https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 13:56:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090642 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 01:20:38 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2090642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know why I'm so nervous about cutting her nap. But just as I expected, she's still fast asleep and slept peacefully all night. DH's calling daycare now to tell them. I am really hoping all goes well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090433 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 19:29:10 +0000 littleblessings 2090433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 2.5 we are still napping. My one year old only takes 1 nap too. Both at the same time for the same length of time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090428 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 19:22:36 +0000 hellocupcake 2090428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 26 months old and can do without a nap, but her attitude/behavior are definitely noticeable. If she doesn't nap she starts to get very needy and grouchy around 4 o'clock. It's never really a problem since it means an earlier bed time (7/8 vs her usual 9 o'clock bed time). I definitely force her (put her in her bed and leave her alone) to nap when we're home because I prefer a happy toddler vs her alter sleepy ego. But if we're out and can't get a good nap in, I just avoid things that will trigger a melt down. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090361 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 17:06:17 +0000 erinpye 2090361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I agree. Bedtime was 10 or 11 during the end of the nap days. It's still later than I'd like without the nap, but not *that* late! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090360 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 17:05:11 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2090360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: @erinpye: I think we'll tell daycare to drop nap time. She sleeps so, so much better without it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090269 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 15:27:22 +0000 erinpye 2090269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest will be 3 in April and hasn't napped for a while now. Although, she will occasionally snuggle up with me in the afternoon while her little sister naps, and doze/ catnap for up to 45 minutes. She's always had low sleep needs, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090231 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 14:27:18 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2090231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 3 years 4 months stopped daily naps. Once a week-10 days it will catch up with him and he will nap but then on that day he won't go to bed until 10pm... :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090224 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 14:06:21 +0000 BeachMama 2090224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD will be 3 in May and takes a nap about 80% of the time. She's never been a great napper and usually only naps between 1-2 hours, more only if she's sick. I wish I could get a 3 hour nap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2090181 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 13:16:45 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2090181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bump :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-2089667 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:24:48 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2089667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reviving! DD will turn 3 in June and has never been a good sleeper, except for the time we had a long weekend and she didn't nap. Her night time sleep was so glorious, I'm wondering if we should tell daycare to cut her nap. </p> <p>I should mention that her sleep was not only long and restful, but she slept longer overall. Is 3 too soon to cut nap time? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148267 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 06:27:04 +0000 looch 1148267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am curious as well, my son is almost 3 (december birthday) and he asks for his nap after lunch, especially on the weekends. I am pretty sure they still nap in the 3's room at daycare, so I am sure he will continue until he starts an official preschool, but then again, who knows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148212 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 01:45:24 +0000 lamariniere 1148212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also curious. DS is almost 3 and still takes one after lunch nap. At daycare I think he naps about 1.5 hours. At home it's more like 2-3. I know at daycare they still offer naps to 4-year-olds if they want them, but don't make them lay down like they do for the younger ones. I am NOT ready for the naps to go away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148147 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 22:06:30 +0000 sandy 1148147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing!</p> <p>My LO is 23 months and I went through days like this where I was so scared she was going to drop a nap. Everyone advised to push through it bc eventually their kids went back to napping 2-3 hours. </p> <p>We go about 7 hours between wake up and nap time now...sometimes 6.5 hours. Basically she's awake around 7:30 and goes down at 2:30 for about 2-3 hours. She goes to be at 8:00. There was definitely a stretch there where she would fight her nap but we seem to be over it now. </p> <p>I know a lot of kids shorten their night time sleep and start waking earlier and then go back to napping 2-3 hours. I think keeping them stimulated through the day helps. I really hope people tell me their kids are still taking good 2-3 hour naps and still sleeping 11-12 hours at night. I'm not sure how long that lasts but I'm hoping for at least 2 more years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148137 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:56:50 +0000 irene 1148137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsjets: Tell me about it. Yikes</p> <p>@autumnlove: Oh God. No... !!!!!</p> <p>@Mrs. Bee: I am crossing my fingers and hope you are right.</p> <p>@MamaBehr: So far he is still napping, he just doesn't "pass out" like he used to, and he doesn't nap as long as he used to either. I'll put him down for quiet time for as long as I could hold onto it.... But at the same time I'd feel bad if I put him down for quiet time (he goes to daycare during the week already, I'll feel very guilty if I don't spend every moment of his waking hours to be with him)...</p> <p>@Mrs. Jacks: haha you crack me up! You owe your mom big time !! :wink:</p> <p>@shellio: I am scaring me too. And I am with you that 1.5 hours is not enough lol. It was blissful when he napped 3 hours (or more if I let him) during the weekends, I'd just sat and stared at the wall for an hour (aka my mommy break time lol), then get up and do household chores for another hour, and then start cooking his dinner on the final hour, and he'd still be asleep. Oh how I wish those days are not over yet... (still hoping they'll occasionally return :happy: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148134 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:53:01 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1148134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh and olive is 24 months and no where near dropping her nap. she definitely needs it and a long one too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148122 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:35:36 +0000 shellio 1148122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh you are scaring me. LO is 21 mos and naps 1.5-2 hours, it isn't long enough and I can't imagine him dropping. I have friends whose 3 daughters all napped right up until kindergarten and that's what I was hoping for!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148101 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 21:15:46 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1148101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lala is 3 and has variably dropped her nap. She doesn't ever sleep at school, but she'll usually take a nap at least one day during the weekend.</p> <p>Oh, PS when I was little, I dropped naps at 1 year of age... Be glad I'm not your child ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148084 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:57:29 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1148084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it might be just a phase. charlie is almost 4 and still naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148065 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:46:27 +0000 MamaBehr 1148065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 3.5 years old, she doesn't nap every day but she naps most days.<br /> DS is almost 20 months old and he sleeps every day for at least 1.5 hours a day. </p> <p>However, I have heard of kids who drop their naps this early. </p> <p>Can you put him down for quiet time? Or does he need constant stimulation? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148046 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:32:41 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1148046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>N is 2 years 9 months and still takes a 2 hr afternoon nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148039 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:29:28 +0000 autumnlove 1148039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She took a long nap today but she started dropping naps at 19-20 months... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148035 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:27:51 +0000 BoogieBea 1148035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 4. He still naps at school. On the weekends, not so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1148017 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 20:19:00 +0000 Mrsjets 1148017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh dear I'm just transitioning to 1 nap at 16 months and the thought of no naps is downright scary! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1147972 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 19:56:16 +0000 SAHM0811 1147972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My eldest is an awesome sleeper. Dropped her nap somewhere around her 5th birthday.</p> <p>My youngest is 27 months and naps anywhere from 1-2.5 hours in the middle of the day. She was a baby who hardly ever napped more than 40-45 mins, so 1 hour + is excellent for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-toddler-drop-that-1-nap#post-1147938 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 19:43:25 +0000 irene 1147938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did your toddler drop transition from 1 nap to no naps?</p> <p>LO is 20 months. For the longest time he used to wake up at 7-8am, nap by 1pm, then go to bed at 7:15pm. He used to just pass out by 1pm, and now he just won't go down! He also used to nap for a good 3 hours straight (or more if I let him) on the weekends. That was blissful. Recently he naps 1-1.5 hours. It is freaking me out a bit because I am not ready for no naps yet!</p> <p>What is/was your 20 month nap/sleep routine like? When did your toddler transition to no nap? </p>