Dropping 3rd nap

iluvmybunny · December 2014

When did your LO drop their 3rd nap? I'm wondering how the day will play out since we have a regular nap schedule going with 3 naps. His last nap ends at 530 and in bed for the night at 730. Second nap ends by 220. I don't know how he will be able to stay up atleast until 7 without the 3rd nap!

*sparky* · December 2014

On days when he doesn't get the third nap he may go to bed a little earlier whole he adjusts. But as part of the transition the awake time between the two naps should lengthen and the actual nap time may lengthen. Which will mean he is waking up from his last nap later than he is now.

UnofficiallyLO · December 2014

When DS takes 2 naps he goes to bed by 8, when he takes 3 naps he's asleep by 9.

littlesocks · December 2014

@mamrotu73‌ what time does your LO get up and what time are his naps?

Laroo0220 · December 2014

Were still on the 3 nap schedule. Last nap she wakes at 5:30 and in bed by 7:30. If we're out and about some days she skips it and is in bed by 6:30 then

iluvmybunny · December 2014

So you pretty much let him sleep as long as possible in his 2 naps? My guy is like clock work and up after about 1 hour from naps and there's no way we can push it to be longer. Whats your schedule right now? I'm putting him down every 2 hours for the first 2 naps so he can get in 30 minutes for 3rd nap which is getting tougher to do but if I don't he'd be in bed at 5

cd92007 · December 2014

My guy dropped the third nap a while ago.. He did it earlier than most. He typically follows the 2-3-4 schedule. Wakes at 6:30.. Down at 8:30, then usually around 1/1:30 and bedtime at 7:30. Almost always takes 1.5 hour naps.

Jessimax · December 2014

3 naps would be awesome. I'm lucky to get 2 some days. DD is very inconsistent, usually try to get her down about 2 hours after getting up (so 9-9:30) nap might be 20 minutes, might be 2 1/2 hours. Depending on how morning nap goes, afternoon nap starts between 1 and 2 and goes to 3-4. Then bed at 7:30. She will often refuse one of these naps though. We've had days with 20 minutes of napping for the day. She also sucks at night sleep.

CalinAZ · December 2014

We dropped the 3rd nap at least a month ago, and stick pretty close to the 2-3-4 rule. It's almost always 2 between waking and first and 3 between the first and second, and then 4-5 hours between the 2nd and bed, depending on when the 2nd nap is. Occasionally, he'll do a mini cat nap around 5pm if his schedule is too early, but usually we can hold out.

It's so much easier when he has decent sized awake chunks

momofmanyinthemitten · December 2014

She stopped taking a third nap at 3 or 4 mos. She usually takes a morning nap 9:30-11(ish) and an afternoon nap 1:30-3(ish). She's asleep for the night between 6:30 and 7. FWIW, my other 2 were not ready to drop the third nap until at least 9-10 mos.

edoliesmom · December 2014

https://www.weebeedreaming.com/my-blog/sleep-needs-birth-to-14-mos

This site has helped me understand things and has great advice!

ambarnett1 · December 2014

meg.eliz1 said:
DD has been down to two naps for quite a while now...at least two months probably. She is up at 7 for the day, nap from roughly 9-10, nap from 1-230/3 and then in bed by 6 or 630.

This is us exactly. Of course it can vary a bit.

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