I have tried everything since moving to one nap I can't get my 18 month old to sleep longer than 90 mins at the most. Everyone tells me they should be napping 2 - 3 hrs at this age. She gets tired early and goes down early at night (7 pm) and also wakes early. (6 am).
At daycare they claim she will sleep 2 hrs, but I'm skeptical about this as there are so many distractions and she is always more tired from daycare... I'm just thinking she's not a big napper?
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pomegranate / 3516 posts
I voted more than 2 but it really depends. Some days she does 90 minutes, some days she does 2-3 hours. She's 22 months old.
pear / 1616 posts
LO is at daycare 3 days a week and she takes 1 nap there, about 1.5 hours. the teachers say shes apparently always the last to sleep and first to wake up!! 
but at home she's still on 2 naps, average 1.5 hours EACH, sometimes longer. So at home she naps about 3-4 hours. i'm pretty sure if we move to 1 nap at home she might sleep longer at daycare. but she doesn't seem ready yet since she naps easily and long at home. all nights regardless she sleeps from about 745pm-7am.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
It's always been 90 mins since he went to 1 nap. Sometimes 115 mins sometimes 2 hours but a 2 hour nap is pretty rare in these parts. He is 2 now. He has never had high sleep needs but when he was on 2 naps he slept 1.5 hrs in the morning 
nectarine / 2280 posts
At least 2 hours but it depends on when she wakes up or what else is going on. She's 19 months.
apricot / 429 posts
It varies day to day. Some days I might only get an hour out of her, but other days (if I'm laying down with her) she will sleep for 3, even 4 hours. The norm for us is about two hours though.
eggplant / 11287 posts
@kml636: My LO has only taken a one-hour nap since she switched to one nap at 12 months. VERY RARELY she will take a 90-minute nap, but that is maybe once every other month.
She is now 24 months and naps for 45-60 minutes, sometimes less (30-minute naps are not uncommon).
If your LO doesn't seem over tired or cranky, I think 90 minutes is great!
eggplant / 11287 posts
My LO just opened the door after waking from her nap--she slept for 47 minutes today.
And she will be happy until bedtime! She just has lower sleep needs than most kids.
blogger / pomegranate / 3201 posts
Liam sleeps 11 hours at night and naps 2-3 hours almost everyday. The only time he doesn't is if our schedule changes and messes it up. He's 26 months old.
I think 90 minutes isn't bad. Some kids need more sleep than others.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
My 18 month old naps for 2-3 hours once a day. Her BFF naps MAYBE 45 minutes on a good day. Just depends on the kid.
pomegranate / 3383 posts
I hate when people say a baby is *supposed* to do something! Like, really?!?!?
I think 90 minutes is a decent nap...and it sounds like your LO is a good night sleeper. She may just need less sleep than other babies (although she's still totally within the range of normal!).
My LO currently naps anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours. He's always been one to tank up on night sleep. He's almost 27 months.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
My 20 month old ranges (generally) from 45 min to 1.5 hours (with a few exceptions). And she usually sleeps from 6:30 to 6:30 at night. She takes, on average, longer naps at daycare than at home.
pineapple / 12793 posts
DD is almost 17 months and naps for 2-3 hours a day. Anything less than two and she has a meltdown before bedtime.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
DS is 17 months old and it really depends on the day. He always sleeps at least 1hr20 mins, but usually sleeps 2 hours. Sometimes he sleeps 3+ hours.
apricot / 287 posts
Average nap is 75 minutes sometimes 90-105 minutes at the most for my 22 month old. He sleeps 12 hours overnight.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
DS is 2 and naps for 2-3 hours. Anything under 2 hours for him and he's a wreck.
pomegranate / 3595 posts
@kml636: I would say 90 minutes has been average for us since about 18 months. We are going on 30 months now. LO usually sleeps about 7-6 like yours. LO has always had lower sleep needs.
I think if LO seems happy and isn't falling apart at the end of the day, it should be fine. Much as we wish otherwise, we can't actually make them sleep!
persimmon / 1328 posts
My LO has always taken super short naps. She isn't quite 18 months yet (17.5), but she normally takes one 45-60 minute nap most days, with the occasional 1.5 hour nap (probably 1x a week max). I've just accepted that she is a low sleep needs kid and not a napper like me.
pomegranate / 3225 posts
Thanks ladies! It's frustrating sometimes but I guess she just isn't a big napper.
cherry / 104 posts
She would nap for 2-3 hours, but when she is awake she is in tornado mode.
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