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DD just kept pushing back her first nap until I eventually took the plunge and switched her to one nap around 11 mo. I thought t was too early to switch, but we were running out of time to fit in an afternoon nap and I was tired of fighting her to nap. I follow her lead to an extent, so she still occasionally takes two if she's tired enough.

We just followed our baby's cues. If the naps got later and later, eventually one would get pushed out.

We are in this transition too. I can still get her to go down at about 2 hours after she wakes up in the morning, but I can also get her to last 3+ hours without any drama. She can last quite a long time between naps too. As long as we don't go for a car ride - the second she's in the car she's out!

If she took a good long nap we could probably move to one nap and an early bedtime. But as it stands we just have a pretty late afternoon nap (2/3 to 4/5) and a later bedtime. We like having the extra time with her in the evenings, though I suspect that late nap is interfering with her nighttime sleep.

There's a post on the blog I need to find, but it goes into how to know if your LO is REALLY ready to go down to one nap. Reading it, I definitely think we will be on two naps for a while longer, but we don't really stick to 2-3-4 anymore to answer your question.