Dropping to 1 Nap?

AlinnJo · July 2013

Is it too early to drop to one nap? LO is seriously starting to fight her 2nd nap. We go about 3 hours between naps and she should have gone down at 3:15 and it's now 4:45 and she is STILL playing in her crib. Not fussing or anything. This has been going on for over a week. Now if she DOES fall asleep, she's not tired for bedtime until 9:30. Is she too young for one nap? Her first nap is 1 and 1/2 hours and she normally sleeps 1112 hours at night. What's your advice s12? Is this just a weird phase or what??

KTC926 · July 2013

My DD is down to 1 nap almost every day. She's happy and that 1 nap is usually 3 hours long on good days. I don't worry about it because every child is different and she's STTN a full 11 or 12 hours.

danabsd · July 2013

I don't when the timing is right or any of that mumbo jumbo. BUT, Beb does her naps at daycare, but recently they have had the hardest time getting to take her second nap. She just has no interest and most days goes with out. She's not even grumpy on days when she doesn't have it. Indifferent

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AlinnJo · July 2013

Oh thank you!! You are all making me feel much better! If your LO takes one nap, how long after they wake up in the morning do you put them down to nap?

redneckmomma25 · July 2013

I know my friends kids both dropped nap 2 around 18mo same with my niece who is a year older than G.

G is still on two. 2 hours after wake up. Second nap is 2 to 2 and a half hours after 1st nap. I know every kid is different but I am pretty sure this is early for dropping a nap. I would keep at it.

AKB090609 · July 2013

DD often only has one nap a day, mostly because our activities that take us out of the house happen during morning nap. I think as long as she's happy your fine.

Gray99 · July 2013

DS usually does 1 long morning nap and then he may or may not do an afternoon mini nap which is 15 to 30 min and usually on someone's lap. I'd say we are mostly just one nap though. That being said he does get pretty cranky at night and so we do an earlier bed time like 630. Bed time routine starts at 6 then.

Newt69 · July 2013

D only STTN when he has 1 nap....if he has 2, no matter how long or time of the day he doesn't STTN.

I think I'm going to tell DC provider to get him to nap from 10 to 1ish and give him lunch after his nap.

AlinnJo · July 2013

I'm amazed at how different everyone is! It kinda makes me feel better that there is definitley not one right answer. I'm debating trying the 2-3-4 but my fear is she won't be tired after 2 hours in the am. We moved to 3 hours because she want falling asleep easily for her first nap after 2 hours. But then I'm also worried about going to 1 nap. We had one nap today and she was fine. Oh the life of a parent. I never realized how confusing being a parent would be!!

noloveintennis · July 2013

AJ still takes three naps a day. I have not been able to lose that last nap, no matter what I do. Our day usually goes something like this:

7:30ish wake up

10:00-11:30 nap

2:00-3:30 nap

5:30-6:00 nap

9:00 bedtime

Sometimes his naps are longer, sometimes shorter. I have tried cutting out the third nap, and putting bedtime earlier, but then he wakes up half an hour later raring to go. So, for now we go with it. I am slowly trying to push his morning and afternoon naps back, so that we can get away without the last nap. Lately though he wants to go back to sleep 1 1/2 hours after wake up. My kid likes his sleep :-)

Stasi · July 2013

I think it's a little early to drop a nap, but all kids are different and Happy Baby Healthy Sleep Habits say by 12 mo. 17% of kids have dropped down to one nap...so maybe you're kid is ready.

I'd give it a spin for a few days. If your LO is a total wreck at bedtime, then maybe adjust some things around.

I feel like we are in an "awkward" phase as well where Kate still really needs two naps a day, but she can easily go 4 hours being awake and be just fine (depending on the day and activity). I've started pushing that first nap to be a little earlier so she gets a decent span of time in between naps 1 and 2 without going to close to bedtime...aka, up by 4pm at the latest.

GL!

misspunky · July 2013

I'm lucky if DD takes 1 nap a day. Even then, she'll only stay down for 15-30 minutes usually.

redneckmomma25 · July 2013

AlinnJo:
I'm amazed at how different everyone is! It kinda makes me feel better that there is definitley not one right answer. I'm debating trying the 2-3-4 but my fear is she won't be tired after 2 hours in the am. We moved to 3 hours because she want falling asleep easily for her first nap after 2 hours. But then I'm also worried about going to 1 nap. We had one nap today and she was fine. Oh the life of a parent. I never realized how confusing being a parent would be!!

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