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I voted baby sleep sucks - ha!

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??

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 ?

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

L finally got back on her (2-nap) schedule and is no worse for the wear
ETA: L is 13.5 months and still on 2 naps, probably for a while

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.

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!

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).

@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!

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.

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 & your LO take a nap in the car?

@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 .

@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 & you in the car with LO. And it would get expensive every day!

@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.

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.