https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:32:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1449455 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:56:38 +0000 allison 1449455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woohoo, two naps pulled ahead in the poll! It was a tight race for awhile :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1449414 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:34:05 +0000 Penny Lane 1449414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: another vote for sticking with 2 naps for now. my son also went through a super short nap phase around that age, after being a terrible napper up until 7 months too. I thought our previous few months of good naps were a giant fluke, but he sorted himself out eventually :) as long as she is going down happily for both naps, I would keep them. </p> <p>we ended up transitioned him to one nap a little later at 14 months I think, when his afternoon nap started becoming too late and interfering with bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1449275 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:05:33 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1449275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: we went through something like this between 11-12 months, and I really thought my son was gearing up to drop down to one nap. It was such an iffy time, some days he'd take one longer nap, other days he'd take 2 shorter naps. </p> <p>After 11.5 months he went back to his usual schedule, and now he's back to taking 2 solid naps of 1.5 hours each... so I guess it was a phase for him?</p> <p>I voted 2 shorter naps for now. That way at least you guarantee (although there aren't ever guarantees with babies!) that he gets in 2 hours, even if it's divided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1449176 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:28:20 +0000 daniellemybelle 1449176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: I guess I forgot that they don't attend activities on their own until they are older! I was imagining her there on her own &amp; you in the car with LO. And it would get expensive every day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1449151 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:21:27 +0000 allison 1449151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dolphin: Maybe I'm just really spoiled by my LO's great nap habits! I will say that, when she wakes after 40 minutes, she doesn't seem happy and well-rested. She wakes up crying and is generally grumpy for the next half hour or so. When she was sleeping an hour or more, she would wake up cheerful. So I think that's where a lot of my concern over the length of the naps is coming from.</p> <p>@Sammyfab: No, you weren't harsh at all. I get what you're saying. She does wake up pretty early, usually (6-6:30am), but she always has. She goes to bed around 6:30pm, and generally still wakes to eat once a night. She's been waking a few other times, sometimes, too. But her mom usually lets her work it out on her own, and she goes back to sleep.</p> <p>@daniellemybelle: Yeah, I don't see how that would work at all? Would I just leave my LO in the car by himself while I take her in? Not gonna happen. Her mom is tight on funds, anyway, so I'm sure she wouldn't be up for paying for an everyday class for her baby. Thanks for offering some advice, though!</p> <p>I just looked in her mouth, and she has at least one tooth that's cutting through. Maybe another that's moving down. So it might be teething-related? WHO KNOWS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1449028 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:44:55 +0000 Sammyfab 1449028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: it sounds like you're doing everything right! Sorry if my comment came off harsh...I just didn't think it was appropriate for people to suggest switching to one nap without knowing the whole picture. Since she's super tired and whiny at 8:30-9am, it sounds like she either doesn't sleep well at night, is an early riser, or isn't ready for one nap because she has a short waketime in the morning. Actually, the early wake up might be a sign of transitioning, but knowing her full schedule would help figure that out :happy: . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448957 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:28:58 +0000 dolphin 1448957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote for 2 naps. At that age DD typically took two 40 minute naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448942 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:23:35 +0000 daniellemybelle 1448942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if this could work for you at all, but just an idea - could she go to a morning activity like Gymboree &amp; your LO take a nap in the car? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448868 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:00:20 +0000 allison 1448868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: Interesting! That is very encouraging, thanks!</p> <p>@Sammyfab: I actually have been putting her down later. But I do try to go off of her cues. She was going down for her first nap between 8:30 and 9 (like, having a meltdown and really needed to sleep). The last couple weeks, I've been waiting until after 9. Usually closer to 9:30. So... But yeah, I'll try to see if I can stretch it a little more and see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448858 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:58:05 +0000 Freckles 1448858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would also keep the 2 naps but try and lengthen her awake time in the morning to see if that will help. It could be that she's not that tired which is why she's waking up after 40 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448644 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:00:46 +0000 Sammyfab 1448644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted to keep 2 naps but to make changes to her schedule. Even putting her down 15 minutes later for her nap might make her tired enough to sleep past 40 minutes. </p> <p>My LO transitioned to 1 nap right at 12 months but we made a lot of schedule changes first to make sure it was the right move. You can't just switch to one nap on a whim...especially without being cognizant of her schedule and how she can deal with over tiredness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448620 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:53:27 +0000 MamaCate 1448620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: fwiw, my LO had terrible naps as an infant--like 30 minutes twice a day--and then did much better after we switched to one nap. We switched when she moved to the toddler room at 12 mos and got a longer nap (90-120 minutes) from 12-2 or so and happier kiddo. So when you are ready for one or both kid to transition, I just wanted to say it might not be as bad as you fear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448398 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:58:29 +0000 septca 1448398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@allison: That makes a lot of sense. Our nanny is struggling a bit with this right now as well - my DD is ready to transition to one nap, but the other toddler is not quite there yet. She has been working on the transition by giving my DD lots of cuddles and one-on-one interaction while the other baby sleeps. Some days, she has a meltdown and still gets two naps, but most days this method works really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448387 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:55:39 +0000 allison 1448387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Yeah, I just have this feeling, based on her sleep habits, that she wouldn't do very well with one nap. I think as long as she continues to go down for two, no matter how short, I will put her down for two. When she starts fighting the second nap in it's entirety, I'll reevaluate. Unless, of course, her mom finds, this weekend, that she does well on one nap. We'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448368 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:51:45 +0000 allison 1448368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: Luckily, her mom is very understanding of my situation. And I'm hesitant to switch her because I don't think it would be fair to *her*, to try to keep her up longer in the AM without being able to take her out of the house. Not because it would be inconvenient for me.</p> <p>I try really hard to be fair to both babies. In the same vein, I'm not going to switch my LO because it's best for the other LO, any more than I would switch her because it's best for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448092 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:31:31 +0000 septca 1448092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a nanny employer, I would talk to the mom and follow her lead. I would be really annoyed if my child was not getting the nap training/transition she needed because it wasn't convenient for my nanny's child. Of course, I don't know anything about your arrangement so maybe this is unfair - my answer is only based on what we pay our nanny and how our arrangement is set up (we do a share with another family - the girls are 4 weeks apart, which sometimes means the nanny has to deal with them going through transitions at different times). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448081 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:26:09 +0000 hilsy85 1448081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as she's still going down for 2, I would keep them. She might lengthen one or both again. 12 months is still early to transition, and ify ou do it too early you risk her getting super overtired (which is what happened to us earlier this week I think). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448066 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:23:57 +0000 birdofafeather 1448066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R transitioned to 1 nap earlier this month. It felt early but she fought her afternoon nap hard, even though she was going down for her morning nap easily and taking a solid 1.5-2 hour nap. It would be hard to do the transition if you couldn't get out as she definitely gets tired/grumpy in the mornings still but if I distract her, she's fine til lunch. </p> <p>If I had two, I'd try to keep the two naps as long as I could. If she's still fighting it after a couple weeks though, I'd probably push for 1 nap for the both of them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448026 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:14:35 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1448026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted transition to one nap. My LO started to fight his afternoon nap around 10 months which is when I started to figure out that he just didn't need a second nap. It was hard the first week keeping him awake during the morning, but I started putting him down around 12:30 and slowly started to move it closer to 1 so that he went down from around 1-3 (or longer). </p> <p>It's worth a shot...my little guy transitioned early from two naps to one. My nieces and nephew still took two naps through 14 months. We weren't as lucky! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1448004 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:05:59 +0000 allison 1448004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: That's a good point. My LO is 6 weeks older than this little girl, and he took one nap for a couple weeks, about 6 weeks ago. Then he transitioned back to two naps seamlessly. I didn't have any problems keeping him awake in the AM, though...</p> <p>I'm starting to think that I should just stick to the two short naps, since my LO is still taking two, and transition them at the same time, later on.</p> <p>Ugh, I hate making sleep decisions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1447995 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:04:16 +0000 Corduroy 1447995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted baby sleep sucks. She's getting better naps than my LO so I have no advice. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1447980 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:57:36 +0000 swurlygurl 1447980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted transition to 1 nap. You can try it and see if it works or not. I had to try with DD for a week because of the exact problem you're having - and it went pretty much like how you're expecting it too. It could just be an off-period for her. Baby sleep is wonky :(</p> <p>L finally got back on her (2-nap) schedule and is no worse for the wear :)<br /> ETA: L is 13.5 months and still on 2 naps, probably for a while </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1447976 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:56:30 +0000 allison 1447976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I guess the problem with keeping her busy is that my LO is still taking two solid naps. I feel like, to be able to keep her up, I'd need to take her out of the house. But I can't leave my LO, obviously. I really wouldn't mind him taking one nap, too, but I feel guilty transitioning him when he's still taking two good naps.</p> <p>Still, thanks for giving me something to think about. I do think it's pretty common for daycares to switch to one nap when they move to the toddler rooms, so I need to think some more on this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1447958 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:46:24 +0000 Mamaof2 1447958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted baby sleep sucks - ha!</p> <p>I would try 1 nap - my DCP transitions to 1 nap at 12 months and its from 1-3pm. In my mind I too was like how in the heck will you keep my kid up till 1pm??</p> <p>The key is keeping them busy! Not sure what time the naps are right now but maybe aim for at a least a later morning nap - maybe 12pm ? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-woes-wwyd#post-1447892 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:24:31 +0000 allison 1447892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a nanny for an almost-12-month-old. She's never napped just really well, but usually sleeps for about an hour, maybe 75 minutes, twice a day. I helped to sleep train her a couple months ago (CIO), so she's putting herself to sleep now. Last week, she started waking after 40 minutes, crying, and will NOT go back to sleep. I let her cry (with checks) for an hour one afternoon last week, and she never went back down.</p> <p>What would you do? Her mom is thinking maybe it's time to start making the switch to one nap. But she's going to sleep really easily, so I'm not sure how to keep her awake any longer. And I'm scared that she will still only sleep for 40 minutes, once a day, and that is NOT enough sleep for her. </p>