https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:16:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1930108 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 22:32:15 +0000 catomd00 1930108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD moved to 2 naps at 6 months when she started daycare. She is 8.5 months now. Her schedule looks something like this:</p> <p>6:30 am wake up<br /> 9:30-11:30 nap<br /> 2:00-3:30 nap<br /> 7:00 bed</p> <p>Sometimes she likes to switch up times or takes a long nap and a short nap instead of 2 equal length naps, but generally we get 2.5-3.5 hours of naps a day. Bedtime didn't get earlier for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1930003 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:23:45 +0000 BabyTsMom 1930003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gilmoregirl: oh yeah, I forgot that by the time LO will be ready for 2 naps, he'll also be able to stay awake longer....so in theory it shouldn't move bedtime up (unless you want it to, like you did! :happy: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1929463 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:16:30 +0000 Bubbles 1929463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. Wake up time between 5.30 and 6 (yuck)</p> <p>2. 2 - 3.5 hours total naps (30m - 1hr in the am, 1.5 - 2.5 hrs in the pm)</p> <p>3. Bedtime is 7.15. This did get earlier when we moved to 2 naps, it used to be more like 8 but he just couldn't make it that far. </p> <p>Generally I really liked the move to 2 naps, it was so much easier to plan around and also nice to get a bit more evening to relax with the earlier bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1929441 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:08:14 +0000 gilmoregirl 1929441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) What time did your LO wake up in the morning?<br /> He's usually up around 7. Sometimes it will range between 6:30-7:30.</p> <p>2) How many hours total were naps per day?<br /> 3-3.5 I actually try to limit him to this because any more and he's ready to party in the MOTN.</p> <p>3) When was bedtime? Did bedtime get earlier once you dropped from 3 to 2 naps?<br /> Bedtime is 7-7:30. It did get earlier but that third catnap was pushing it pretty late as his awake times lengthened. One of the reasons I put him down to two naps was that he was going to bed so late (like 8:30ish) and it seemed like it was messing with his night sleep and giving us early wakeups. He does best with a 7-7:30 bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1929406 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:55:42 +0000 Smurfette 1929406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bedtime 7/730<br /> wake up 6/30<br /> nap at 10 (an hour)<br /> nap at 2 (an hour, maybe 1.5hrs) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1929389 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:50:03 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1929389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bedtime- 7:45/8:00<br /> Wakeup- 8:30 or later (sometimes as late as 9:30 or 10 and in those cases her naps were seriously thrown off).<br /> nap 1- around 11<br /> nap 2--around 4:00</p> <p>About 3 hours total of naps a day. Is more if she gets less night sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1929382 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:47:02 +0000 Adira 1929382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) 6:30/7:00 a.m.<br /> 2) 2-3 hours<br /> 3) 7:00/7:30 p.m. Bedtime didn't change for us when we went to two naps. It became earlier when we went to one nap, but only for a few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1929373 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:44:24 +0000 blackbird 1929373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E was on a 2-nap schedule until about 16 months old. </p> <p>Bedtime: 6:45pm<br /> Wake up: 6:30am-ish (anywhere between 6 and 7 was fair game)<br /> Nap 1: about 9/930am<br /> Nap 2: about 130/2pm</p> <p>I can't remember if we bumped bedtime up when we dropped from 3 to 2 naps, though! I want to say we probably did. E used to go to sleep at 8pm or so...and she would just be SO CRABBY and every day i would move her nap up. We found the sweet spot at 6:45 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-naps-and-bedtime#post-1929367 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:42:07 +0000 BabyTsMom 1929367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When your baby was on a 2-nap schedule (like 2-3-4 or similar),<br /> 1) What time did your LO wake up in the morning?<br /> 2) How many hours total were naps per day?<br /> 3) When was bedtime? Did bedtime get earlier once you dropped from 3 to 2 naps?</p> <p>My LO is 5.5 months and we're still on 3 naps, with the third always a 30-45 minute catnap. We're definitely not ready to drop the 3rd nap yet, since the first two are unpredictable (but getting better overall). I can't wait for him to go to 2 naps but at the same time I don't want bedtime to be earlier nor do I want him waking up earlier than he already does!! </p>