https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:07:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-its-time-to-drop-her-last-nap#post-2419166 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:06:33 +0000 Mommy Finger 2419166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another Nov 12 mama too! I have been struggling with this as well. He can go without a nap some times and then will just fall asleep sooner. But there are days where he just totally loses it without the nap. So I think we'll be in the camp of always trying to get him to nap and if not, we'll try to enforce a quiet time period. And if we have to skip a nap all together, we'll adjust his bedtime. Or at least, we can skip a nap more than 1 or 2 days in a row. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-its-time-to-drop-her-last-nap#post-2419045 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:36:03 +0000 ksnow 2419045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Eminthevalley: no reason for her to sleep til 9, I usually have to wake her up earlier to get her to school/nanny...</p> <p>@mrsjyw: @DillonLion: Hi Nov '12 mamas! I do love the break time during the day. Maybe i'll start with cutting naps at 2 hours and early wake ups and see if I can't keep it a bit longer :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-its-time-to-drop-her-last-nap#post-2418992 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:12:09 +0000 DillonLion 2418992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is doing the same thing (fellow Nov 12 momma here too!). We've skipped naps on occasion with no change to her mood, but I really like having the break during the day on the weekends, so I'm hesitant to give it up. We just transitioned her to a regular bed, so her sleep is a mess in general. I think we may look into this once her sleep stabilizes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-its-time-to-drop-her-last-nap#post-2418984 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 16:08:57 +0000 Eminthevalley 2418984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm all for keeping the nap as long as you can't! I'd try waking her at 7 or so and see if that helps. My three year old twins wake at 6:00-6:30, nap 1-3, bed at 7:00 so a 9:00 wake up seems really late to me, but I know different families have different schedules. Is there a reason to sleep in until 9:00? Like your work schedule or something? If not I would try wake up earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-its-time-to-drop-her-last-nap#post-2418919 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:32:13 +0000 mrsjyw 2418919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi! Nov mama! :)</p> <p>We dropped DS' nap probably about 5/6 months ago! He was a bear to put down for nap, then would wake up crying almost every day. His bedtime over the summer got pushed back til 8-9 depending on the day. Once we dropped the nap, he was much much happier throughout the day and got back to his 7/730 bedtime. He sleeps a solid 12/13 hours overnight again. When he had cut back his nighttime sleep to 10/11 hours prior to dropping the nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-its-time-to-drop-her-last-nap#post-2418915 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:29:14 +0000 Mamaof2 2418915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would cut the nap short - no more than 2 hrs or cut the nap altogether and do a much earlier bedtime </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-its-time-to-drop-her-last-nap#post-2418898 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:21:43 +0000 ksnow 2418898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 3 years old (38 months) and lately it takes FOREVER to put her down for her nap and bedtime. From what I read this could be an indicator it's time to drop the last nap...Her bedtime is also getting so late, I keep trying to push her schedule up but with no success. Not sure if I should just drop the nap and work on a better bed time/wake up time?</p> <p>Right now I will sometimes I have to wake her at 9 (!) when she's still sleeping. She used to take her nap starting at 1230/1 and now it's more like 230 by the time she goes down. Yesterday I had to wake her from her nap at 530 (after 3 hours...). So of course she wasn't ready for bed until way too late.</p> <p>I'm hesitant to drop the nap because 1) once she goes down for nap/bed she sleeps a loooong time 2) when she skips naps on occasion she is definitely more temperamental in the evening. </p>