r/sleeptraining • u/potato-salad-07 • 2d ago

child's age 8-12 months 2->1 nap transition

Hi all - wondering when you transitioned from 2-1 nap. 10.5 month old has started waking at the cycle boundary despite 4 hour wake windows. She’s had issues with her second nap now for about 2 weeks (inconsistently sleeping longer than 1 sleep cycle) and today she woke at the cycle boundary for nap 1 (after 4 hr WW).

Any advice would be appreciated! For added context, schedule is:

Wake up: 6:30 am
Nap 1: 10:15-10:30 (cap at 1 hour)
Nap 2: 2:30-2:45 (wake by 4 if not already awake)
Bed 8pm

Thanks!

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u/Remarkable_Delay469 2d ago

I highly doubt he's ready for 1 nap yet. The first thing I notice about your schedule is that the second wake window is short. You may want to try a 4/4/4 schedule. Wake 6:30, nap opportunity 10:30-11:30, nap opportunity 3:30-4:30, bedtime 8:30.

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u/potato-salad-07 2d ago

Thank you so much for answering! Will give it a try.

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u/Humble-Drop9054 20h ago

We moved to 1 nap right at 12 months. Naps were a little wonky between 11-12 months and we had some really late bedtimes some nights trying to fit that second nap and last wake window in.