What are the signs that a baby is ready to drop to 1 nap normally? I keep being told 10.5 months is too early for a 1 nap day but she managing long wake windows and starting to fight 2nd nap and bedtime (taking me 1 hour to put down! ) !
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I’m going through this transition too! My son randomly started taking longer to fall asleep and then only slept for 30-40 minutes for each nap. I extended his wake window and gave him a slightly earlier bedtime since he was now waking from his nap at 2 and that didn’t leave enough time for an extra nap before bedtime! He seems to be doing pretty good with the transition so far and he’s right at 11 months old!
I say if she’s fighting the second nap and taking that long to fall asleep then those are some pretty big signs she’s ready to drop the second nap. Make he morning wake window longer so she has enough sleep pressure built up for the nap and don’t let the nap exceed 2 hours, bedtime should go smoother and she should also sleep through the night because of the long wake window before bedtime should as well! At least that’s been my experience since my son’s sleep schedule changed!