Changing day-time sleep as baby grows older

[Mami]

Hello

Emma, now 5.5 months old, has the following schedule:

6.30 food
8.00-9.30 sleep 1.5 hours
9.30 food
11.00-12.30 sleep 1.5 hours
12.30 food
14.30-14.50 sleep 20 minutes
15.30 food
16.50-17.10 sleep 20 minutes
18.00 food
19.00 night-time sleep 11.5 hours

The question is, as she grows older how should I change / reduce the day-time sleep? Does either of 20 minutes sleeps disappear totally (how would I then avoid her getting too tired) or should I reduce the first sleep to get some nap-time in the afternoon?

She has baby-swim at 18.00 so it is very handy that she has that 20 minutes sleep at 16.50 in the car so she is spry at swimming.

I would need the information for all the changes, I mean as she turns 7 months, 9 months and 1 year.

Thank you for tips in advance!!!!

[TorsMamma]

Hi,

This is the schedule I've had for Tor. Sorry I can't supply you with older than 7-8 months. but I'll give you the link to some more schedules even if they are in swedish you could perhaps find something there...

http://www.annawahlgren.com/forum/viewt ... c&start=45

5-6 months (15 hours sleep)

Natt 19-07
8.45 sova 45 min
11.30 sova 2 tim
15.30 sova 20 min
19.00 natt

7-8 months (14,5 hours sleep)

Natt 19-07
8.45 sova 45 min
11.45 sova 1,5 tim
15.40 sova 20 min
19.00 natt

Here are the numberof hours sleep needed for the age...

5-6 month old 15 hours/day
7-8 month old 14,5 hours/day
9-11 month old 14 hours/day
12 moths and the full second year 13,5 hours/day

Is she going to start in daycare? At what age? My only thought I have to my question is that when they do, they really need 12 hour nights.

Many kids go to having 2 naps/day around 7-9 months old and have 2 naps until they turn 12-15 months and then only have 1 nap.

Sit down with a pen and a paper and create a schedule that will fit your family, but the best tip is to at least go to having 3 naps and about 2,5-3 hours awake before nighttime.

[Mami]

Thank you for advise.
The meaning is she will not start at day-care at least before she's 3, if even then.

I should change her schedule (according her age) when we are travelling, would it be better to wait till we return home?

[TorsMamma]

It depends on when you are going to travel? For how long?

If the schedule you have now is working for you, you can keep it until she pass 6 months. But if it is trouble now, why not change it now. It takes 3 days to change and 1 week to follow up and make it stick/work.