https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734685 Thu, 11 May 2017 14:37:15 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2734685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh right when I found out I was pregnant, my 2yo skipped nap for almost a whole week! I was so freaked out. I finally got him to nap by rocking him for like 30 min one day (we never rock for nap normally) and then the spell was broken. Thank god! I just was not ready to let that go unless I saw magical impacts on bedtime... not the case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734649 Thu, 11 May 2017 14:08:47 +0000 Dahlia 2734649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: I'm freaking out because we're traveling a lot in the next few weeks and I need her to nap on planes/in the car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734442 Thu, 11 May 2017 10:54:33 +0000 littlejoy 2734442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with everyone who is suggesting that this is likely just a phase. Our 3.5 year old has gone through these phases (totally freaks me out when it happens), but she usually gets back to her usual rhythm within a week or two. I'm hoping naps stick around until she's at least 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734410 Thu, 11 May 2017 10:30:39 +0000 caterw 2734410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kiddo is 3.5 and she has gone through lots of phases where she didn't nap for a couple weeks. Sometimes she just isn't tired so now I just roll with it and enjoy the early bedtime. She will likely go back to it! Mine still naps about 50% of the time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734371 Thu, 11 May 2017 09:53:37 +0000 snowjewelz 2734371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 is 29 months and she fights naps hard at home sometimes but we usually force a nap knowing she needs it. But if she skips/barely naps at school or did an accidental short car nap, we don't stress about that and she's fine. I think she needs some form of nap still but doesn't have to be long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734290 Thu, 11 May 2017 08:48:02 +0000 skipra 2734290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's up to you whether or not it's a phase. Pretty much all kids I know went through the same thing at the same age. Some of the moms just gave up on naps at that point and some persisted and got their kids back on track. With my oldest, this was a major turning point. He went from a terrible sleeper to a great one for both naps and nighttime. My second didn't really have such a positive outcome from it but he did start napping regularly again. To get him to nap during this stage I sat next to him in my bed and he would fall asleep. He does nap in his bed now - it was just a temporary fix. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734284 Thu, 11 May 2017 08:39:50 +0000 Dahlia 2734284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Nope, already has all her teeth!</p> <p>Thanks for the reassurance, everyone. Glad to hear your kids kept napping. We'll keep putting her in her crib and giving her quiet time. Hopefully she'll be back to napping most days soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734237 Thu, 11 May 2017 07:21:33 +0000 gilmoregirl 2734237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son did this at 2 and at 2.5 but I stuck with quiet time and he always went back to napping most days at least. We dropped the nap just after he turned 3 last month (he was only napping maybe once a week and even a brief nap wreaks havoc with bedtime). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734236 Thu, 11 May 2017 07:14:02 +0000 Mrs. Dolphin 2734236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 year old has had naps on and off for the last 6 months or so. There are some weeks where he will skip naps for 3-4 days, and then weeks when he'll nap every single day. It definitely seems to go back and forth for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734233 Thu, 11 May 2017 06:39:46 +0000 winniebee 2734233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could be getting molars? My son didn't nap when getting 2 year molars. He also didn't so when he brother was born for 2 weeks. He did give up the nap on the early side (34m) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734229 Thu, 11 May 2017 06:27:01 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2734229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right around 2 my sons sleep went to hell. I stuck with naps and now at just over 3 he still naps 90% of the time. Stick to it! Get lots of outdoor time if you can... I find that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734219 Thu, 11 May 2017 05:32:41 +0000 Tanjowen 2734219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We hit sleep hiccups right at age 2 and age 3. Yay milestones. It usually lasted about 2 weeks or less and then back to normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734217 Thu, 11 May 2017 00:30:08 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2734217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally agree with sweetiepie. My dd is very hit or miss with naps but I'm a big proponent of quiet time and she always eventually ends up napping a few days a week. Don't stress too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734215 Thu, 11 May 2017 00:06:09 +0000 SweetiePie 2734215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I treat all sleep related disruptions like a phase until it has persisted for at least a month. I would keep doing what you're doing and enforcing nap time. If she doesn't nap then ok, early bedtime. My ped told me that quiet time in the crib even if they don't sleep is better than nothing.<br /> And in my opinion 2 is wayyy to young to drop a nap. (I think you agree, just concurring with you). </p> <p>Hang in there, I bet she'll start napping again before you know it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-2-or-almost-2-year-old-skipped-naps#post-2734206 Wed, 10 May 2017 23:10:43 +0000 Dahlia 2734206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did they eventually start napping again? If so, how long did it take them to get back to normal?</p> <p>DD is 22 months and has skipped her nap 4 of the last 5 days. She goes in her crib and chats and reads to herself but doesn't sleep or sleeps only 5 minutes. I'm not ready for her to be done with nap, so please tell me this is a phase and she'll start napping again soon! </p>