Time to move to one nap?

cece673 · November 2013

My DD's (14 months) wake times have gotten longer and she is now consistently falling asleep for each of her two naps an hour later than she used to (11am instead of 10 and 4pm instead of 3), which means I have to wake her from both in order to preserve the 2nd nap and bedtime respectively. This probably means it's time to move to one nap, right?

g8trkim · November 2013

Maybe. But you may have some days when she still needs two. DS went back and forth for a month or two before he finally settled on one. I say just follow her cues. No person follows an exact schedule. She may have days when she needs more sleep than others.

cece673 · November 2013

Good advice. Thanks

MarinsMom · November 2013

i read this article for great 2-to-1 nap advice! https://www.hellobee.com/2012/06/05/dropping-to-one-nap-when-is-it-time/

allardr · November 2013

I think yes, that's kind of how it went for us. And the first few days of one nap it was rough the last hour before bed but it's worth it. She naps & sleeps at night better because she's tired come those times. My DD wakes at 6am, naps 10:30-12:00, goes to bed at 6:30pm.

Though during the first week or two of transition I found if she woke early like 5:30am she'd need two naps. So it's not a clean cut from 2 to 1.

cece673 · November 2013

OK, all great advice. Thanks, guys!

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