs in order to get her enough night time sleep I dont know how to have 3 x3.5/4 hr wake up windows and provide her enough sleep, not wanting to transition to / Leena, BSMS Support Team. Thanks from a desperate, tired and 6month pregnant mum! If she is waking at 6:00am then I would do a nap at 11:00am and then bedtime at 6:00 or 6:30pm. But with some kiddos they transition to one nap early so if you want to try it and see how it goes and if it helps I would keep the 7am/7pm wake and sleep routine and move his nap to 12:00. Hi Sarah, I am so sorry you are going through this! Should we just keep pushing it later, regardless of how long she sleeps? He starts 2 days/week of halfday daycare next week, so on those days he will up be awake until I pick him up at 1! My daughter wakes at 8:00/8:30 and goes to bed around 8:30/9:00 due to our ministry life style. Now would be an excellent time to sign up for lifetime access so that you can sleep train your LO before your newborn arrives then you can continue to utilize the sleep support with your newborn. She sleeps mostly through the night. I would do bedtime as early as 6:30pm if naps are super short or if the awake time will be too long before bed. Home Sleeping Naps How to Help Your Toddler Transition to One Nap. For both naps he will sleep for a full hour and I wake him up. Whether a child is ready for this should be determined based on the overall . But most arent. Please check out our guide on how to extend your LOs naps here > https://www.babysleepmadesimple.com/how-to-extend-your-babys-naps. Are my expectations just too high that they should sleep 2-3 hours? Some babies like to have that nap a little earlier and end up sleeping better and longer If you find that she is tired early, you might try putting her down for nap around 10:00 or 10:30. You can find all the details about how to create a calming sleep routine in my Exhausted Moms Starter Kit. We will bring his bedtime forward, but if he only sleeps for one hour should we still try for a second nap? So a 19 month old is definitely ready for 1 nap. Required fields are marked *. Usually he wakes at 7am and goes to bed at 7pm, but during this transition his wake up time went to 6:30am, then to 6:10am to 5:50am and then 5:30am this morning!! It can take many days of consistency for your LO to accept going to sleep earlier. For instance, if wake up time is 7am, check back in from the time she wakes up about 10-15 minutes, letting her know briefly that its still not 7am yet. He usually wakes at 7am and would have a 10.30/11am sleep then a 3.30-4.30 sleep but has been fighting his afternoon one. Is this a case of if it aint broke, dont fix it? People seem surprised she still naps twice a day. Im not sure if its too soon and I should stick with maybe a 10:00 morning nap for a while. Sometimes we will get 2-2.5 hours, but most days closer to 1.5. This can often be a super tough transition. Last month he did this for a week to a week and a half straight and I plowed through it, then it got a bit better for maybe a week and then went totally crazy again. She may be becoming dependent on needing assistance to fall asleep and this will occur for all night wakings too. Hes also been SUPER cranky and I know its because he is exhausted. At the moment she wakes up at 7am, down for nap at 10.45am. Its been really hard to keep them up till 11am. Sleep training will then help you get consistency to your days. Thank you so much for your message! Hello! Learn when to drop that second nap plus get essential tips for a smooth process. Choosing the right nap time is the key to mastering the transition to one nap and settling your toddler into a one nap schedule without becoming overtired. Were struggling so much, so any help would be greatly appreciated! If he sleeps 7am-7pm, then you can do 12:15pm-1:45pm.
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