https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 16:15:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-naps-start-impacting-night-sleep#post-2727037 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 18:18:48 +0000 winniebee 2727037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: So his old room is pretty bright (skylights) but over the weekend we slept at my moms and my room is pitch black there....and the room he moved to on Sunday is very very dark. Still 5:30. Blahhhhhh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-naps-start-impacting-night-sleep#post-2726903 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:24:10 +0000 charlotte 2726903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>naps didn't really impact my son's night sleep at that age, BUT we did have a similar random early waking situation that I think was caused by brighter light in his room in spring and summer time. We bought some AWESOME temporary / paper blackout shades from Home Depot that just stick to the top of the window and made sure the house was kept as cool as wintertime and it seemed to help. Or it is all random..haha. He just gave up naps at age 3.5...our main sign it was time was taking hours and hours to fall asleep at night like @bookwormmama </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-naps-start-impacting-night-sleep#post-2726865 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:41:51 +0000 travellingbee 2726865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>about 2.5... But he was in daycare and they wouldn't drop his nap so we had to deal with him taking hours to fall asleep for over 6 months. Then he dropped it on his own and things got better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-naps-start-impacting-night-sleep#post-2726854 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:30:52 +0000 bookwormmama 2726854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to drop naps right around his 3rd birthday, but we probably should have done it sooner. He was taking FOREVER to fall asleep at night (lights out at 8 and on a good night he'd be asleep by 9, other nights it was like 10:30). </p> <p>He was falling asleep for naps, but that also started taking longer a few months before his birthday. I had to rock him for 30 minutes to get him to fall asleep for nap. If I didn't rock him to sleep he wouldn't nap.</p> <p>Now he falls asleep at 7:30-45 and wakes up at 6:45-7. He was sleeping until 7:15-30 before dropping naps, but I guess the earlier bedtime is giving him an earlier wake up. We've only been napless for about 2 weeks so I think he's still adjusting as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-naps-start-impacting-night-sleep#post-2726836 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:12:40 +0000 winniebee 2726836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R is 28 months and for over two weeks (and seemingly out of the blue) he has been waking at 5:30. He was previously sleeping 8-6:45 and taking a 1.5 hour nap at school (4x a week) and 2-3 hour nap at home (3x a week). Now, he sleeps 8-5:30 and seems to be taking a longer nap, even at school. I'm trying to figure out if we should shorten the nap, but also thought I would wait it out another week or so. We just moved him to a bed / with his brother a few days ago, and the early rising continues (and now he's taking forever to fall asleep, too). T was already dropping his nap by now and napping every other day or so, so it's not a great comparison (or....maybe it is?!) </p>