One nap to no nap

**chody47** · December 29th, 2013, 06:07 PM

DD1 stopped napping on a regular basis around 2.5. She will occasionally have a nap these days (once a week if I'm lucky), but I'd prefer she didnt as it effects bedtime too much. Without a nap she is ready for bed by 6:30!

**~Gee_Whizzy~** · December 29th, 2013, 06:07 PM

DD1 (5 in Jan) will nap if we've had late nights like this last week and will sleep 45mins to 1.5hrs. DD2 (3 in Feb) still has one every day anywhere from 1.5hrs to 2.5hrs.

**~Hestia~** · December 29th, 2013, 06:14 PM

It's a little hazy but I am fairly sure Moo was around 2.5. He might have had one a week for awhile longer. He was the first in his group of friends as they all had naps until well after age 3. He would be in bed before 6pm. Buster still naps and just turned 2.

**~Kim~** · December 29th, 2013, 06:23 PM

DD1 was over 3, well over 3 as I had DS and I was glad when they were both down at the same time.
DS I was horrified to discover didn't nap past 18months. He however, would sometimes go to bed at 4:30-5pm instead so that was better than 11pm.
DD2 still does most days for an hour or so. Today and 2 days ago she has refused, so I'm feeling the end is sadly nigh. She fell asleep at 5pm today after telling me she wanted dinner and to go to bed. Sure beats to 2 hours it has taken me lately to get her to sleep, so I'm torn about whether this is a good development or not lol. I was hoping to hang onto them until after the big kids had gone back to school....

**raffy** · December 30th, 2013, 01:39 PM

DS1 stopped at around his 3rd birthday but will still fall asleep in the car or on his fold out couch if he's tired enough
DS2 has just turned 2yo and is still going strong. He has cut back from a huge 3-4 hour sleep to a 1.5-2 hour sleep though

**Janie71** · December 30th, 2013, 02:09 PM

DD1 stopped at 2.5yo, and at that time finally started sleeping through the night. Even now at 4.5yo on the occasion she does fall asleep in the day, even if it is only 5 mins it affects her night sleep. So I tend to be a bit of a mean mum and wake her up!

**luna moth** · January 3rd, 2014, 12:45 PM

Just turned three year old still needs an hour a day. Doesn't always get it, but still totally needs it.

**Arcadia** · January 3rd, 2014, 02:38 PM

Dd was 2.5 and ds about 2 when I forcibly stopped day naps. I like the kids in bed together and around 7pm so when naps interfered with that I stopped them. I also find no naps means they are asleep within minutes of going to bed.

I am solo parenting 10-12 hours every day except weekends so I do what helps me.

On weekends I let them nap because Dh can help if they take ages to go to bed. I find both have needed at least one nap a week until 3.5.

**Ca Plane Pour Moi** · January 3rd, 2014, 04:11 PM

Liebling was 18m. At that point he was getting 2-8 hours at night of very broken sleep and being very active.

I know some children still napping at 4. Who are really chilled children. I do get jealous sometimes.

**Artechim** · January 3rd, 2014, 04:58 PM

All of mine have lost their day nap at 2y4m because I force them to over the christmas holidays when there is no car trips/activities etc. In the process of DD2 losing her nap atm since I am totally over the 10-11pm bedtime if she has even a tiny nap but it has been unavoidable during the school term because she falls asleep in the car at school pickup.