So DS has refused to take an afternoon nap for the last week. He wakes at 6:30, naps from about 10-11:30/12 and then has been going to bed early at around 7 (his bedtime is normally 7:30) We do our nap routine in the afternoon at around 2:30/3, but he just plays in his crib for an hour.
I try to stretch him out towards noon, but he gets too tired and fussy to go much past 10:30. He needs at least a cat nap in the afternoon because he starts getting fussy around 5:30ish now. He just talks to himself and plays with his blanket. At least he is getting some down time, but he needs sleep. Any suggestions? TIA!
Re: Dropping Afternoon Nap?
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My DD did the same when she was transitioning to one nap.
I held her off as long as possible in the morning and then tried to have some short errand to do in the afternoon (20 minutes in the car or so) so she could get a little cat nap. It took about a month to get her nap where it really needed to be.
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i try and get sam to nap from about 12:30-3 sometimes she goes down a little earlier
she normally gets up between 7-8am she normally will lay back down after she wakes up for an hour though so she actually doesnt end up getting up for the day until 9am.
i guess it all depends on how she is feeling, she goes to bed between 7-8 normally closer to 7. and she also starts rubbing her eyes around dinner time too which is normally 5-6pm