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My LO has always been a catnapper and now (four weeks until her 2nd birthday), she takes one 30-40 minute nap a day.

My LO was a cat napper until she was 14.5 months. She started taking naps (2-3 hours)with the other kids at daycare and we followed the same schedule at home.

@Mrs. Deer: My LO took 30 minute naps at daycare and 45 minute naps at home for the entire first year of her life. it was so stressful but she didn't seem overtired or unduly cranky so i just tried to go with it. Once she hit 12 months, we switched to one nap (since daycare did) and we got into a nice pattern where she slept 1-2 hours for us and school in the afternoon.

However, by 2 she had stopped napping consistently at home all together. She has gotten back into a decent pattern at school but I would say she naps less than 50% of the time at home. She is now 27 months. I honestly think some people just need less sleep than others! She still has "quiet time" in her room for at least an hour on the weekends when she does not nap.

@Mrs. Deer: I would for sure try one nap. While my LO's naps weren't that bad/short, he transitioned at 11 months and naps way better now. Be forewarned, he experienced a transition period of a short one nap and I thought I was SOL until he dropped it all together, but after 2 weeks it lengthened naturally as it got a little later.

@Mrs. Deer: We put him to bed WAY earlier, like he was asleep in bed by 6 PM. But his actual quality of night sleep stayed the same, and has more or less since 9 months old.