How long does your toddler nap? - Page 2

[NWnewmom]

DS is a week shy of 15 months and naps twice a day for 1.5-2 hours although I have a feeling he will be transitioning to one nap in the not too distant future.  He goes to bed at 7pm and wakes up between 6 and 6:30am.

[Nicole730]

My almost 17 month old naps about 2 hours a day - from 10am-noon.  She could do with a late afternoon nap - around 4pm, but I try to skip it because her bedtime is 7pm at the latest, usually more like 6pm.  And I enjoy the early bedtime!

My son was not a napper, when he was her age is was the "struggle for one hour to get him to sleep so he can nap 30 minutes" nap.  I love and appreciate how well my daughter naps. 

[McGucks]

Holly--I really, really feel for you on the no-napper.  DS1 did not nap at all at that age and it was bad.

DS2 naps around two hours a day.  He recently switched from two shorter naps to one long one, but has (fortunately) been able to go to sleep between 8:30 and 9:00 instead of 10:00-ish like he used to.  He's typically up around 7 or so.

[BeachLove]

My DD is just shy of 2 years old, and she naps anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hours a day (2 hrs is pretty typical). The only thing is, she HAS to be in bed with me for naps. At night she sleeps just fine in her own crib. But nap time has become "snuggles" in our house, and it's rather nice for me, since I get a nap or I get to read while she is sleeping.

The downside is, of course, no "me" time during naptime, but oh well.

[lovepickles]

Beachlove I am in the SAME boat only I hold my 19month daughter in my lap while sitting on a giant exercise ball with a boppy and some extra pillows in front of my computer. Otherwise she won't sleep for longer than 20 minutes at a time. She sleeps for 2.5 hours and by the end of it my backside is numb. I can get her to sleep at night just fine in our bed but she wakes so frequently during naps anything short of holding her is impossible. She gets so upset if she wakes up alone during the day that she cries so hard she wakes up for good ... and is miserable the rest of the day. I don't mind holding her but I'm tired of hunching over her for 2.5 hours a day.

[Jewels*]

My almost 12 month old sleeps for 1.5 to 2 hours, from about 10 am to noon.  *ALWAYS* falling asleep in the ergo on my back while i do dishes! (I have occasionally scrubbed the kitchen sink spotless when there were no dishes) 

She could use an afternoon nap, but then wouldn't go to sleep at 6:30 - 7 pm for her bedtime... if she does have an afternoon nap, she'll be up until 10 or eleven.  Then it takes days to get back on track!

And I sure do looove the early bedtime like someone else already mentioned.

[Asiago]

My 21 mos. old naps 2-4 hrs.once daily, but I nurse him back down at least every hour. Otherwise his nap would be only one hour, at the most.

Overall he sleeps on average 13 hrs daily. Every baby is different and perhaps what matters more than napping duration is the overall amount of sleep in a 24 hr. period (?)

[sarahr]

Originally Posted by newmamalizzy 

I TOTALLY agree!  Mine was the type that did 4 40 minute naps a day on my lap until she was, like, 8 months old, then did two 40 minute naps a day for a while, but I could only get her to sleep in the car during that stage.  These 1:20 naps in her bed are just amazing to me.  I can't believe all the stuff I can get done!  I can't even imagine how different my life would have been with a baby who napped for hours in a bed throughout babyhood.  It's totally, to me, the difference between parents who think having a baby is easy-peasy, and how crazy and stressed I've been the whole time I've had an infant.  I'm definitely claiming that tax benefit. 

Totally agree with this. My dd was like your daughter when she was a baby, and I thought it was normal to never have time to yourself. My ds has always been a bed (or swing) napper and rarely wakes up in the middle of his nap, and it's a totally different lifestyle.

[YayJennie]

My son has always slept A LOT of his age.  He's currently 28 months and still takes a solid 2-2.5 hour nap (sometimes he'll sleep for over 3 hours!) every.single.day.  When he was 16 months he was still sleeping for an hour and a half twice a day.  But he's always slept way more than other kids his age.

[mommy68]

About an hour usually. A little more if riding in the van.

[clockworkhobbsy]

DS sleeps at the exact same times every day it seems -- 30 mins around Noon and 1.5-2 hrs in the afternoon. I'm a nut for routine, and he just got used to it. I carry him in an Ergo for walks at the same times every day so it just works out. Then I lay in bed with him against my chest and I watch a movie or TV with some headphones. It's not because he's any different or more special than other children (though he is certainly special to me!), it's just the predictable routine that makes the difference for us.

Good luck.

[stephbrownthinks]

My DS is 15 months old and usually takes two, 2-3 hour naps per day. He goes to sleep between 7 and 8, usually sleeps through the night without even waking to eat, and wakes up between 5:30 and 6am. He has a toddler bed that he can climb in and out of so he plays until he decides to pass out, and now that its summer and stays light for so long his bed time has been getting later and later (he used to pass out by 6:30). I work an early shift and have to drop him off at my mom's house in the morning, so usually I have to actually wake him up. I think if I didn't work he would probably sleep much later in the morning and maybe only take one nap? I work M-TH but then we try to keep to the same wake/sleep schedule F-Sun too. Most days he's up around 6, naps from 9-11 or 11:30, naps again from 2-4, then is asleep by 8. He is a GREAT sleeper (climbs into bed and puts himself to sleep), but will ONLY sleep in his bed so I guess its kind of a trade off. He won't sleep in our bed, other people's houses, the carseat... but at home (or my mom's house) he will nap for hours.

[mamabelle]

We had to get our toddler (23 months) on the daycare nap schedule of about 2 hours in the afternoon.  It's working out pretty well.  We had one issue with him wanting to nap for 3+ hours but found that it strongly correlated with him waking up at 5am.  When we limited the nap to 2 to 2.5 hours, he would sleep until 6 or 6:30am which is much better for us and he seems to adjust fine.  He always wants to go to bed by 8pm, so limiting his nap has been the only way to get him to sleep to a more reasonable morning hour.  There have been a few times he really didn't want to wake up after 2 hours, and we would let him sleep more, but usually he wakes up happy and ready to play!

[WildinTheory]

Originally Posted by Nicole730 

My almost 17 month old naps about 2 hours a day - from 10am-noon.  She could do with a late afternoon nap - around 4pm, but I try to skip it because her bedtime is 7pm at the latest, usually more like 6pm.  And I enjoy the early bedtime.

Originally Posted by Jewels* 

My almost 12 month old sleeps for 1.5 to 2 hours, from about 10 am to noon.  *ALWAYS* falling asleep in the ergo on my back while i do dishes! (I have occasionally scrubbed the kitchen sink spotless when there were no dishes) 

She could use an afternoon nap, but then wouldn't go to sleep at 6:30 - 7 pm for her bedtime... if she does have an afternoon nap, she'll be up until 10 or eleven.  Then it takes days to get back on track!

And I sure do looove the early bedtime like someone else already mentioned.

This is our schedule too.  I'm trying to push back the morning nap a little to 10:30 or even 11 just because it helps shorten the afternoon a little for my 13 month old.  She is almost always sleeping by 6:45 and will sleep till about 7:30 am.  (Yay me!  Although she does nurse through out the night.)  Yesterday we had an afternoon birthday party and she slept on the drive home and while I did a few errands from 4:00 to 5:30.  Boy did I pay for that one!  She was up until almost 10.  But morning naps have worked really well for both of my kids.  Afternoon naps, on the other hand, no so much.

[Lynann]

My DS is 14 months and he is a great sleeper, and has been right from the start. He was one of those rare babies that starting sleeping through the night at only 6 weeks old without any prompting from us. In fact at the beginning I would try to wake him for one of his night feeds and he would stay asleep, so I had to learn to let him sleep.

He currently has 2 naps for about 2 hours each AND sleeps for about 12 hours at night. I am hoping this lasts for a while yet as we are about to have a newborn, and I have a feeling this LO probably won't be as good a sleeper as DS.