Do You Restrict the Length of Daytime Naps?

[highlander]

DS is 11.5 months and a terrible sleeper at night. Goes to bed very well, but wakes up every 2 hours (every hour if teething).

He has 2 naps/day. Morning nap time varies from 1 hour-2 hours. Recently I've been waking him up after 1.5 hours. His afternoon nap is naturally never longer than 1.5 hours.

At his age, should I be shortening both naps to 1 hour each? or should I shorten the morning nap and keep a longer after-lunch nap?

I found this age really hard - DS wasn't ready for one nap a day, but wasn't good at having two, unless we were out and he was in the buggy.

He's a morning napper - he often has two hours from about 10.30.

Has he always been bad at night? He might not improve if you limit his daytime sleep as an overtired baby doesn't relax enough to sleep well.

Is he happier to go down for his morning or afternoon nap? I'd try limiting the one that fits in less well with your day - ie if you'd prefer him to sleep in the morning, so you can get things done, then go out in the afternoon, try limiting the afternoon one. Soon he will be able to manage on one nap a day and this won't be such a problem (although I don't promise that will help with sleeping at night!).

How do you get him to go back to sleep at night? Is he thirsty when he wakes? We leave a beaker in DS's cot with him - he's like me, and drinks loads of water!

he's very keen for both naps, although I'd say he's quicker to go down in the morning.

I've let him sleep all he wants today - 2hrs this morning and 1.5 hours this afternoon.

I BF him back to sleep. He does seem very thirsty. If I pull off the boob and put him down when he's drowsy he does drift off, but he's up again with 30 mins. Ont he other hand if I let him have as much milk as he wants then he'll sleep pretty much for another 2 hours, sometimes 3.

Before anyone asks, he eats loads during the day.

Babies , little monkeys...........

2 ideas which I tried were: Give a really good feed before the night time sleep. If baby wakes in the night, just give boiled, cooled water instead of milk.

Worked a treat for me, but I know they are all different.

Yes, DS had water in the night from about 10 months - and now he can get it himself, which is nice!