When your child gave up naps--did their bedtime move up?

smiling76

I know that DS1 will be losing his nap soon since his school schedule will change and it'll be necessary to skip it--OMG I'm dying just thinking about it as he very much needs his naps and seems to like them. 

So the question is, did your LO's bedtime move up when they stopped napping??

I was kind of thinking since he now goes to bed around 8:30-8:45 while having a one-two hour nap, maybe we can get him to bed at 7:30??  That would be awesome to get extra time with DH at night--we could use it. 

Is it a dream???

Sawyerplus1

My LOs had a bedtime of 8- 8:30 pm pretty consistently. When DD (2 years old) gave up her nap earlier this year, DS (4 years old ) also quit his "quiet" time (he too stopped napping at 2 years old). As a result of no napping for DD and no quiet time for DS, the days were LONG (for me) and we decided to fiddle with their bedtimes. We got it down to about 7:30, so not a huge difference, but enough that it helps. And yes, it is nice for DH and I to have a little bit more down time. It's possible he'll adjust well to an earlier bed time, but I'd hold out on the expectations until you get a feel for it first. Good luck! 

Kadyra

Ds quit naps at 18 months. His bedtime has been 8pm since age 2. It was 7:30 before that.  It didn't change. But if you can change yours, more power to ya!

celiabwatson

Mine hasn't given up his nap completely but I'm nervous that it's coming. Last week he napped 2 out of 6 days, and took a super short car nap the 7th day. He normally naps for 3 hours and goes to bed at 9. On days when he skips his nap he goes down anywhere between 6:30 and 8. I'm not sure how it'll pan out when he drops them for real, but with such a late bedtime already I'm pretty confident that it'll be at least a little earlier.