Some nap questions

battybtags

If your LO dropped their nap, how old were they when it happened? Do you/did you have them do quiet time instead?

 DD is so off whack and I think she's in transition of trying to drop her nap....which is the day I absolutely dread. I think she's still too young (almost 28mos), but I also have a friend who's son has never really napped, so its hard to say. All I know is that lately she goes 3-4 days without a nap, then she naps a few days in a row. The days she doesnt nap, bedtime is a breeze and she's out cold between 730-8pm and she'll sleep until 8ish the next morning. On nap days, sometimes she won't fall asleep until closer to 9/930 (or later) then be up around 730/8. Her schedule is just so off whack with napping then not-bedtime is all over the place. On days she doesnt nap, I leave her in her crib for an hour and a half just so I get a break-she's usually not very quiet but will play in her crib without crying.  I asked her doc about it at her 2yr appt because even then naps were shaky-he just said all I can do is give her the chance to nap-if she does, great...if not, I can't force her to. I was just hoping this would hold out until after baby 2 arrives so that I could get some sort of break, but I don't think I"ll be so lucky!

Ashnmike528

I could have written this verbatim (except my DD is 24 months!)

I'm just going to continue to give her the chance to nap, and me the chance to relax. 

Telyco

Evan will not nap some days. But I always put him in there for 1.5 hours at least.

olivia_eve

Rosie is dropping hers now.  She goes for quiet time every day, and naps about half of the time.  There's no way we're dropping quiet time any time soon, she needs that time to relax almost as much as I do!  Frankly, as long as quiet time is preserved I don't mind her dropping the nap, because I still get time to myself.  And it's easier to go places because we can skip a nap and not feel bad about it.

jnk062602

I commented on your facebook too, but I would do quiet time for sure.  You both need the break.  We aren't close to doing that yet for dd - she still naps well.  But my mom made me keep doing quiet/nap time until I was in full-day school, so 1st grade I think.  I was either really crazy or she was really smart.

Ashnmike528

jnk062602:

I commented on your facebook too, but I would do quiet time for sure.  You both need the break.  We aren't close to doing that yet for dd - she still naps well.  But my mom made me keep doing quiet/nap time until I was in full-day school, so 1st grade I think.  I was either really crazy or she was really smart.

My mom did this too! I guess it's how she survived with 3 of us :-)

battybtags

Ashnmike528:

I could have written this verbatim (except my DD is 24 months!)

I'm just going to continue to give her the chance to nap, and me the chance to relax. 

DD started this around that time and it's just getting progressively worse!