Dropping to one nap

MomOfTrips · December 2010

I don't think we are there yet but I have been wondering about it. I have read a lot of literature about it but would really prefer to hear real people's experiences.

At what age did your LO drop to one nap? How long is the nap usually? What signs (or what prompted) you to go to one nap?

bim38106 · December 2010

DD1 was 11 months. She just started refusing to take a morning nap, so for about 2 weeks, every other day she would take 1 nap, then the next day 2 naps, then 1, and so on....

For a very long time, she napped from 1-4. Now she naps from 2:30-4:30.

DD2 is almost 14 months and is no where near ready to drop to 1 nap. I wish she would hurry up and get there because it would make my life soooooo much easier! Wink

janice74 · December 2010

It is happening the last two weeks, so 15 months. He stopped wanting to go down for his naps and he would totally refuse the afternoon nap. He was also waking at night a lot.

I was trying to go with the flow for a couple weeks, but it's been awful. He was napping all different times and sometimes only for 40-60 minutes all day. He normally took two 70 minute naps).

The last three days I've been making him stay up until after lunch and then put him down at 12:30. He's now taking a 2.5 hour nap and sleeping all night again! I am hoping it lasts.

He's been fine staying up until 12:30 as long as he is playing or eating. If we get in the car it is ALL over, so I am just trying to stay home in the morning for now and run errands after his nap. Hopefully he will eventually get used to the change and not fall asleep in the car.

chloephoebecali · December 2010

DD started taking one around 13 months. She stopped sleeping when I would put her down for her second nap. She would play in her crib for a while and then start screaming to come out. She typically was a good napper, so I knew what was up. I tried to keep the second nap, but finally ditched it when it seemed obvious. I bumped her early nap later and that became her only nap, which takes place anytime between 11 and 12:30 (usually 11). DH was home for a few days and tried to get her to do a second nap even though I told him she wouldn't take it. She did for a day but then was back refusing the next two days. I knew she was ready to transition to one. She naps anywhere from 1hr45 to 3 hours. Usually something in the middle. The worst parts about it in the begining is figuring out when to do lunch, what is a good time for their nap - not too early, not too late, and getting through the entire morning when you are used to down time at some point. GL!

Happy-JJ · December 2010

Thank you ladies! I'm going to keep an eye on this post because my guy is fighting afternoon naps but he loves his morning nap. Might be time soon...

dragon_chica · December 2010

About 14 months. For about 3-4 months DD would barely take 2 naps when my mom would watch her. I just assumed it was overstimulation because she still did 2 on days I didn't work, abeit they were about 1 hour naps at a time. A week before Thanksgiving DH and I decided to see if we can push her to drop the morning nap since she's so wishy washy with it. It has been pretty successful. Her morning nap is usually at 10 so on Day 1 we skipped that and had her nap at 12:30. After that we slowly pushed it to 1:00 and then 1:30. Now that she's down to one nap she naps for 2 hours straight, which to me feels more restful. Sometimes when we're out and about in the morning she will fall asleep in the car but it hasn't messed her up.

janice74 · December 2010

Happy-JJ:
Thank you ladies! I'm going to keep an eye on this post because my guy is fighting afternoon naps but he loves his morning nap. Might be time soon...

I tried to keep that second nap for as long as possible. There were phases when he would fight the afternoon nap for a week, but I read that as long as they DO fall asleep and stay asleep for an hour, then they still need that nap. I would just keep putting DS down for the nap each day and he would eventually get over fighting it. Only once he stopped taking it all together, or barely sleeping did I drop it.

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