We started the 2-1 nap transition for our 13mo this weekend and are entering day 3 today. I know this transition is tough and we just need/want to power through but I’m hoping for a gut check on what we’re doing to best set him up for success.
The days have worked out well - he’s taken a 5-10 min micro nap in the morning (around his original first nap time of 10am) which has helped us get to a 12pm nap start time. First day he slept 3 hours (had to be woken) and yesterday he slept 2 hours 15 min (woke on his own). First day we did a 4.5 hr WW after bed, last night we did 5 hr. 5 hr is probably where we will net out in the beginning but open to pushing more.
He is still EMW throughout this - barely clocking in 9.5 hours. I knew to expect that with the 3 hour nap, and I guess it’s understandable giving the schedule shifts and what not. So my question is - is it reasonable for these to keep happening at the beginning of this transition? Should we just power through as is or could we be approaching this differently?
For context - all last week he had EMW despite capping each nap at one hour each. Prior to this schedule he was doing 2.5 hours in naps and 10.5 over night for the longest time (averaging 12.5-13 hours total) so we’re hoping it’s realistic to get back there given his total sleep needs shouldn’t have dropped this drastically?
The days have worked out well - he’s taken a 5-10 min micro nap in the morning (around his original first nap time of 10am) which has helped us get to a 12pm nap start time. First day he slept 3 hours (had to be woken) and yesterday he slept 2 hours 15 min (woke on his own). First day we did a 4.5 hr WW after bed, last night we did 5 hr. 5 hr is probably where we will net out in the beginning but open to pushing more.
He is still EMW throughout this - barely clocking in 9.5 hours. I knew to expect that with the 3 hour nap, and I guess it’s understandable giving the schedule shifts and what not. So my question is - is it reasonable for these to keep happening at the beginning of this transition? Should we just power through as is or could we be approaching this differently?
For context - all last week he had EMW despite capping each nap at one hour each. Prior to this schedule he was doing 2.5 hours in naps and 10.5 over night for the longest time (averaging 12.5-13 hours total) so we’re hoping it’s realistic to get back there given his total sleep needs shouldn’t have dropped this drastically?
