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did you drop naps, but then still use them sometimes?

Meg&JesseMeg&Jesse
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About 2 months ago we started dropping naps on the weekends.  It was a rough process in some ways, but seemed to be working okay.  I was actually happy to be getting over that hump before the baby came.

Now we are back to sometimes having naps.  A few times we were super busy one of the days and DS was pooped out the next day, so we would do a nap.  DS has strep now, so obviously he is napping.  I feel like we are being inconsistent.  We follow DS's cues though and when we have him nap he generally does without much of a fight. 

Just hoping this isnt going to be a huge issue after the baby comes!

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Re: did you drop naps, but then still use them sometimes?

  • Smores730Smores730 member
    We did sometimes having naps for months and now it's maybe once a week she'll need one for whatever reason. On the days where she should of had a nap but said no and she's then acting like a beast, we put her to be a little early.
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  • zoe_catzoe_cat
    Dropping naps was definitely a gradual process for us.  Over 6-8 months DD napped less and less.  Then she'd go for a week without napping, and then nap for a few days straight, etc.  It was fairly inconsistent, but now at 4.5 years old, she's 95% done with naps.
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  • PeskyPesky member
    Yes.  DD was going without naps but having quiet time and playing in her room while DS napped.  Now she is more often napping while DS is playing in his room.  I figure she'll go in and out of this for a bit, as will DS.  Heck, I still need a nap now and again.  I don't think it much as consistency as listening and responding to your DS's cues and what he is indicating his growing body needs.


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  • ktshoffktshoff member
    We have quiet time in his room. Maybe twice a month he will actually fall asleep! I need my naps!! :)
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  • Meg&JesseMeg&Jesse

    imagePesky:
     I don't think it much as consistency as listening and responding to your DS's cues and what he is indicating his growing body needs.

    This is what I was thinking and how we parent in general.  But there are moments I feel like we "started" something and are now going to have to start all over again.  I guess listening to his body is the best route to go.

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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    I have always followed my kids needs for how much and when they need to nap.  Since were both in daycare since they were infants, starting at 3 months, we had a schedule to work with.  If my kids don't want to sleep (ages 4 and 6 years) they still have quiet time, just like at school.  This summer we have started skipping naps/quiet from time to time on a weekends if the girls are doing fine.  We were on vacation with my family and sometimes, getting back to the resort just didn't work but we still tried for some quiet time even on those days (sitting on a bench and snuggling for a bit or one day, younger DD and my DH spent 30 mins laying on a blanket under a tree while others were on a hike.  At school, my 4 year old will rest most days and nap maybe 1 or 2 times a week but always for less than an hour.  IF we are home on a weekend and either of the girls seem extra crabby, quiet time will happen for sure and go anywhere form 1-2 hours (which is what they get at school) but if both are in good moods in the morning and we are out and about (like tomorrow we have plans with my sisters family), I would not rush home just to rest them.  I also look at our plans for that night (will it be an easy night or do we have plans at a resturant or that will keep us out late).  At these ages, I feel like we can really just go with the flow of the flow of the day and I am assuming that by next summer, rest time will pretty much be a thing of the past as older DD will be in kindy this year and they do a Brain Break for 30 mins but they drop it towards the end of the school year to prep the kids for 1st grade and younger DD will start kindy in a year so again, will need to adjust to only having a short rest time.
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  • kes77kes77
    We started dropping DD#1's nap shortly after she turned 3 since she wasn't going to bed before 9 on the days she napped.  We found it to be a difficult transition for awhile.  Some days she needed a rest and other days she was fine.  Today, at 4 1/2 she sometimes takes a short nap - especially after a night where we are out a little later than usual or on the days where she has swimming lessons.  Just go with the flow, if he needs a nap, let him take one.  I doubt it will be a huge issue after the baby arrives! :)
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