We have been changing around our sleeping a bit because ds1 started kindergarten last week. I have to get up at 6:30 am to get his lunch packed, clothes liad out and everything. Ds2, who will be 2 next week, almost always gets up with me. Despite getting up so early I am having major problems getting him to sleep at night. I put him down for his nap around noon and he is usually falling asleep within 5 minutes of nursing. I was putting him to bed around 8/8:30 but with how hard it has been I moved it up to 7:30/8 so that I can have some personal time before I go to bed at night. The other day I had a doctor's appointment during nap time and we got back too late for him to go down. It was still hard to get him down that night but it only took 1 1/4 hours. Friday we had to go to the store after I picked ds1 up from school. We ended up getting home close to 2, which is not too late for a nap. I went and laid down and nursed him and he was bouncing off of the walls so we got up. That night he went right to sleep, no problems. I don't feel like he is ready to give up napping but I am not sure how to get him to better adjust to our new schedule. I really look forward to the time I have after the boys are in bed so I can relax and unwind. Please tell me how your 2-ish yo's are sleeping!
Tell me how/when/if your 2ish YO naps
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My DD will be 2 in just a few weeks, and she only naps erratically. She sleeps well at night, and for a long time, and sometimes I think she really doesn't need the nap. (Although I sure do need it!!!) She's really not even cranky late in the day.
I haven't given up, though. She goes in her bed every afternoon for an hour or so, and sometimes she sleeps and sometimes she doesn't, but I figure at least she and I are getting some quiet time.
I haven't given up, though. She goes in her bed every afternoon for an hour or so, and sometimes she sleeps and sometimes she doesn't, but I figure at least she and I are getting some quiet time.
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It sounds like he may be ready to stop napping.
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: The transition may take a while, but he will probably start sleeping longer at night. Maybe!
My ds (almost 2) still naps everyday, but he goes down pretty early. 11:30 is normal, but there are many days when he is ready by 10:30. That way he is up by noon and there is still lots of time for him to get tired for bedtime (8-8:30) He is the only kid his age that I know of that naps in the morning though, that might not work for you!
My ds (almost 2) still naps everyday, but he goes down pretty early. 11:30 is normal, but there are many days when he is ready by 10:30. That way he is up by noon and there is still lots of time for him to get tired for bedtime (8-8:30) He is the only kid his age that I know of that naps in the morning though, that might not work for you!
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DD wakes up around 0630 and takes a nap around 10am-11 and wakes up right around an hour and a half later. She goes to bed for the night between 1900-2100
My dd is almost two and we have been finding that if the nap is too long or too late in the day we have major sleep fighting issues at night, and then she wakes up even earlier in the morning! I think she still needs a nap, but we have to limit it to an hour or so, before 2 pm.
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My baby is almost 19 months old and stopped napping, for the most part, a few months ago. None of my kids napped after around 16 months, so I expected it, though it sure would have been nice to be surprised.
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It sounds like yours is ready to stop napping, too. Sorry!
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We have a bit of an oddball schedule here.
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But dd is still consistently napping around 1.5 to 3 hrs a day depending on if she poops.
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Right now we're a wake up around 10am household and she usually goes down for a nap around 1:30 or 2 and then goes to bed for the night around 10 or 10:30 and sleeps through (usually.)
We have been going through a stalling phase at bedtime lately though & I think it's her just not wanting to go to bed when she knows that dh & I are still up.. I think she figures she'll miss out on something.
I'd go with trying to get your ds to at least have quiet time even if he isn't napping. I know some kids quit napping at a young age, but I'd think he still needs some type of rest... But this might be one of those times where you just have to take it day by day to figure out what's going on & what he needs. Hopefully he'll adjust to the new schedule soon.
Right now we're a wake up around 10am household and she usually goes down for a nap around 1:30 or 2 and then goes to bed for the night around 10 or 10:30 and sleeps through (usually.)
We have been going through a stalling phase at bedtime lately though & I think it's her just not wanting to go to bed when she knows that dh & I are still up.. I think she figures she'll miss out on something.
I'd go with trying to get your ds to at least have quiet time even if he isn't napping. I know some kids quit napping at a young age, but I'd think he still needs some type of rest... But this might be one of those times where you just have to take it day by day to figure out what's going on & what he needs. Hopefully he'll adjust to the new schedule soon.
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okay, I'm getting ready to duck here:
dd (26 mo) sleeps from 9pm to 7 am, and then naps from 12.30pm until around 2 - 2.30
but here's the scary part: she comes and tells us that she 'needs sleep'
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dd (26 mo) sleeps from 9pm to 7 am, and then naps from 12.30pm until around 2 - 2.30
but here's the scary part: she comes and tells us that she 'needs sleep'
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My girls (2.5) also go down for a nap best between 10 & 11. They are usually up by 1 when everyone else's kids are going to sleep and it makes for loooong hot afternoons, but that is the way they sleep best. If I wait too long it's a lot of fuss and grouchyness before they briefly sleep, and then they don't sleep well at night. They go to bed 7:30 - 8:30 and get up between 6 & 7. I also found they need 2 mid-day meals w/ this schedule. They eat a heavy snack before they go to sleep, and another snack around 1, then they usually are ready for main meal around 4 and a snack at 7.
Originally Posted by mummy marja My ds (almost 2) still naps everyday, but he goes down pretty early. 11:30 is normal, but there are many days when he is ready by 10:30. That way he is up by noon and there is still lots of time for him to get tired for bedtime (8-8:30) He is the only kid his age that I know of that naps in the morning though, that might not work for you! |
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lol dont feel bad, my 2 yo sleeps from 9pm-7am and naps from 12-3!!!!!!!!
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: tells me he needs bed! ermmm..please dont kill me people!
Ds is almost 2. He's up between 5-6 am, naps from about 12:30-3ish, and then down for the night at about 8-8:30. I'd LOVE for him to sleep in a bit in the AM and push the naps back to 1ish, but it just doesn't happen. We're lucky if he makes it to 6 am.
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my dd is 28 mos, and she hasn't napped for a few months now. Well occasionally she does crash. But usually she goes to bed at 8-9ish and wakes up at 9-10ish. sometimes if she needs it, she'll go to bed at 8 and wake up at 10. that's nice.
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But no dependable nap time. it was hard the first week she gave it up, cause that was my unwinding time. But I do like the longer sleep period at night.
Thank you for this thread people, I was lurking seeing what I could expect in the future, all the time wondering if DS gets enough sleep now, but sounds like he's right on track with you guys (my mind had been tainted by the people I know whose kids sleep from 7-7 --BAH!!) DS is only 15 mos and still napping, thank goodness, I'm sorry to hear thenaps may be ending so soon though.
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My almost 2 1/2 year old goes down around 12:00 and sleeps until 2:30 or 3:00. He is up most mornings at 6:30, and in bed at night by 8:30. He's in daycare, though, so nap time is quite structured there, and we just make sure we keep the routine on the weekends. I would lose my mind
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My DS is 22 months and he sleeps from 8p.m. to 8 a.m. and naps from 1-2 (sometimes 3)
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I have a 20 month old who doesn't seem to nap as long as he did even a month ago. By noon he's ready for nappy, he'll sleep (or play) for maybe an hour (tops). But I always put him to bed at 8pm. Sometimes he sleeps right away, sometimes he'll talk to himself for an hour. You have to stick (try!) to a routine...my son doesn't sleep with us, so that may make a difference in trying to get your child to sleep.
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DD will be 2 is 3 weeks. She rarely naps. Stopped at about 19-20 months. Some days she will fall asleep in the car and sleep for 2-3 hours btu tehn refuse to go to bed before 10 pm. Once seh falls asleep we dont' wake her cause she si miserable and unbearable. I try to get her to lay down for quiet time for at least 1/2 hour each day but seh mostly wil just sit in her room adn play. Or cry adn want to come out (which i let her come out if she really doens't want to be in there.) Anyway. If she falls asleep on ehr own it's generally late afternoon 3-4ish or later. That ruins teh evening cause she wakes up 2-3 hours later nad is cranky. If she falls asleep after 5 pm she's out fo rthe night and will get up at 6:30 the next day.
Most days though she is up by 7 and goes to bed at 8:30. She sleeps sound through teh night. I wish I oculd ge ther to take a consistant nap but it's not worht teh fight for me. Soi usually we just have quiet tiem and play together. I thnk havign an older brother that is incredibly loud has somethignto do with her desire to not sleep
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Most days though she is up by 7 and goes to bed at 8:30. She sleeps sound through teh night. I wish I oculd ge ther to take a consistant nap but it's not worht teh fight for me. Soi usually we just have quiet tiem and play together. I thnk havign an older brother that is incredibly loud has somethignto do with her desire to not sleep
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