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resisting going from 3 naps to 2

kgail11kgail11 member
in May 2011 Moms

I know it's just natural - babies/kids need less daytime sleep - or rather, they are able to stay awake for longer periods of time. But, what to do if they are having some trouble with this - as in, she won't stay awake for longer than like 2 hours at a time!!!! I have tried several times to get her to take just 2 naps, opposed to her normal 3, but poor gal is yawning and rubbing her eyes and I would be CRUEL to keep her up. 

And when I have done 2 naps, they aren't long at all.. so she's ALL kinds of crabby at the day's end.  

I remember DS was around 8 mts when he went to 2 naps, and I thought THAT was on the late side. Anyone else w/an 8 mt plus baby still taking 3 naps?  When do I really need to buckle down and force the 2-nap issue? (and why??)

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Re: resisting going from 3 naps to 2

  • Athena0809Athena0809 member

    I might be in ignorance bliss here but why would you need to force a baby to go from 3 to 2 naps? DS still takes 3 naps most days, some days it's just 2. But i follow his cues, most days he naps after only two hours of being awake. What's wrong with that?

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  • kgail11kgail11 member
    Not force them...  I never said that. It's just .. the way it works, I guess! They just take less naps as they get older. It's just what happens! I can't imagine my almost four year old son taking TWO naps, ha!! I feel incredibly lucky that he still takes A nap most days. It's just something you do, encourage them to be awake at longer intervals/etc. And really, taking two naps versus three will really free up some time for us. It'll make scheduling things easier.. etc. 
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  • kewltifkewltif member
    I'm failing to understand why this is an issue you need to address. I would kill for this problem!
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  • NeverEnoughTimeNeverEnoughTime

    My LO still takes 3 naps most of the time. I am not worried about it in the least. The more daytime sleep he gets the better! (FWIW he sleeps 11 hours at night).

    Occasionally he takes only two.. but 99% of the time its still 3.

    He can only stay awake 2.5 hours at most. Usually its around 2.

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