https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:35:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap/page/2#post-2414299 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:29:34 +0000 snowjewelz 2414299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Ahh! Crazy! But that worked out for you since you didn't want to move to 1 nap anyway! I'm gonna have to start cutting off naps if I want to keep 2 nap schedule.. Some nights DD doesn't sleep till 9-9:30 b/c she likes having long wake times :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap/page/2#post-2414293 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:25:03 +0000 SweetiePie 2414293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: he totally faked me out! We tried going to one nap gradually and it just wasn't working. So we gave him more awake time between naps and shifted bedtime about 45 mins later and we are back in nap heaven! Today he napped 9am - almost 11. Then 2:15-3:45. It sorta makes me wonder if that's not true for a lot of babies in the 12-15 month range and people mistake it for 1 nap readiness? (Not all! But some. Because I really was sure!)<br /> I soon read after starting this thread to hang on to 2 naps as long as you can (from a baby sleep site) so I tried new adjustments to wake time and found that 2-3.5-3.5/4 is perfect! So all we did was add an extra 1-1.5 HR wake time between first and 2nd nap. Golden! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap/page/2#post-2414231 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:21:22 +0000 snowjewelz 2414231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: how's it going?? I went back to this thread for info since DD is 13 mo now and we're getting closer to 1 nap too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap/page/2#post-2374828 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:29:51 +0000 SweetiePie 2374828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: @Grace: This is what I was thinking. I can keep shortening the AM nap little by little. Even if it's over a month or so. So eventually it'll be phased out and I can move the afternoon earlier and earlier. My dream is to have a 12-3 nap :-) </p> <p>@daniellemybelle: This is so good to hear! I'm glad that someone else who was afraid of 1 nap actually loves it. I'm hoping that's me in a few months! It does have a lot of upside! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap/page/2#post-2374806 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:13:15 +0000 Grace 2374806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Whoohoo! I'd say keep it how it is if it works and if that's what you want. And by you limiting the morning nap you are starting the 2-1 nap transition. You can go slow. It doesn't have to be all done in a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap/page/2#post-2374597 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:08:18 +0000 daniellemybelle 2374597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, sounds like it. We just went for it and committed. Some days she was cranky until nap time but we just stick to the one nap every day at about 11:30/12. Once her one nap lengthened which happened pretty quickly, she could have her regular 7:30 bedtime.</p> <p>I was like you and didn't want to give up the two naps per day - I felt like we both needed it. But I actually LOVE her one nap per day. She takes a long nap (knock on wood it stays that way) and I prefer the long chunk of time to myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2374436 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:08:47 +0000 gingerbebe 2374436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: if it works then stick with it but prepared for it to change again soon! I start making adjustments when it doesn't work 3 days in a row. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2374411 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:53:45 +0000 SweetiePie 2374411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: @jape14: @gingerbebe: Ok, here's how today has gone so far.<br /> 9am - nap. I woke him at 10am on the dot.<br /> 1:30pm - nap. He seemed like he needed it. So 3.5 hours wake time and he fell asleep within 5 mins!</p> <p>So maybe that's the issue after all. Morning nap was too long? Does it still make sense to keep the morning nap to an hour and preserve the 2nd nap? Or should I just bite the bullet and start the 1 nap transition? I'm normally VERY big on letting him dictate sleep. But I wonder if I'm just setting up a new weird schedule. Should I just decrease the morning nap by 15 mins every week until it's gone and the PM nap remains? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373641 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:23:38 +0000 SweetiePie 2373641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jape14: @Grace: Thanks! I think that tomorrow I'll try the same 9am nap (since that has been largely unaffected) but I'll do the PM nap 4 hours from wakeup - so around 2:30 since that is when he fell asleep today and that did happen last week before his stretch of no naps. So maybe I do just need to adjust the wake times after all?<br /> He's always been on the shorter side of wake-times (he couldn't do more than 1.5 hours awake until like 6 months) so the 2/2.5-2.5/3-4 has worked well for a long time and I guess he's just growing out of that finally! I'll give the adjustment a week or so and if he still won't take good naps I'll resign to a single nap :-) </p> <p>Thanks for joining me on this roller-coaster! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373634 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:15:08 +0000 Grace 2373634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I did it differently, in that it was more clock based as she got closer to 1. I think naps were at 10 and 2 (with a 7 AM wake time), but I do remember as she got older we had to increase the wake time. It didn't stay the same from 6 mo (when she went to 2 naps) until 14 mo (when she dropped to 1 nap). So it makes sense that you are having to change things. And it sounds like he napped today, so you are on the right track! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373576 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:11:19 +0000 jape14 2373576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: We were on a solid 2-3-4 for ages and now it's more like 3-3.5-4 (depends on nap lengths). I would probably push the first nap to a 3-hour wake time and then the second one should settle around the 3-3.5 mark, too. Here was what DS did yesterday as an example:<br /> 6:30 - wake<br /> 9:30-11 - first nap<br /> noon - lunch<br /> 2:15-3 - second nap<br /> 5:45 - dinner<br /> 6:15 - bath<br /> 6:45 - milk<br /> 7pm - bed </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373549 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:45:49 +0000 SweetiePie 2373549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: we've been doing roughly a 2-3-4 schedule. so far he's done really well with this schedule:</p> <p>6:30/7 - wake for day<br /> 9am-10:30/11 - 1st nap<br /> 12:15 - lunch<br /> 1/1:30 - 2:30/3 - 2nd nap<br /> 3pm - snack<br /> 5:15pm - dinner<br /> 6/6:30 - bath<br /> 6:30/7 - bed</p> <p>Of course there are some variances because I always base the next nap/bedtime on previous wake time. And sometimes naps are 1.5 hours and sometimes 2. So if the day was off a little and his 2nd nap ended at 2pm, I'd bump up dinner and bed so that he was in bed by 6pm. He still wakes at 6:30/7 every day no matter when I put him down. We've been on 2 naps since about 8 months I'd say and it's been perfect. That's why now I feel so scattered because really since 3 months he's been on a fantastic and predictable schedule (3 naps then 2). I don't remember the transition from 3 to 2 being so hairy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373538 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:25:15 +0000 Grace 2373538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Have you seen this chart? It says on average the wake time on 2 naps is 3-4 hours. I wouldn't be afraid of keeping him awake closer to the 4 hr mark, if that's how long he wants to stay awake. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GHo4keUb2TVJUlSL1kD6HQcEgaNFBmzoQoOzcpcyas/mobilebasic?authkey=CPXE1bsO&#038;pli=1&#038;hl=en" rel="nofollow">https://docs.google.com/document/d/11GHo4keUb2TVJUlSL1kD6HQcEgaNFBmzoQoOzcpcyas/mobilebasic?authkey=CPXE1bsO&#038;pli=1&#038;hl=en</a> </p> <p>What is the schedule you've had him on so far? I'm getting confused. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373296 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:23:15 +0000 gingerbebe 2373296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Yeah, you could wake him after an hour and keep the regular bedtime and see how bedtime goes. But if he's able to stay up for 4 hours, you might be able to push him until 1030am, give him a snack to kill a little time and keep him sated until a late lunch, and hope to have him passed out by 11am. If he sleeps 2-2.5 hours, then he can have a late lunch around 1:30pm and he might be able to go to 6pm and just go to bed a little earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373261 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:00:44 +0000 SweetiePie 2373261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: actually, he fell asleep at exactly the 4 hour mark for being awake. I wonder if he still needs 2 naps but 4 hours awake? Or am I just trying to hold on to the 2 naps too hard? Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373255 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:58:35 +0000 SweetiePie 2373255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Thanks! It looks like he might have finally gone down a few mins ago. In your opinion should I wake him after an hour or so so that bedtime isn't impacted? Or let him sleep as much as he needs and push back bedtime? </p> <p>Why do I feel like such a newbie all of the sudden?! Things have been predictable for so many months (almost a year!) and now I feel clueless again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373208 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:30:08 +0000 gingerbebe 2373208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Its okay - if he still wont sleep after a 1 hour nap, then cut it down to 45 minutes but leave it at the normal nap time (9am). It takes some tweaking, but your intuition is right in that he needs SOME rest in the afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373183 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:21:34 +0000 SweetiePie 2373183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Blah. He's been in there a half hour and still awake. Sitting up quietly playing with his lovey. This is how every afternoon nap has gone for almost a week. I think we're just going to have painful afternoons for a while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373139 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:52:12 +0000 SweetiePie 2373139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: @jape14: @gingerbebe: Ok just put him down at 1:45, exactly 3 hours after last wakeup. We were doing more like 2.5 hours after a 1.5-2 hour AM nap. So hopefully the shorter nap and longer wake time will mean he gets at least a small nap this afternoon to take us to bedtime without drama. The being awake from 10:30/11 till 6pm bedtime has been brutal! I've always thought any nap under an hour was way too short, but today I'll take a 45 min catnap happily! And then I'll keep working on merging the two into one. </p> <p>Thanks to you ladies and everyone else who has weighed in. His sleep gives me major anxiety so it helps getting advice and reassurance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2373131 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:48:00 +0000 Grace 2373131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372958 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:04:45 +0000 jape14 2372958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: We've had pretty good luck recently pushing the second nap for a 3.5 hr wake time. His second nap tends to be shorter so it hasn't messed with bedtime, either. I totally feel you on the classes - we missed a few 11am music classes in the past month or so when he started stretching his first wake time from 2 to 3ish hours. </p> <p>Good luck this afternoon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372932 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:49:51 +0000 SweetiePie 2372932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: yes! That's what I'll do. I'm going to leave it at 1:30 or so and see how he does. He actually slept for an hour and some odd minutes because I had to finish drying my hair! And I hate waking him! But he's chipper! He cried when I first woke him and was disoriented. But after a book and a diaper change he's actually really happy.<br /> Now we're out for some fresh air and I'll take him to the park for a little bit. Come back, lunch, runaround and then nap. I ended up skipping his 11 AM class because I was nervous about waking him up before he was ready and then making him go to a class. And it would've been tight to get there.<br /> With the changes now happening for his naps I'm sort of wondering if I made a mistake by signing him up for another semester of 11 AM classes :-( Maybe if it doesn't work out well with his naps I can get them to change our timeslot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372826 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:42:08 +0000 Grace 2372826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I'd also say 10:30 for wakeup. But I'd be inclined to leave the afternoon nap at the regular time. Since he hasn't been tired enough to nap before, if you push it up, he might still not be tired. See if you can read his sleepy signs to see if he's tired earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372789 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:21:24 +0000 gingerbebe 2372789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: try one hour - so 1030am - and push the pm nap a little bit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372748 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:00:38 +0000 snowjewelz 2372748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 12 month old only did 1 nap yesterday! We're now in the limbo of sometimes she needs 1, sometimes she needs 2. Honestly, she can go 4-5 hrs between naps so she can prob drop to 1 nap already, but the length of naps are still all over the place, so I foresee we'll just be doing "what works" till closer to 15 months! </p> <p>Plus. I already made her bday party this week 12-2, so I have to force her to take an earlier morning nap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372725 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:41:47 +0000 SweetiePie 2372725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: @gingerbebe: Ok, I put him down for his nap this AM at 9:15 and he fell asleep at about 9:30. Usually I put him in at 9 and he falls asleep pretty quickly, within 10 mins.<br /> When should I wake him up? 10:30? If I left him he'd sleep till at least 11. BUT, 10:30 is a normal wake time for him when I put him in at 9. So he still may not be tired for an afternoon nap. Get him up at 10? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372433 Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:10:54 +0000 SweetiePie 2372433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jape14: gahhh this makes sense too. I think tomorrow I'll see how shortening the AM nap works because in theory that does seem easier. But...just because it sounds easier doesn't mean it will be I guess. Isn't that a theme when we become moms? Haha.<br /> I'll let you know how it goes :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372429 Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:04:18 +0000 SweetiePie 2372429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: Your method sounds similar to @gingerbebe, I like it! I think tomorrow I'll try for a short AM nap. He has a class from 11-11:45 so we'll be cutting it close to do class, lunch and nap by 12/12:30. But It could work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372426 Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:00:13 +0000 jape14 2372426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: That explanation for the morning nap totally makes sense, especially with an early riser (I have one too)! I'm right there with you with our nanny! She has been saying that for at least a month now but he napped great the whole Thanksgiving break. I'm just trying to ride out the holidays :)</p> <p>I think pushing the morning nap back by 15-20 minutes every couple of days sounds like a great plan. DS usually gets up by 6:30 and we've had pretty good luck pushing the first nap to 3-3.5 hours, so if I were you, I'd start the first nap at 10 and then push gradually to 10:15, 10:30, etc until you get to that 12-1pm sweet spot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-this-sound-like-were-ready-for-1-nap#post-2372425 Sun, 29 Nov 2015 20:58:18 +0000 winniebee 2372425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I don't blame you for hanging on! I'll be hanging on this time too. DS1 didn't nap more than 1.5 hours on one nap until he was 2.5....and then he gave up his nap at 3 😭. Not every kid takes a 3 hour afternoon nap and I don't want to find out that DS2 is the same way! </p>