Hi!
Our little one (7,5 months old) has started protesting a bit when put down for his last nap. I am wondering if maybe it is time to change from 3 to 2 naps in the daytime?!?! His routine at the moment is a follows:
0630 wake up and breakfast 1
0730 breakfast 2
0830-0915 nap
1045 luch
1145-1315 nap
1400 snack
1515-1600 sleep
1645 dinner
1800 night feed
1830 sleep for the night
Am wondering how to adjust the times and what good nap times would be? There is a risk that the second nap is only 45mins. Or maybe I could get him to sleep longer since he will be more tired?!?! Or should a wait a while before cutting down on naps?
Maybe a nap 0930-11 and then 14-1530?
Thanks a million!
Angela
3 or 2 naps a day!?!
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Hi Angela,
A 7+8 month old needs 14,5 hours of sleep/24 hours. From what I can tell you have about 30 minutes too much sleep on your schedule. Så the first thing you can do is shorten the last nap to 20 min, in a stroller perhaps.
My son didn't sleep his last nap either every day at this age, but I alwasy gave him the prerequisite to get a nap in the stroller on a walk that last one.
If you want to have 2 naps I would only pospone the long daynap to about 12 (12.15) and make it 2 hours. So keep the first nap to 45 min the same time, but make the long nap 2 hours. How would that work for you? If you need to shorten off that, make the long nap 1,5 hours en then the first nap gets shorter to 20min then 5 min before you take that away and left is the ONE long napp during the day when the child i a little over 1 year.
How do you think about this?
A 7+8 month old needs 14,5 hours of sleep/24 hours. From what I can tell you have about 30 minutes too much sleep on your schedule. Så the first thing you can do is shorten the last nap to 20 min, in a stroller perhaps.
My son didn't sleep his last nap either every day at this age, but I alwasy gave him the prerequisite to get a nap in the stroller on a walk that last one.
If you want to have 2 naps I would only pospone the long daynap to about 12 (12.15) and make it 2 hours. So keep the first nap to 45 min the same time, but make the long nap 2 hours. How would that work for you? If you need to shorten off that, make the long nap 1,5 hours en then the first nap gets shorter to 20min then 5 min before you take that away and left is the ONE long napp during the day when the child i a little over 1 year.
How do you think about this?
Tor 2006
BB barn från början. Sov sin första 12h natt 5 dagar före 4 mån, Diplomerad SS vid 6 mån
FTLOC child from the beginning. Slept his first 12 hour night 5 days before 4 months.
BB barn från början. Sov sin första 12h natt 5 dagar före 4 mån, Diplomerad SS vid 6 mån FTLOC child from the beginning. Slept his first 12 hour night 5 days before 4 months.