how many hours does your toddler day nap last?

[PinkPalace]

DD is 18 months old and has 1 day sleep every day from 1pm-5pm (4 hrs).
She then sleeps 730pm-630am every night

It has been this way for a few months now.

how long does your toddler sleep at daytime?

[visitor1]

Wow wanna swap DD's for sleeping!!!

Chelsea is 25 months and has a arvo nap generally 1pm-2.30/3pm, then goes to bed at 8pm-7am (sometimes 8am if im lucky).

[New Dawn]

toddler and day nap you have to be kidding dont you....


DD2 stoped her nap at 18 mths it was a very sad time for me, as it ment I too lost my day nap....before she stoped anything from 1 to 3 hrs was the norm...

DS had day naps right up until he started kindy/ preschool so about 4 he would sleep for at least a hour or two...

DD1 never slept so cant remember, she is just too full of life to have had a nap...

[*Efjay*]

yep all of mine have stopped day naps long before 18 months & if they did sleep Im up till around 11pm before they go to bed

[Olive]

sophie goes down around 12 up around 2 usually sleeps for around 1 hr 15 mins in that time, bed at
7pm-7am somedays she doesnt have a day sleep!

[visitor1]

Both mine sleep the same amount of time...except Jasmine sometimes adds a morning sleep from 10-11/11.30am

[~*Niadalla*~]

DS 16 months, usually has 2 day sleeps.
11-1/2, and then again at 4pm for an hour....
He goes to bed around 7.30/8pm and wakes at 8am

[PinkPalace]

so di you think she is sleeping too much?
(i say this as she went to bed at 1pm today and is mmmm still sleeping)

she often wakes after 1.5hrs screaming and grumpy - if i ignore her that is when she goes back down for the other 1-2 hrs.....

[westy]

PP.....i wouldn't be too worried Ashley obviously needs this sleep and whilst she is still happy enough to go back to bed at night i wouldn't be too concerned - some kids just need more sleep then others.

My first son stopped all day sleeps by the time he was 18mths too but my second son is still having a sleep some days now at 3.

[bubNo.2]

Pinkpalace:

Hi.... my son who is 8 yrs now used to have huge sleeps and i loved it (as it was my sleep as well ). Everyone said 'oh you cant let tom sleep for all that time he wont sleep at night!' i said 'want to make a bet?' So he had day sleeps until 3yrs slept from 1pm til 3 or 4m then went back to bed at 6 or 7 pm throught til 6 or 7 am!

MMM but my second DS who is nearly 6 mths does the 20 min cat naps and it is soooo annoying !

BubNo.2

[Arimeh]

I'd say enjoy it now PP - it may change in the future.

DS was having some good naps there for a while - 2 hours, maybe 3... now we are lucky if we get 30 minutes out of him ....BUT.. if we get the 2 hours - it takes at least until 9pm to get him to sleep at night...

[MantaRay]

PP, DS2 is the same. At home he will sleep for 3 - 4 1/2 hours during the day, and then go straight to bed after dinner and sleep till about 6am (which is the time we have to get up for work anyway). At day care he sleeps for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours. I don't think he gets too much sleep because he is just as tired in the late afternoon whether he has a shorter or longer nap.

I would enjoy it while you can. Most of the time it is a good thing. It can be a pain when you are on holidays and can't go out and do things in the middle of the day, but mostly it's good. DS1 doesn't sleep during the day everyday (luckily he does most days though), so I am getting a glimpse of what life will like without day sleeps. AAgggghhhh!!

[queenbee]

wow, want to swap?

my DD sleeps from 40min-1hr anywhere from 9.30am and then same around 2pm. i have to seriously RUSH RUSH RUSH to get some things done, that time flies!

she will go to bed at 7pm and sleep through until 5.30am though.

[Charlyfrog]

DD#1 would sleep 1 - 4pm. She was still having an arvo nap til she was just past 3yrs old, by this time it would only be max 1hour until we noticed it really affecting her settling for night time sleep - also coincided with TT for her. Bed has always been 7pm and up around 7am.....although the moochy is starting to jump out of bed approx 6.30am!

DD#2 is napping approx 1.30 - 3.30pm (max - unless had late night/busy period etc interrupting day sleeps). Bed is also at 7pm and she goes through til approx 7am as well (unless big sister pays a noisy visit to her or the toilet! lol!)

Tonight for example, she is still singing and calling out mummy at 9.20pm!! We had a late late night with carols last night and then she had a major nap today as well as sleeping in. So tonight is definitely out of the norm! *phew*

[PinkPalace]

thanks girls.
i will let her dictate what she needs i guess

jsut wanted to make sure it is normal to sleep that much (i wish i could lol)

[Ezz]

I wouldn't worry about "normal" - as you can see, everyone's kids are so different. My DS does 2 day naps - one for 40mins, and the other for 1.5 - 2 hours. He will then sleep 8:30pm(ish) - 6:30am(ish).

I would LOVE DS to do a 4 hour day nap - you must get so much done! Enjoy it

[fionas]

DD is 16 months old and sleeps anywhere between 3-5 hours during the day.

The first nap is normally around 10.30am - 1pm and depending on what we've been up to during the day she will often have another nap from 4-6pmish.

DP and I joke that she's like her mum and dad - just not a morning person. She basically gets up, has her milk then breakfast, a bit of a play then says "see ya later".

The late nap, by the way, does not seem to affect her night sleep though it does mean she goes to bed later. But often that suits me because I can get myself sorted and have dinner prepared while she's in bed then when she gets up we're ready to go.

[Charlyfrog]

oh sorry yeah *blush* meant out of the norm for my DD#2.....no one else's. I agree, everyone's little ones are so different......DD#1 & DD#2 prove that to me over and over and over and over and.....etc