https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:36:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832188 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:27:24 +0000 Foodnerd81 2832188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 year is doing something funky with her sleep. Mostly she skips naps a couple of times a week, then takes really long naps other days. Bedtime stays fairly consistent. If your LO is fine hanging out in the crib for quiet time instead of napping I would definitely keep putting her down in a dark room and seeing what happens. For me I ended up having shorten my older ones naps when she started waking up super early. Will daycare wake your LO up after an hour? Maybe that would help with bedtime?</p> <p>All i know for sure is, this is a screwy age for sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832182 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 16:26:37 +0000 Chuckles 2832182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: We had the same thing around that age. Just some kind of developmental issue where he acted like he was ready to drop his nap for a few weeks, and then he went back to napping for another year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832147 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 13:17:15 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2832147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sckim: I would say it was about 3 months. But my son was older overall. Personally, I like the quiet time idea for an hour or so and my son never cried or was upset, it was just what we did. At first we tried to get him to sleep by rubbing his back and whatnot but then I just gave up and let him lay whether he slept or not. I wouldn’t force it if it’s driving you crazy. Also like the idea of seeing how she is without...if she’s cranky then there’s your answer. We also pushed nap later to start at like 1 pm instead of 12:30 or noon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832122 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:20:56 +0000 Thenetexan 2832122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry, just realized I used he instead of she in my above rambling post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832117 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:19:00 +0000 Thenetexan 2832117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took all of the advice that said it was a phase and young twos are just too early. I tried to force it when my oldest started this at the same age. It was a failure and perhaps I tried for too long because DS2 was born in the middle of this, but nap became a six month battle of wills. DS won, but we were all grumpy after the daily attempt. I would try for a little while, but the fact that bedtime is pushed back on nap days, seems to suggest some change is needed. Is he cranky on no nap days? Like around 5pm, does he start to fade and be clearly exhausted? That might be a clue that the nap is still needed. When my youngest also started dropping naps at the same young age, I went with it and just put him down at 7 every night. He slept from 7pm to about 8am, wasn’t cranky and I didn’t create a negative sleep association with the pressure on us all that he must nap. About six months later, while on a beach vacation, he took four naps, which he asked for and needed. He never napped again, unless plagued by a fever. I wish I had been more accepting and done the same with my oldest. Long story short, if nap time becomes full of drama and negative feelings, stop and reevaluate, certainly before 6 months pass... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832113 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:17:24 +0000 snowjewelz 2832113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sckim: Ohhh yeah. I am 100% sure our sleep regression was her way of "acting out" since she was pretty good otherwise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832111 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:15:22 +0000 sckim 2832111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I did just have another baby 4 months ago so maybe thats part of it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832108 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:14:33 +0000 sckim 2832108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: @muffinsmuffins: how long is this regression? Its been about 6 weeks so I thought maybe this was permanent. I would LOVE for her to take naps again. while i ride this regression, do i continue same bedtime at 8pm? I hate that she lays there in a dark room by herself for 2 hours (although she doesnt seem to mind...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832103 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:05:04 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2832103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO, 2 yrs 2 months tells me “no nap!” Then, I carry him to the bed and he falls asleep within a couple minutes. I’d try sticking to a nap or quiet time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832100 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:59:33 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2832100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was us. We went through a looong phase where he would fight naps around this age but we enforced quiet time. He would take a couple books and small cars and play for 1-1.5 hrs. Sporadically he would nap but rarely. Now at 3.5 he’s back to napping fairly regularly! We kept the same bedtime and he would babble for an hour and then fall asleep. Some days he would be cranky after dinner if he didn’t nap on weekends so we would move bedtime earlier. I would just do quiet time and continue and see how it goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832084 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:28:17 +0000 snowjewelz 2832084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While we had another baby when DD1 was 2 so I'm sure that contributed to some form of sleep regression... We experienced this around the same age. I wouldn't drop the nap and just ride it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832072 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:11:08 +0000 SweetiePie 2832072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DONT drop nap yet! This seems to be common when you get around 2.5. Mine also fought naps and everyone told me “it’s time to drop it” and I basically said “over my dead body” 😂<br /> I think it’s a regression of some sort and if you power through and keep putting her down for nap, she’ll eventually do it again. For us it was about a month of hit or miss naps.<br /> Oh, I did tweak the schedule slightly. I started putting him down for his nap a half hour or so later and that did seem to help. I think as they get older and older they can just do more awake time between morning and nap. I think part of it was that he wasn’t tired enough when I first put him down.<br /> Anyway, since I didn’t give up and he started napping again, we held on to it until just after 3.5yo. Then it became very clear that it wasn’t a regression, he was just done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-year-old-late-bedtime#post-2832067 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:46:05 +0000 sckim 2832067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD1 is 2years 3months old. She has always been on the higher needs for sleep. She didn't drop down to one nap until 18months and naps have been 2-3hrs with 11-12 hours overnight. Her schedule has been: sleep 8pm-7am, nap from 12pm-2/3pm. </p> <p>For the past 6 wks she has been fighting naps and/or going to bed late. She goes to daycare 3days/week and generally has been napping well there. At home, i put her in bed at 12/12:30pm and leave her there for 2 hours. She does not try to get out and will play quietly for 2 hours if she doesnt sleep. On days she doesn't nap, i can put her down around 7pm and she goes to sleep easily. On daycare days, I put her to bed at 8pm and sometimes she doesn't fall asleep until 10pm. She stays in bed talking to herself. </p> <p>Is she dropping her nap already??? Do I continue to make her nap? Do I let her lay in bed by herself for 2 hours at bedtime or move bedtime later? </p>