Ten month old on one nap a day?

[Lilacbluebells]

Just wondering about this. DD is ten months and she was in a fairly predictable routine where she had roughly 3 hour wake windows. So she’d wake at 630, nap for about an hour at 930-1030 then go down for another nap at around 2, wake at 330, bed at around 730.

Now that seems to have shifted to four hours and it’s proving a real headache because if she wakes at 630, she isn’t ready for a sleep until about 1030-11 and then would sleep until about half one which would put her next nap at 530 which is too late … so she’s on one nap a day. It feels really young to have transitioned and it’s literally only happened in the last two days so hoping it’s a brief phase! Has this happened to anybody else?

It does seem a little early to go to one nap a day. How much sleep is she getting in the 24 hour period? Does she seem tired/cranky with it?
Only alternative is to give her 2 shorter naps (e.g. wake her up - which I’ve never been a fan of doing myself.)
But if she seems happy and rested. Just go with it for now. Baby sleep is weird and she may go back to her 2 naps soon anyway.

My first was on one nap a day at a similar stage and no naps by 2. Just was too interested in the world to close her eyes. Next child napped all trhe time. Still does, even at 24.

I have to admit I’m getting a bit concerned. She woke at 7am today and fell asleep at 1130. She woke at twenty past one and she’s just refusing to go to sleep now. Surely she should be exhausted, she’s been awake for nearly six hours?

Mine went down to one nap at nine months. It worked pretty well. We made her bedtime a bit earlier to compensate.

She’s refusing to sleep full stop though - she must be exhausted by now as she’s been awake since twenty last one but she just keeps fighting it.

I know they are all different but this doesn’t seem right

Sounds like FOMO, she's 10 months old and taking more interest in the world around her. I wouldn't worry too much if it's only been a couple days, likely just a phase. Is she sleeping well at night? How do you normally put her down for a nap? Could you try a micro nap for the second nap in the buggy or car seat?

Life is definitely easier and more predictable on one nap. 10 months is pretty young though, my son was was 14 months before he dropped the second nap. If nighttime sleep is good that's the most important thing in my book.

That’s seems too young, I would put her down to sleep and wake her up at her normal nap times, hope she gets back into routine.

How much does she sleep at night ?

The problem is she just won’t. She’d still awake now and she’s been awake for nearly six hours and I don’t know what to do. She just fights it so much. It’s literally only started in the last 2/3 days.

@sleepandcoffee last night was more disturbed than normal with two wakings, she woke at 7, nap 1130 (so 4.5 hour wake window) then woke at 1:20 and is still awake and just refusing to sleep.

How does she go to sleep usually OP? Is there anything more you can do to help her get to sleep?

If she's sleeping 7 til 7 or even 6am plus the nap she is most likely getting sleep she needs really .
You could perhaps put her to bed an hour later and see if it adjusts the following day but if she's is normally a pretty solid sleeper I wouldn't stress too much .

Normally if you just lie with her and hold her she falls asleep really easily, I just don’t understand what’s going wrong. I assumed her wake window had increased but I don’t think it’s increased by six hours. I’m a bit concerned she’s in discomfort or pain.

This happened to me!

I stretched the morning by 5mins per day and did lunch at 11.30 so she did 7pm-7 at night at midday - 3.30/4.

From 18m - 2 she did 8pm-7/8 and 1-4pm!!!!

Now shes coming 2 and a half.its more like 1.30 or 2-4pm for nap.

It can be inconvenient - We just went with it because she's a really good sleeper.

She’s finally nodding off … I don’t know, I wouldn’t be worried if it was just one of those things but she does seem to be struggling with falling asleep generally. She has a really runny nose so wonder if it’s teeth? (She only had two bottom ones.)

Does she seem to be uncomfortable or in pain? I’m sure you’d know if she was (crying, throwing head back, arching back).
My LO fights sleep sometimes. Can be over tired, can be over excited, can be all sorts we have no idea about!
I know it’s hard but try to keep calm as she may sense your anxiety.
Is there anything else that helps her sleep? Rocking? Singing? I sometimes will put my DD in her sling as it’s a guaranteed way to get her to sleep when she’s fighting it. Then transfer her to bed. Sometimes they just go past it and need an extra bit of help to get to sleep x

Both mine were down to one nap before they started nursery at 12 months so 10 months doesn't seem too young. I remember with my youngest having to give her lunch at 11.30 so she could eat then have a nap, she would sleep about 12-2.
Try and push her nap back gradually by 15 mins every couple of days so it turns into one good afternoon nap straight after lunch.

I think my son was down to one nap not long after his first bday.
my friends daughter was down to no naps wayyyy before her 2nd bday!
I wouldn’t worry. It could be teeth but if she’s going down for bed and the morning nap fine, then I wouldn’t worry, the second nap might end up coming back

When the timings got awkward like this for my DD, I cut her first nap down to only 30/45 mins until she was ready to drop to one. She dropped to one around 14 months old.

Do what works for you. DS was one nap that age but never napped that long.

my youngest dropped to 1 nap around then. We moved the timings around and he’s 2.5 now and has done 11-1 since he was around 9/10 months. Goes to bed at 6.30 asleep by 6.45/7 and sleeps 11-12 hours

I remember making one of the naps more of a Power Nap when the wake windows started to increase (like 15 minutes or so), that helped shorten a wake window so we could squeeze in another nap!

My daughter dropped to one nap at about 11 months she's 16months at first it wasn't everyday if we went for a walk or out in the car she'd normally doze off but form the most part she wakes between 7.30/8 naps round 12.30 for 1.5-2hrs and is asleep by about 8 most nights just as she went to this kinda schedule her now 3 year old brother decided he didn't want to nap at all anymore but the two of them now have the same bedtime and usually wake round the same time, if your baby isn't crying or annoyed I'd try not to worry too much might be a phase or nap times might need a bit of tweaking shorten the first one maybe and see how it goes

My 15 month old has been on one nap since about 9 months.
sometimes it means a 6pm bedtime as after 5pm are her witching hours 😂.
I wouldn’t worry about it

Awhh I know its really hard but try not to get too worked up about it. If she's sleeping well overnight and napping for around 2 hours in the day then she's likely getting enough sleep (11.5 hours over night plus 1.5-2 hours in the day is pretty reasonable).
I found there was always a bit of a struggle when they're almost ready to drop a nap but not quite and it is frustrating. You could try going for a drive/ puschair walk later on (around 4pm), let her have 20 mins or so to tide her over.

But if there is one thing I could change about my daughters first year its how much energy I spent worrying about her naps. It sounds like your little one has a good foundation and structure so it will either go back to normal in a few weeks or she will.move more solidly to a 1 nap schedule in time. Don't panic, it will all be OK.

It’s she sleeping through the night? Waking too early or falling asleep too late.

its only been a couple days. Don’t worry to much. it does sound like a good nap. So as long as she’s still getting her night sleep, not terribly worried.

i also can’t bring myself to wake a baby. Try walks. Fresh air, simulation. She will likely conk out.

change in food? Do you drink tea/coffee and breastfeed? Change brands recently? They can have drastically different caffeine contents (like 3x as much in one tea bag vs another and both are ‘orange pekoe’ for example - totally happened).

anyway. As long as bub is sleeping good at night (and not a daytime monster!) don’t worry. Try walks. Even don’t ‘wake’ her but transfer to stroller or carrier and continue with your day.

could be a leap, could be teething.