What time does your toddler go down for a nap?

Mylilpumpkin

I have been putting my 19 month old son down for a nap at around 1:00pm and it often takes him about 40-45 min. before he falls asleep.  Should I push it later?  He goes to bed around 7:30-8, so I am worried that making nap later would affect bedtime.  What do you do with your LOs?

JulyBebe27

Does he take long to fall asleep at night? When he does fall asleep for nap, how long does he nap for?  

You could try pushing it back by 30 min and see how that goes.  It shouldn't make that much of an impact on night time sleep.  If he doesn't nap for too long, then it should be okay, I guess.

My 18 mos old naps at 1, usually for about 2.5 hrs and goes to bed around 7/7:30. 

Good luck! 

WildcatPrincess

She goes down around 12/12:30 and naps around 3 hours. I try not to go later than that because then I have to wake her - if she sleeps past 4 we miss bedtime.

Kara5109

I lay her down around 11:30. She wakes around 7:00 and goes to bed at 7:00.

mrsSabobo

Usually around 1pm. then he sleeps for 1-3 hours depending on how much he's done up to that point. Nightime is a different story though, If hes tired he can go in as little as 30 mins. Other times (most of the time - still trying to get a routine down) it can take hours...

 

Chelle112

Up between 6:30-7, down for a nap by 12, bedtime between 7:30-8. 

MamatoA2010

DD (2 today) goes down between 12:30 and 1:00. She is usually up between 3:00-3:30 and goes down for the night at 7:30. HTH!

hoping4sticky

Kara5109:

I lay her down around 11:30. She wakes around 7:00 and goes to bed at 7:00.

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searcy7

She goes down at 1:30 with an 8 o'clock bedtime. She naps about till 3.

hoping4sticky

Kara5109:

I lay her down around 11:30. She wakes around 7:00 and goes to bed at 7:00.

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2mommiesinoh

Ky is usually up around 730-8. She goes down for a nap around 1 and s asleep in about 15 minutes. She is up between 3:30-4. Bedtime is 8-8:30.

 

Mt2G1012

Sleeps 7-7, naps at noon.  She generally naps for an hour and a half, sometimes 2-2.5 but that is not usual. 

JustDoIt62009

Rylee goes down in about 5-10 minutes at 2pm and is up between 3:30 and 4:00. She wakes up for the day between 7:30 and 8:00 and is down for the night between 8:00-8:45

TiffanyBerry

I think it varies for kids.

DD gets up ~7:00-30am, and goes down for her nap at ~11:30-12:00, and then to bed ~7:30-8:00pm

AnabelsMama

She sleeps from 8pm-6am.  Naps at around 12 noon for 1-2 hours. 

mrscountry527

DD wakes between 8 and 9am. Naps at 1pm for 1.5-3hrs. Strict 9pm bedtime. She's usually asleep within 15mins for both nap and bed.

Angela814

She usually goes down right around noon and sleeps for 2 hours. I rock her for about 5 minutes and then lay her in her crib where she goes right to sleep. She goes to bed between 7:30-8pm and is up between 6:30-7:30am. 

Could he be overtired when you're laying him down? 

Mrs.Cford

DD gets up around 7/8am - naps at 1pm - goes right to sleep, usually wakes btwn 3:30-4 (I wake her up if she's still asleep at 4) and then bedtime starts at 7pm, asleep by 7:30.

I think she doesn't go to sleep until later at daycare but is still up around 4 and it doesn't affect bedtime at all.

abb08

DS is a really good sleeper, but he also likes to play in his crib for a little while before sleeping. All he has is a blanket and two stuffed animals, but he can entertain himself for a long time!  I don't see a problem with this (I like a little alone time too!). He wakes between 7-8 in the morning, and goes down for a nap around 1:00. Sometimes he goes right to sleep, sometimes he hangs out for up to 30 minutes before he actually sleeps (I only know from watching the video monitor).  He sleeps 1.5-2 hours and then goes to bed between 6:30 and 7:00.  I think he's growing or something lately, as he's been taking even longer naps than normal, but I never wake him from a nap unless I have to.  It never seems to affect bedtime.

Mama2DBoo1624

DD naps from 11:30-1. She fights nap time, so we've been trying to make her mornings as active as possible to wear her out. Late naps always affect bedtime in our house.

hydies33

He's usually up around 7:30-8:00 and his nap starts between 11:00-12:00. He usually takes 10 minutes to fall asleep and sleeps 2-3 hours.