https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:22:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245798 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:06:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 1245798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to point out the too many hours napping is never the problem in my house. It's more like, shoot, it's 4 o'clock and this child has not napped nearly enough today and is going to have an absolute meltdown if she doesn't nap, but if it's going to take 20 minutes at least to get her to sleep, on the off chance that she sleeps more than half an hour, what do I do? </p> <p>She's almost 4 months so I try to keep her awake times during the day to under 2 hours. TRY. Then a little longer before bed, depending on how much she slept throughout the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245788 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:59:32 +0000 Pepper 1245788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He goes to bed around 9 or 9:30, and I don't let him sleep past 7. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245723 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:22:59 +0000 immabeetoo 1245723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HA! My LO (1 year now) has basically never napped after 4 PM, ever, no matter what. So we've never had an issue :wink: He does often go to bed at 6:15 though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245716 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:19:11 +0000 AprilFool 1245716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on how desperate the situation is but usually 5:30 for a 6:30/7 bedtime</p> <p>Generally if she's not down by 4/4:30 then there is no chance of a nap anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245697 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:11:04 +0000 delight 1245697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always have a tough time with this. I don't really have a cut-off but usually her last nap starts around 4:30 or 5. Today she napped from 5-6pm and I'm just putting her down to sleep at 8. She's 3m so she still naps 4 times a day and I basically just follow her cues. There are days where I've put her down for a nap at 6:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245688 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:07:28 +0000 loveisstrange 1245688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It used to be 4:30 for a bedtime of 6pm. Now she can't nap past 3pm, bedtime is 7pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245681 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:04:16 +0000 Smurfette 1245681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R sleeps pretty much every day on the way home from day care. 5-530, and is asleep by 7. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245489 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:05:38 +0000 chopsuey 1245489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg. It's rainy and gloomy today so DS was super sleepy.<br /> He went down for nap #3 at 3:30pm. He's still sleeping! I don't think he's going to wake up. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245484 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:02:30 +0000 Foodnerd81 1245484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: haha that is a good thing to judge by! Sleep is ok. Still a work in progress but compared to a few weeks ago so much better. I think we may do a little sleep training to help with the motn wake ups and naps, but Dh puts her to bed awake every night now. However, I'm fearful that the 4 month sleep regression is starting... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245480 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:00:34 +0000 sslm 1245480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are on a loose 234 schedule and her bedtime is 7:30 so I usually wake her up by 4. But she only takes 30 min naps so this isn't usually a problem... Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245473 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:56:11 +0000 lovehoneybee 1245473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His bedtime is 8 and he's mostly on a one-nap schedule so it's been a moot point, but when he was on 2 naps I tried to allow at least 3 hours of awake before bedtime. </p> <p>He's taking a random second nap right now, and if I wake him up now he'll still probably go to bed an hour later but last night was so awful for both of us that I'm just rolling with it. He's still sick, he needs the sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245468 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:52:46 +0000 heartonastring 1245468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do 234. Usually she's up from her last nap by 4:30 at the latest (7:30 bedtime). Yesterday her naps were screwed up because we had to get up earlier than usual in the morning, so she woke up from her second nap at 3. She fell asleep on my back (I was wearing her) while I was making dinner. I woke her up at 5:50 and she still went to bed no problem at her usual time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245464 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:50:44 +0000 Bookish 1245464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She goes down anywhere from 7-7:30, and I don't let her sleep past 6. If she's still tired I'll just move up bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245461 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:49:11 +0000 illumina 1245461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: how is C sleeping these days? I'm guessing from the lack of posts from you &amp; @cherrybee: that it improves between 3/4mths? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245458 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:47:31 +0000 cascademom 1245458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been doing 2-3-4 for a long time now. He gets woken up by 4pm or if he wakes up around that time, for three hours or so of awake time before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245455 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:46:58 +0000 illumina 1245455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Her bedtime is 8-9pm and I'll make sure she's awake by 7pm-- though she usually is. She's 10wks and goes down fine, so I don't think it matters too much for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245450 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:44:48 +0000 Foodnerd81 1245450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and I've been holding her in her darkened nursery for the last 45 minutes to get this particular nap- thanks for keeping me company bees! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-close-to-bedtime-will-you-let-your-lo-nap#post-1245445 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:43:39 +0000 Foodnerd81 1245445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C goes to bed between 7:30 and 8, and I won't let her sleep past 6, though if she has had decent naps during the day, I'll try to rouse her by 5:30. I hate to wake her since she has such a hard time napping, but otherwise the night just falls apart. </p> <p>What's your cut off, if any? </p>