Do you need same amount of awake time when dropping naps?
My baby is 7.5 months old and I think we are getting ready to drop from 3 to 2 naps.
He’s medium to low sleep needs, currently we do 2.5/2.5/2.5-3/3.5-4 (11-11.5hrs awake time) and he does 10-10.5 hours overnight beautifully. ST at 6 months, falls asleep independently, naps usually 1-1.25 hrs first two naps and 20-30 mins for 3rd nap, average 2.5-2.75 hrs total.
I’m thinking of trying 3/3/4 but that’d only get us 10hrs awake max. Something like 3/4/4 would be too much for him right now. So if 3/3/4 is going to mess with his nights I rather stay on 3 naps until he can do 11hrs awake on 2 naps.
So I’m wondering… when dropping a nap, do you need the same amount of awake time you had on the old schedule or is it okay to have less awake time as we stretch wake windows?
Would love to hear from other parents of low sleep needs babies. Thank you!