DS seems to have dropped to one sleep. He was having 2 x 1.5 hours a day, but now he's only have 1 sleep 1.5 hours. Trouble is, he is wanting to go down for his sleep quite early - around 10am, which means he is awake by 11.30am! This means he is awake for a looooonnnnggg time before going to bed of a night. I have tried and tried to get him down for a second sleep, but he just won't go down. If I tried any later (so he was more tired), it would be around 4.30-5pm which is just too late.
I'm fine with him dropping to one sleep, but it would be a lot better if he would sleep for longer. 1.5 hours doesn't seem to be long enough (after going from 3 hours a day to 1.5 hours), cause he is so tired and grumpy by the end of the day.
Will he adjust and start sleeping longer? If I try keeping him up longer in the morning, is that likely to make a difference? It didn't today .
Its hard isn't it!
DD#1 dropped to one sleep when she turned one - and it took a little while to transition.
I made sure she ate lunch first (at about 10:30/11am) then straight down for a sleep. She did eventually sleep for about 2-3hrs, but it all took time. I found that it helped if I had a lie down with her- she always slept the best when I did too!
Also, just try to gradually keep him up longer in the morning so he's waking up more around 1:30/2pm - but that may take a couple of weeks
All the best!!
When Nate decided he was only doing one, I kept him up an extra 15minutes every couple of days. Now he goes down at 11.30 and sleeps until 1.
He is going to bed heaps earlier though. He is in bed by 6. Today he was extra tired and went at 5.30.
Thanks for your replies - it's really tricky adjusting to one sleep for DS and for me!
He used to be up for 3-3.5 hours before he'd want a sleep. Now though, it's still like that in the morning, but in the afternoon he's happy to stay up for 5 hours or so - which is why timing his sleep is so difficult. He's now in bed by 6.30pm most nights though which is actually quite nice though .
It happened so suddenly that he dropped to one sleep - I wasn't ready for it, lol!
i have a thread somewhere..... we just started the dropping of one sleep this week too.. you sure our kids arnt twins at the moment shes gone from needing a sleep after being up for 3 hours to 5 hours not sure how that happened but shes been going down around 11.30 and sleeping between 1.5-2 hours, just praying like mad it stays that way, no realu help just a hug
Olive: Your DD and my DS do seem to have a lot of similarities don't they!?
Well, DS is continuing his new pattern. Tried getting him to sleep this morning when he's been awake for 3 hours, but wasn't interested in going to sleep. So, now I'm just going to wait till he seems really obviously tired. I think the new sleep pattern works well, I just wish the 6.30pm bedtime wasn't paired with waking up for the day at 6am *yawn*
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at the moment shes gone from needing a sleep after being up for 3 hours to 5 hours 
not sure how that happened 
but shes been going down around 11.30 and sleeping between 1.5-2 hours, just praying like mad it stays that way, no realu help just a hug 
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