https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:36:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2840268 Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:22:01 +0000 misolee 2840268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before you drop the nap, I would let it ride out a week or so to see if the novelty wears off. My LO2 did this but got bored and went back to his naps. Praise hands bc he would get cranky with just one nap </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2840258 Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:05:33 +0000 hellobeeboston 2840258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Somekne mentioned a sleep sack which is great to help them stay down, and prevent climbing which will come next. </p> <p>Both of my boys went to one long nap around age 12/13 months. They would usually nap right after lunch for about 2+ hours.</p> <p> My 2.9 year old still naps for 2-3 hours once a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2840016 Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:08:19 +0000 Calibee 2840016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally love having my kids on only one nap. Both of mine dropped down to one nap around 5 months old. (Yes seriously...my pediatrician didn’t believe me at first either!) My older child did this all on her own. My younger child did this because we were always off to one of my daughter’s activities in the mornings. </p> <p>This might be a great time to transition to one longer nap in the afternoons. If he is more tired by the afternoon, he’s less likely to play around in his crib instead of sleeping. And you will had much more freedom in the mornings :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839976 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:45:42 +0000 caitcat 2839976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my girls did this around 1 year. My older one was just excited to practice moving and the novelty wore off after a week or so. My younger one took the opportunity to drop down to one nap...I kept putting her in the crib for two naps, and she consistently didn't sleep for one of the times, so we dropped it and adjusted the timing a bit. I sure wasn't ready for her to give up two naps, but she was! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839965 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:48:22 +0000 catgirl 2839965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD did this when she first started cruising. It lasted a week or so. Then it was old news and she went back to sleeping just fine. In my opinion it is early to drop to one nap but I know some kids do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839964 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:45:43 +0000 periwinklebee 2839964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO can't do this yet, but whenever he gets a new skill he delights in practicing it when he's supposed to be sleeping (especially if it's 4 am in the morning) and sleep is inevitably lousy for at least a few days. So I'd say give it awhile for the novelty to wear off (if you haven't already) before doing something more drastic like dropping a nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839963 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:42:48 +0000 superkate 2839963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS went down to one nap at 12 months. It was basically forced on him, as he moved rooms at daycare and the one-year-old room only did one nap. But he got used to it quickly. Maybe try one day with only one nap and see how he responds? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839962 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:40:40 +0000 lioneyes 2839962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>does he wear a sleep sack? that helped keep my DS from walking around the crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839952 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:16:25 +0000 Foodnerd81 2839952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@annem1990: those aren’t very good options then :bummed: I would probably just leave him in there until it’s an acceptable nap length (an hour, 1.5) or he started crying. And plan on an early bed time tonight. Good luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839951 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:11:56 +0000 annem1990 2839951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Glad this is a normal development leap! If I go in and lay him down, it's 50/50 whether it will make him more upset or if he will just lay there for a minute and then stand back up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839950 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:09:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 2839950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My younger daughter did actually drop her second nap just before 1 year, but that’s quite young to drop it. I think he’s just too excited that he can do this and you’ll just have to ride it out. What happens if you go in and lay him down and tell him to sleep? I know between my two kids, if I tried that with my older, she would have gotten way more excited and never gone to sleep and started crying. With my younger there’s a 50/50 chance she would have actually gone to sleep after I laid her down. </p> <p>Hopefully he will get over the excitement and go back to napping for you soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nap-help-standing-in-crib#post-2839948 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:05:42 +0000 annem1990 2839948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 11 months. He's been walking on furniture for a while, but just figured out he could do it in his own crib. He will not take his afternoon nap. He just spends the whole time walking around the crib. He's not really crying, just sort of whining. He doesn't have any toys (besides his pacifier) in bed.<br /> His morning nap is usually around 1-1.5 hours and he goes down immediately. </p> <p>It seems to early to go to one nap. Is this true? My 20 month-old nephew is still on 2 naps. It's driving me crazy listening to him talk in bed and knowing our evening will be really tough because he's been awake since 10:30am. Any advice? </p>