HOW did your LO go to 1 nap a day?

kimilane · October 2010

I'm not worried about schedules or anything like that, but what I want to know is how did your LO get the message across to you that they only needed 1 nap a day? Did the 2 naps slowly get closer together? Did one nap (morning or afternoon) nap gradually get shorter then disappear? I'm just curious how the transition came about in your house...

BrittKav · October 2010

Hmm...my daughter isn't anywhere near ready for 1 nap a day. She would be such a grump with just one! What age are they supposed to do this? I was kind of hoping the two-nap-phase would last a while.

juliane2004 · October 2010

As DD got older, she is able to stay awake longer between naps. Once she could be awake for 3-4 hrs between naps (i.e. since about 11 months) she usually, though not always, has 1 nap from 1-3:30 ish.

ETA: If she wakes earlier in the morning or her afternoon nap is short (1 hr), then she'll have a second short late afternoon nap.

JameRoo430 · October 2010

DS is actually taking LONGER naps than he used to! (Same number of naps but sleeping longer! Go figure!)

ScissorTailedFlycatcher · October 2010

JameRoo430:
DS is actually taking LONGER naps than he used to! (Same number of naps but sleeping longer! Go figure!)

Jealous!

kimilane · October 2010

BrittKav:
Hmm...my daughter isn't anywhere near ready for 1 nap a day. She would be such a grump with just one! What age are they supposed to do this? I was kind of hoping the two-nap-phase would last a while.

I'm not sure, but I know DD's nap schedule is getting kinda flaky these days. That's why I'm asking. She's able to stay up a bit longer before she needs a nap, but some days it's hit-or-miss. Basically, she used to be a really predictable/great sleeper but these days I'm never sure when she'll need a nap because it can be her "old" schedule one day, then the next she'll stay awake 1/2 the day without one. I just figure neither one of us knows what she needs as far as napping goes these days, so we'll figure it out together. Smile

12bailey18 · October 2010

He dropped his morning nap by just not being tired and fussy when he usually would be. I would try and put him down since that was the routine but he wouldn't have it...LOL.

jonnygurl76 · October 2010

she started refusing her afternoon nap.....i am slowly pushing her morning nap later, but she is still cranky by dinner time. i have been putting her to bed earlier--6:30pm and she sleeps until 6:30-7:30 am.

it is not a fun transition by any means....good luck!

wendy25 · October 2010

LO is on one nap a day as of this week (and sporadically the week before). His morning nap started to be later and later, which pushed his afternoon nap later. Note: we refused to let him sleep past 6pm since he would not fall asleep for the night at 8pm.

His nap is from 12:30-2:30pm. He typically sleeps from 8pm - 6am overnight.

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