https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:08:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1131165 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:20:00 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1131165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: i didn't really conscientiously switch - sometimes she just doesn't get too sleepy until later in the morning and if her nap just happens to be long, then thats it! we still try for 2 naps a day, but kind of go with the flow. sounds like he is ready to go to 1 nap/day though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1131152 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:15:01 +0000 immabeetoo 1131152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Confetti: interesting... I think I'd lose my mind if he did this 3-4 times a week! I don't know why since he is happy the whole time but I hate that he has been awake so long!</p> <p>@HLK208: if I move the first nap up he just skips the second one :/ </p> <p>I guess it's not that unheard of to go to one before a year? Oy. I feel like I ought to suck it up and try not putting him down until 11 and see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130952 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 01:49:56 +0000 Kemma 1130952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girl dropped to one nap at around nine months, she just kept pushing her second nap later and later so we took the plunge.</p> <p>I generally put A down for her nap about four hours after her morning wakeup and she sleeps for 1.5-3 hours.</p> <p>As for nursing, I nurse Miss A at 7, 9ish and I nurse her to sleep for her nap. She then nurses 2 or 3 times in the afternoon, including nursing to sleep at bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130864 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:26:38 +0000 HLK208 1130864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about moving his first and second nap? Maybe try keeping him awake until 10:30 and moving the second to 2:30? Then your DH can get some time with him too.</p> <p>DD is 16 months and just transitioned to the one nap even though she was fighting it for awhile but ideally that one nap HAS to be 1-2 hours or else she is over tired. When she fought the second nap when she was younger, she was only sleeping 30-45 minutes which was disastrous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130834 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:43:01 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1130834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard that you should wait til they fight their 2nd nap at least 3-4 times a week (if you want to preserve it, that is...). </p> <p>If you switch to one nap, the common rec I believe is 5 hrs of wake time on either side of the nap... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130765 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:07:24 +0000 lepamplemousse 1130765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the same boat. DS will be 1 year in a couple of weeks and has been on 1 nap a day (12:30 - 1:30/2) at daycare. At home he had been on two solid naps a day (10a &amp; 3p). For the last couple of weeks he's been refusing the last nap at home. I think I'm going to try and push the morning nap later and keep my fingers crossed. He seems ok with 1 nap at daycare and the long awake times.</p> <p>I had always thought he'd be able to stay up later in the morning and that would be my cue to drop the 2nd nap. Babies are confusing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130702 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 21:41:44 +0000 immabeetoo 1130702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: he gets up usually at 6:30 but it's not surprising if he wakes at 6 or 7.. his first nap is usually 3 hours after he wakes.</p> <p>@SleepyMonkey: when do you think you'll just switch over?? I feel like a bad mom for even considering it, I don't know why... bleh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130529 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:55:39 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1130529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is low sleep needs too. She has done a few one nap days and actually been ok. Like an 11-2 nap and she is good to go for the rest of the afternoon. She is 11 months now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130527 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:55:26 +0000 chopsuey 1130527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend's 9 month old is on 1 nap. If your DS is refusing his nap I would experiment with 1 and see how it goes .</p> <p>What time does he wake up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-try-for-one-nap-instead-of-two-help#post-1130512 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:51:26 +0000 immabeetoo 1130512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 10 months. Has always been low sleep needs. We've been doing 2 naps for a long time and it was working great- roughly around 9:30 and 1:30 give or take an hour depending on when he woke up..</p> <p>Twice in the past week he has flat out refused his second nap and succeeded despite my best efforts. Today was the second time - he napped 9:45-11 and then was asleep by 6:20. He was happy as a clam the entire afternoon/evening.</p> <p>DH gets frustrated when he gets home and it's basically time for dinner and bath and I feel bad/guilty that LO has been awake for so long.</p> <p>Should I just take the plunge and not put him down for his first nap until later?? How late? Do I nurse him before I put him down then? Ack!</p> <p> I'm scared to mess with things, our nurse/sleep/eat schedule was so easy for a while! </p>