https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:12:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2551231 Wed, 18 May 2016 12:56:11 +0000 snowjewelz 2551231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: That's pretty much K's schedule now. She's up by 5:30 the latest but can now hold out till almost 11:30. The later she sleeps the longer she sleeps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2551185 Wed, 18 May 2016 12:22:11 +0000 winniebee 2551185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well today he woke at 5:15....and so our nanny did a nap at 11. And he slept 1.5 hours :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2551141 Wed, 18 May 2016 11:17:48 +0000 SweetiePie 2551141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20 months over here and we still have some 2 nap days. My ped said its still very normal and OK if he seems like he needs it that day. </p> <p>MOST days we do 1 nap. Some days we do the exact 2 nap schedule you mentioned, but bedtime is rarely past 7:30. (Partly because he can't handle it, partly because I can't handle it. Lol) </p> <p>BUT if we get into that early wake up rut like you mentioned, and I want to get back to 1 nap, I will tend to do a later morning nap (like 11) and he'll wake up at 1 or so and then we do earlier bedtim instead of trying to force another nap. So while we normally do 7/7:30 bedtime, we'll do 6:30. At that point he's been up a long time and is tired enough for it, and he still wakes up at a normal-ish time.<br /> I try to never do more than 5/5.5 hours awake at a time. </p> <p>Example:<br /> Wake up at 6am (early for him)<br /> Nap: 11am - 1pm<br /> Lots of activities/errands!!!!!<br /> 6:30pm bedtime </p> <p>And this will usually reset him to be back on a 6:30/7 wakeup. </p> <p>But, also, is it possible you are heading into the 18 month regression? I noticed a lot more early morning wakeups during that and there wasn't much I could do to change it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2551123 Wed, 18 May 2016 10:55:40 +0000 FaithFertility 2551123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She is 1 nap and it is rarley over 1.5 hrs<br /> And is in bed by 7:45 still up usually at 6 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2551096 Wed, 18 May 2016 10:25:23 +0000 magnolia 2551096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Same here. One nap and still wakes up around 5am :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2550992 Wed, 18 May 2016 08:46:24 +0000 winniebee 2550992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: we had a month of early wakings and then it went back to after 6 (funny, anytime after 6 is not early for me). But then this week he's got off schedule and is back to 5:30. Today 5:15..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2550989 Wed, 18 May 2016 08:43:04 +0000 snowjewelz 2550989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>K's on one nap and still wakes up at 5:30 :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2550983 Wed, 18 May 2016 08:34:44 +0000 winniebee 2550983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: not a nanny most days....I work 3 days or 3.5 days so am with my kids the rest of the time....so 4 or 3.5 days a week. on weekends or the days i'm home we do one nap because 2 just isn't convenient. </p> <p>@Littlebit7: usually not </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2550974 Wed, 18 May 2016 08:27:12 +0000 Littlebit7 2550974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would he take his afternoon nap earlier? Maybe 2-330ish and shoot for 7:30 bedtime? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2550963 Wed, 18 May 2016 08:19:24 +0000 KayKay 2550963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably be unhappy enough with the 530a wakeup to push for the 1-nap schedule, especially if there was a nanny most days to do things with him and power through in the morning. But as a SAHM, the little break in the morning is pretty nice too.... ;)</p> <p>So I'd probably do whatever worked best for us that day! If it's 1-nap -- great! If it's 2, that works too! Eventually one of the naps will go to crap, and you'll need to fully convert, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2550955 Wed, 18 May 2016 08:08:21 +0000 LBee 2550955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still have this issue at 22 months :shocked: </p> <p>We limit his morning nap to 30 minutes and try to do it as a car nap so that it's punctuated by a fun destination. </p> <p>His schedule on these days would look like this:<br /> 5:30 AM - wake-up<br /> 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - nap<br /> 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM - nap<br /> 7:30 PM - bedtime </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-2-naps-led-to-early-wakings#post-2550920 Wed, 18 May 2016 07:48:12 +0000 winniebee 2550920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R is 17 months and still seems to need 2 naps some days. He still happily takes a morning nap and his afternoon nap is a bit late. He still goes to bed on time-ish. However, it seems that when he takes 2 naps, he seems to wake earlier the next day. </p> <p>Example on a 2 nap day:</p> <p>Wake at 6:30<br /> Nap 930-1045<br /> Nap 245-4<br /> Bed at 8</p> <p>But then the next day up at 5:30, which sort of perpetuates the need for 2 naps.</p> <p>When he takes one nap his schedule is more like</p> <p>Up at 6:30<br /> Nap 1230-230<br /> Bed at 730 (and usually sleep until 630)</p> <p>Would you force the one nap schedule, even if he's overall happier on two, to get hi to sleep later in the morning? This is sort of foreign to me as DS1 was solidly on 1 nap by 15 months. </p>