Not a fan of nap transition..

willadieselstm · September 2013

Some days its two, some days its one. I would prefer to phase out the morning nap, but my babysitter puts him down in the morning, and then in the afternoon he fights the nap, so I end up with a cranky mess that has been up for 8 hours by bed time.

It seems like if we are home all day he still wants two naps, but if he spends half at the babysitter and half at home he won't take the second one.

What are your LOs doing now? 1 or 2? I actually like the days that he takes one nap after lunch for about 2 hours. He just passes out by that time and sleeps really well.

ebl2 · September 2013

LO takes 1 nap a day. Some days, like today, she wont take any nap expect maybe a little 20 minute cat nap. Any mommas still getting two naps in, enjoy it!

Esbi25 · September 2013

He still flip flops between one or two. He seems to be mostly at just one. But if he gets up early one day and needs a nap early, he may need another one later. Like you mentioned, though, some days he will fight that later nap and then it is just all out meltdown mode by bedtime

ELF4321 · September 2013

It's been horrible here. She still gets tired about 3-4 hours after she wakes, but if I put her down for a nap in the morning, she still won't take a second nap and ends up being awake for 7-8 hours before bed, which is awful. I've been stretching her to 5 hours until nap time. I keep hoping she will start to lengthen her nap, but it's still only 75 minutes like her morning nap used to be (you could set a watch by this kid's body clock!). And she still doesn't sleep more than 11 hours at night. I tried moving bedtime a little earlier, but then she just wakes earlier inthe morning, doesn't get any extra sleep. The last few hours before bedtime have become pretty awful. I am losing hope on her ever being a good sleeper.

GromMom · September 2013

We seem to be settling into a pattern of wake at 8, nap at 11- 1 or 2, bed at 8-9. If he goes down for an earlier nap he will likely take two naps.

tarapike86 · September 2013

We have had a 7 am wake up nap from noon to one and bed at 7 for a little over a month. Seems to be working well

jennyelf · September 2013

One nap from after lunch until 2 ever since he moved to the pre-toddler room at 12.5 months. Same schedule at home too. It works wonderfully for us.

EMOmamma · September 2013

We've been 1 nap since about 11months. It's so nice having both kids on the same schedule!

bellelamb · September 2013

Lucas is not on a schedule our lives just don't fit one so it depends on the day and has for a long time. I like the flexibility.

joshandpanda · September 2013

We still NEED 2 naps. Kyler seriously still sleeps 17 hours on an average day.
12-13 hours overnight, 1.5-2 hours for a morning nap, 2.5-3.5 hours for an afternoon nap.

bellelamb · September 2013

joshandpanda said:
We still NEED 2 naps. Kyler seriously still sleeps 17 hours on an average day.
12-13 hours overnight, 1.5-2 hours for a morning nap, 2.5-3.5 hours for an afternoon nap.

I wish!!

ELF4321 · September 2013

bellelamb said:

joshandpanda said:
We still NEED 2 naps. Kyler seriously still sleeps 17 hours on an average day.
12-13 hours overnight, 1.5-2 hours for a morning nap, 2.5-3.5 hours for an afternoon nap.
I wish!!

OMG, I am so envious! I'm lucky if DD gets more than 12!

GromMom · September 2013

joshandpanda said:
We still NEED 2 naps. Kyler seriously still sleeps 17 hours on an average day.
12-13 hours overnight, 1.5-2 hours for a morning nap, 2.5-3.5 hours for an afternoon nap.

Wow that must be amazing! :-)

joshandpanda · September 2013

Seriously... I'm loving it!!!
He will literally get cranky when he's tired and will run down the hall to his bedroom.

willadieselstm · September 2013

Ha! DS does tell me when he wants a nap to. Grabs his binky and sippy cup and goes upstairs. But when I know he needs one and he doesn't want to stop it is more difficult. Today he was back to two naps with no problem. I guess its day-by-day.

tbmadeamistake · September 2013

This is why I love daycare. She's on one nap, right after lunch. Wakes up around 6:30, naps 12-2 ish, bedtime at 7:45. If we go to my parents' on the weekend (1.5hr away), she'll take a short nap in the car in the morning, but still gets about an hour in the afternoon.

stemms8810 · September 2013

He was taking one at the end of the summer and then when I started school he got used to waking around 6am so on the weekends he will usually take two for me again. At daycare though they only have him nap in the afternoon. They say he has awesome days but by the time I get him home he is ready to eat dinner and go to bed! For LO it seems to depend on how early he wakes in the morning.