Moms of 18-19 month olds, nap question

Mrs.Greg · March 2013

For about a month now, my babies have been taking only one nap. They wake up in the morning around 7:30 and take their nap around noon. They sleep for 2 to 2.5 hours but not more than that. Starting last week, they've been sleeping past the 2.5-hour mark, getting close to 3 hours. Yesterday I had to wake them up at 3. I'm wondering two things: 1) If your LO takes only one nap, how long is it? And 2) How long is it between the time they wake up from nap and bedtime? My kids go to bed between 7 and 7:15. I feel like letting them sleep past 3 might affect their nighttime sleep.

valigrl21 · March 2013

DD goes to bed about 8 PM. Either she wakes up about 7 AM or we wake her up. Then she naps from about 1-3.

jani7 · March 2013

Ds usually sleeps from 8pm to 7:30. He naps around noon or a little after to 3:00, sometimes he only naps for 2 hours but 2 1/2 - 3 hours is pretty normal.

TiffanyBerry · March 2013

DD's naps - unless she is sick or something else is wrong - are almost universally 1.5hrs long, except for the month or so after she would drop a nap.

So, she gets up at 7am, naps from 2:30-4:00pm, then in bed by 7:45pm, usually asleep by 8:30pm (on a good night). Her nap used to be earlier, but she pushed it back herself (and wouldn't nap if I tried for the 1-2:30pm nap). On the days she has skipped napping entirely, she's in bed by 7pm, and usually asleep fairly quickly.

blueandgray · March 2013

DD usually gets about 2 hours in (12:45-2:45) at daycare during the week, but on weekends naps are nearly non-existent (15-30 mins). She sleeps ~7:30p-7:30a every night. Other than getting cranky late on weekend afternoons, the vastly different nap length difference doesn't seem to affect her overnight sleep.

luvmyducks · March 2013

1) If your LO takes only one nap, how long is it?

On average 1.5hrs, but can be as short as 40min or as long as 3hrs

2) How long is it between the time they wake up from nap and bedtime?

Usually about 5hrs. She usually goes down at 1/1:30 and sleeps for 1.5-2hrs. She is in bed by a little after 8pm and usually falls asleep by 8:30pm. Up in the morning around 7/7:20am.

lana22 · March 2013

my 15 month old is up between 6:30 and 7:30, takes one nap from 12-1:15/2 and in bed between 6 and 7.

dragon_chica · March 2013

Wake up time is anywhere from 6:30-7:00

Nap around 1:00 and lasts from 2-3 hours.

Bedtime at 7:30

ladybugpjb · March 2013

One nap, 2.5-3 hours. Occasionally it's only 2.

He wakes up around 6:30, and can fall asleep as early as 10:15 or 10:30. If we go run errands, I try to make sure he's asleep by 1:00.

The latest I will let him sleep is 5:00, but that's rare.

As long as he is awake by 4:00 or 4:30, he'll still go to bed pretty easily around 7:30.

BlueJewelM · March 2013

Wake up is about 8 am.

Nap is after lunch. Can be as short as 2 hours to as long as 4.

Bedtime is 830ish.

Even if he is having an off day and naps late or super long, it does not affect his bedtime.

laurakaz13 · March 2013

DD sleeps from 7-7 or 7:30. Her nap is from 12-2 or 3. I would never wake her up from a nap. Sleep still begets sleep in my world.

boogerbearoriginal · March 2013

Naps about 2-3hrs, depending on the day. And wakes 4-5hrs before bedtime, he has even napped late if we're out running around and woke up as close as 3hrs before bedtime without issues falling asleep that night.

Like others, LO naps more when he's not feeling well, growth spurt, or just didn't sleep as well the night prior. So it's possible your girls need the extra rest right now for whatever reason.

I'm of the opinion you never wake a sleeping baby/child. So I let LO nap as long as he wants to, and it's never seemed to impact nighttime sleep.

raelinds · March 2013

tas1883:
Up between 6:30-7am. Nap all week at DC 12-2. Bed between 7-7:30pm. On the weekends she may nap longer. I find she naps longer when she is getting teeth, sick, milestones, or had a bad night.

This exactly!

lisamoe · March 2013

DS wakes up 630-7 and goes down for a nap anywhere between 11 and 1. He will sleep anywhere from 45min to 2 hrs. Usually its more like1 hr.

He also goes to bed between 7-730. I find on days he takes a two hour nap, he goes to bed a tad later. If you don't want to wake them up, try putting them down a little later?

patchen30 · March 2013

Wow - a lot of your babies get a lot of sleep! 12 hours at night plus 2-3 hour naps! Do your LOs STTN?

My DS is 16 mo and goes to bed at 7pm, up just before 6am, and naps 12pm-1:30/2pm.

I don't think there's anything wrong w/ waking from a nap if it's to maintain a healthy sleep schedule. If your LOs long naps start resulting in early wake ups or night wakings, I'd end it sooner.