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9.5mo down to one nap - now when do we eat lunch?

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fififrog · 11/01/2012 12:29

Following advice on another thread for early rising, I am experimenting with DD's naps in the hope that she will sleep beyond 4am. She's at nursery a day a week now and hasn't had a lot of sleep there but has been fine til bedtime and managed to sleep til 5 then after a brief wake for feed go back to sleep til 6.30 after nursery. She's also been getting harder and harder to sleep in the afternoons, though morning naps have been easy. Since she's not been hysterically tired before am nap, I thought I'd try to delay it and drop the second nap. She did really well and just went to sleep at 12.10. Hopefully she'll have a decent one! Assuming she does, the issue is now what to do about lunch. She hasn't been eating lunch at nursery, and didn't have anything today (at 11.45). I suspect she's too tired - though she may also just not be hungry that early after a fair bit if milk and hot cross bun at 10.30.

I was wondering what others had found when dropping to one nap if they struggle to make it past midday how to fit in lunch? Will she just get used to it soon?

Thanks!

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Almostfifty · 11/01/2012 12:40

Depends what time you have dinner at. If you want to have dinner altogether in the evenings, then feed her when she wakes up. If you want her to have an early dinner, cut out the snack and give her lunch at elevenish.

Nevercan · 11/01/2012 17:00

I didn't give a snack and gave dinner about 11.30 ish so full tummy before a nice long snooze

UKSky · 11/01/2012 22:15

I do lunch at about 11.30 then straight down for a nap.

omama · 11/01/2012 22:32

I also do early lunch 11.30ish.

Your LO is very young to go to one nap - typical age for the switch is 15-18 months although there are many who do between 12-18 months. Just keep an eye on her for signs of OT - I'd be surprised if she can handle it every day just yet.xx

fififrog · 12/01/2012 08:02

I know it's early but there is a problem with her current schedule so I'm trying some adjustments. I spoke to my sleep consultant yesterday who agreed it sounded like we should drop a nap.

Thanks all, will give her lunch earlier and see if I can gradually shift later over the next couple of months!

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