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Help - need nap advice for this morning!

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bagelmonkey · 07/03/2012 07:00

Help! I need advice for this morning!
DD is 13 months. She has just started sleeping through from 7:30-5ish. I've been getting her up at 5 because she won't resettle, but she's been having a morning nap at about 8-8:30. She also has a nap at around 1pm. Both naps are usually 60-90 minutes.
I get that the morning nap is probably night time catch up & probably has to be phased out to stop the early waking & I was about to start doing that, making the morning nap a bit later & shorter each day.
However, after a bit of a disrupted night between 3-4, she slept until 6:30 & seems much more refreshed
So, do I try to drop the morning nap completely? Do I try a shorter nap at 9/9:30? She normally goes down after about 3 hours awake time.

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debka · 07/03/2012 07:06

I think she'll still need it- after all you, said she had a disrupted night. My 13mo gets up about 7 and then back for a rest at 9.30, then another at about 1.45. IMO they still need 2 naps at this age. Good luck!

bagelmonkey · 07/03/2012 08:05

Thanks.
You're right.
I'll try to get her to take a nap around 9:15, but make sure it's not too long. Phase 1 of later, shorter morning naps :)
Unfortunately it seems she doesn't need/want much more than 12 hours total sleep in 24 :(

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bagelmonkey · 07/03/2012 09:13

Thanks again for your advice.
Didn't think she was going to settle for her nap, she seemed so full of beans, but she just has.
Still think it needs to be phased out, but slowly.
Softly, softly, catchy monkey.....

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debka · 07/03/2012 13:10

Glad she went down ok! 12 hours in 24 doesn't seem much, but I think my 2 have always needed and enjoyed their sleep (sorry...).

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