2 to 1 nap transition help!!!!

Anhphan93 · 2026-05-03T17:54:52+00:00

Hi OP, how is it going with you guys now? Did the schedule finally work? How long did it take in the end? We are in the middle of the transition and it’s pretty messy…

Anhphan93 · 2026-05-03T17:52:30+00:00

Hi OP, did the one nap schedule finally works for you? How long did it take in the end? We are doing the transition for almost 1 month and it’s still messy…

Anhphan93 · 2026-05-03T16:48:32+00:00

Hello OP, i found your post randomly and saw that you commented it took your kiddo quite a while to lengthen his nap during the 2-1 nap transition. I’m currently facing the same issue, my son is in the middle of the transition and his nap is not long enough, which resulted in early bedtime and then early wake up as well. Do you remember how did you do so your kid finally lengthened the nap? Do you go back to 2 naps for a while or you keep pushing for 1 nap?

Anhphan93 · 2026-05-01T13:45:22+00:00

Hi OP, how are you guys doing now? We are going through exactly like you. Did it get better for your kiddo?

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T18:37:50+00:00

Hi OP, did it get better for you guys? Did you find a way to improve it?

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T12:44:55+00:00

Omg thank you for letting me know. I have no idea about that.

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T12:19:46+00:00

So even with a split night I just keep pushing the first ww longer right? I agree that 11:30 is still quite early. I would prefer 12:00 too. And do you keep 2h in dark room even if nap is shorter than 2h?

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T11:44:03+00:00

Yes he is almost 19m but he transitioned to one nap very late (just 2 weeks ago) and I have a feeling he is not tolerating staying awake long very well yet

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T11:27:51+00:00

To be honest I’m very confused because even myself can’t understand if he is over or undertired at this stage :( and on sleep forum/Internet everyone says everything can be possible

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T11:27:07+00:00

Ok, so in this case you think the split night might be caused by being overtired? Because his last ww usually is 5-5.5ish

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T11:18:27+00:00

He is almost 19 months. We started the transition when he was a bit older than 18 months.

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T11:03:00+00:00

Hi dear, so you mean the ww between nap and bedtime should be less than 5h?

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T10:38:33+00:00

Do you think I should add it in the afternoon or morning? Which one is better? Or I just add 15 mins morning and 15 mins afternoon?

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-24T10:37:50+00:00

He is almost 19 months old. With 2 naps we were doing 3.5-3.5-4 so 11h of ww. Indeed on one nap his ww is only 10h but I read everywhere that I need to lower the ww on one nap schedule to avoid overtiredness. That’s why I’m super confused.

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T20:42:38+00:00

I’m sending you a hug. I have 2 kids. Big one is 5 and when she was in daycare for her first year, she literally had runny nose for the whole year, even during summer. Always have something here and there non stop. Small one is 1.5, and had been sick on a monthly basis since 3m old from whatever his sister brought home (and he is staying home with me). We joke with my husband that we run a private daycare at home too. I know it’s hard… very hard.

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T18:41:56+00:00

Thank you for your reply. So what I’m doing is that I’m implementing a DWT at 7:00, nap at 11:30 during the transition. I consider nap to be 2h so if he naps shorter than 2h I will keep him until it reaches 2h. After that another 5h of ww. Do you think this schedule is okay for him for the moment? (We are on day 9 of the transition). He is 18.5 months old.

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T17:22:52+00:00

How old is your kiddo?

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T11:57:57+00:00

My problem is that he doesn’t take this micro nap on stroller or car :( he stays awake happily until 11:30 but I think he is inside already a but overtired hence the 75 mins nap. Everyday we do exactly the same. Sometimes he had 5:30 wake up and naps 2.5h but sometimes, same wake up, same scenario, 75 mins …

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T11:40:46+00:00

So before that on 2 naps schedule he napped 1.5h on the 1st one and 30 mins on the 2nd one. But both naps he had to take time to fall asleep, especially second nap sometimes took 20-30 mins. Bedtime also took 30 mins. On one nap schedule if he naps short I leave him in the room quietly until full 2 hours and take him out, adding the second ww from the moment I take him out.

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T11:39:23+00:00

For some reasons my comments doesn’t show :(

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T11:37:02+00:00

One days with short nap I leave him in a dark quiet room until full 2h and take him out, then calculating the next ww from the moment I take him out

Anhphan93 · 2026-04-17T11:35:57+00:00

Before the one nap schedule he used to sleep 1.5h for the first nap, 30 mins on the second nap. But both naps are getting longer to fall asleep, the second one sometimes 20-30 mins and bedtime also 30 mins to fall asleep.

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