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Transitioning to one nap? Anyone?

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LO just turned one and our naptimes used to be great, now not so much. If he takes a morning nap its after an hour or so of playing in the crib and babbling to himself while banging the walls. Or he won't go down at all. His afternoon nap seems to be running smoother, but they are not without delays. He is always napping in the afternoon, but it usually follows the same pattern as the morning. I don't really know what to do, should I not lay him down in the morning at all? I am confused because I feel like this will push back all our times; afternoon nap and bedtime in particular. What is your nap schedule? We like consistency in this house and we need to get him back on track =) Thanks in advance.
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Re: Transitioning to one nap? Anyone?

  • FabulousMrs.PFabulousMrs.P member

    We mostly followed her lead. At one point, she just stopped taking a morning nap all together. That is when we switch to taking one nap at 1:00pm that usually lasts about 2 hours. She still goes to bed at the same time (8:00pm). It didn't affect that at all.

    I would say try not laying him down at all in the morning one day. Aim for a time (12 or 1) and see if he can last until then. If he gets too cranky, you can always put him down for a nap and try again another day or switch the time you are aiming for. We went with 1:00pm because that is the time she seemed to be naturally tiring out.

    And I warn you, when they are switching from one nap to two, it can be a little back in forth. One day she would need 2 naps. Another day, she needed just 1. We just followed her lead and within a month's time we were consistently just doing the 1 nap.

     

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    I guess I am used to a schedule myself and he works better on one too. We will follow his lead and if he wants to nap in the am he will nap and if he doesn't he won't. Thanks for the advice and sharing your schedule. 

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  • elamplelampl member
    We seem to be going through a transition to one nap now, but every day is different.  Some days, she seems to need just one nap, other days she seems to need two.  I follow her sleep cues and if she just needs one nap, its from about 11-1. I'm hoping that eventually we can move the nap to later in the day, but for right now I'm forcing myself to live with the inconsistency

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  • marleysimonmarleysimon member
    My dd just started only wanting one nap, and yes, it changed the whole schedule, but that's okay. Went from two naps at about 10am and 3pm to one longer one in the middle of the day. She just turned one. I think it's pretty much the norm.
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  • meg_2006meg_2006 member

    DS did this too soon after turning 1.  He'd take forever to go down for his first, which delayed the 2nd, leaving him waking up almost before bedtime.  We just went cold turkey to 1 nap.  We gave him lunch a little early, and put him down for his nap anywhere between 12 and 1.  


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  • michelle7482michelle7482 member
    My DD transitioned to one nap at 10 months. I follow her lead, she will go down anywhere from 10am-12pm, and then will nap for 2 to 3 hours. She goes to bed at 7:30-8 and sleeps until 6:30.

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  • vamomtobevamomtobe member
    I like the idea of following your baby's cues, but our daycare wanted to adjust him to a one-nap schedule to prepare him for moving up to the "toddler room" and it worked very well.   For a while there we tried to let him take a nap in the morning if he seemed really tired, but he wouldn't nap long and then he wouldn't nap at all in the afternoon and would be a mess by evening.  We keep him busy til 1, and he usually naps at least 2 hours.  
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  • caybehcaybeh member
    My DS switched to one nap shortly before a year. He was fighting his afternoon nap, and bedtime was horrible. So I followed his cues and tried to hold out as long as possible in the morning. He would go down around 11 and sleep until 1. His bedtime didn't change, but it was so much easier to get him to bed with just one nap. Now, he goes down around noon and sleeps about 1 1/2 hours. He goes to bed around 8 and sleeps until 7:30 or so.
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