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Any 9-12 month olds still take a third nap?

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If so, has it always been there or did you recently have to introduce it? What time is it at and when does it end?
I'm asking because my 9 month old is getting EXTREMELY fussy at around 5pm every day and won't really be consoled with eating, drinking, playing, etc... She has never really had a third nap, but now I'm starting to think she may need it suddenly?
What do you think?
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Re: Any 9-12 month olds still take a third nap?

  • Courtney&JasonCourtney&Jason

    She's had a third nap pretty much as long as I've had her on a schedule.  Her third nap is usually between 3-4 pm and only lasts a 1/2 hour to an hour. 

    It's her shortest nap and sometimes she doesn't need it, so I think she may be getting ready to drop it soon.

    I would try it and see if it works for your LO.

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  • MrsBeckOMrsBeckO member

    Most days, yes we have a third nap. Her first is usually 930-1030, her second is usually 1-2 and her third is 430-5. 

    Today was an exception though, she napped 10-11 and then 230-5. MUCH better if you ask me, but I don't mind her usual 3 catnap days.  

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  • yaleyale member
    Yes, he usually does...  but it's only because he doesn't nap for longer than 30 minutes at a time. Some nights we get away with not doing it... but 75% of the time he takes it. We used to do 4 naps a day. Depending on how long she's sleeping during the day, I might try it... if it doesn't mess up bedtime, I'd go with it. Or maybe you need to move bedtime earlier?
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  • LVilaLVila member
    imageMrsBeckO:

    Most days, yes we have a third nap. Her first is usually 930-1030, her second is usually 1-2 and her third is 430-5. 

    Today was an exception though, she napped 10-11 and then 230-5. MUCH better if you ask me, but I don't mind her usual 3 catnap days.  

    This. That third nap is a great time to start dinner.  

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  • CityplannerCityplanner
    Sometimes.  It depends on how the earlier naps fall and how long she sleeps.  If she takes one it is around 5 and is about 1/2 an hour.
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  • rianalsrianals member
    DD still takes 3 naps pretty frequently.  She is really easy-going, though, so she isn't on a real consistant schedule. Depending on the day, she will take one, two or three naps.  On three nap days, she is up around 8:00, naps from 10:00 until 11:30 or so, again at about 1:30 for an hour or two and then again at five or six.  She goes to bed between 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., depending on the day and how wild she is feeling.
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  • mtnridermtnrider member
    DS always takes 3 or 4 naps a day, usually 4.  He wakes up at 6 or 6:30 and goes down for his first nap between 8 & 9 a.m. and takes his final nap of the day anytime between 4 & 5:30 p.m. and that final nap never affects his bedtime which is between 7 & 8 p.m.  If he misses his final nap then I put him to bed early.  Basically he goes down for a nap every 2 hours just like the Weissbluth book says.  I didn't force that schedule on him, he just gets tired and cranky and yawns and rubs his eyes every 2 hours.
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  • AMYfromKYAMYfromKY member

    Could you keep her up longer between naps which would push her 2nd nap back?  H usually takes 2 naps and his last one will end around 3:30.  He is in bed by 6:30 on most nights.

    Maybe pushing back her 2nd nap and putting her down earlier will help.  

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