Transition to 2 Naps?

Eitak82

DS was 5 months old yesterday. For a while he has been pretty consistent with a 2 and 1/2 hour wake time, and then going down for a nap (they range from 45 min - 1 1/2 hours). All of the sudden today, I tried to put him down after his usual time frame and he was not having it. He seemed awake, so I brought him out to play, which he happily did for a while more. Then I tried again with no success... finally he went down after 3 hours 15 minutes awake. He was in good enough spirits the whole time, so is he starting to transition to longer wake times and only 2 naps? How old was LO when they made the transition?

vettymama

I think DS was right around 5 months when he dropped to 2 naps a day. Some days he only takes one long one now at almost 8 months.

pb_bride

We have had days like you described on/off for about 2 months.  Most days DS was doing 3 naps, but every now and then he'd stay up extra long and then it's all miserable (cuz it would get too late for a 3rd nap).

Anyway, DS will be 8months next week, and JUST this week, he has consistently dropped his 3rd nap (today is day #4).  He simply woke up about 30 mins later in the morning, stay up for an extra 30 minutes, and his naps went from 1.25 or 1.5 hours to 2 hours long.   

kateraid

Sounds like he needs to be kept up longer! Try getting him on a two nap schedule.  When I transitioned DS I had to keep him awake for a little while longer some days and now like clockwork he's tired during his nap times.

kb&mb

At about 6 1/2 months, N started having a hard time going down for the third nap and was super grumpy when he got up from it. I was struggling to find the right balance because he was often up too early from his second nap and couldn't make it to bedtime. Then I read about the 2-3-4 schedule and it is working out awesome for him. Honestly he is like a new baby, haha. He just seems to like it. And his two naps tend to be between 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Unless of course he poops during the nap which is throwing him off at least once a day...so frustrating.

sandyapples

DD started dropping the third nap around 6 months, and now she only has two naps most of the time. She roughly follows a 234 schedule most days.