thread: What age did your toddler drop that day sleep?

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  1. #1
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    May 2007
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    Ashley dropped it at 18 months.
    But we are just in the last 1-2 weeks trying to phase it back in... as she gets rotten by 5pm! and i need her to be nicer lol

  2. #2
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    Dec 2005
    Melbourne, Vic
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    Ash dropped hers around 18 months, for awhile tho I was able to put her in her cot for quiet time, altho she didn't sleep she would actually stay in there for 1-1.5hrs with books, then that got shorter and shorter til she'd carry on as soon as I tried.
    Evenings were bit of nightmare for a little while she'd be overtired by that stage, we did move her bedtime a bit earlier too. If she gives them up maybe you could move her bedtime to 7:30ish?

  3. #3
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    Dec 2007
    Victoria
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    Ash dropped hers around 18 months, for awhile tho I was able to put her in her cot for quiet time, altho she didn't sleep she would actually stay in there for 1-1.5hrs with books, then that got shorter and shorter til she'd carry on as soon as I tried.
    Evenings were bit of nightmare for a little while she'd be overtired by that stage, we did move her bedtime a bit earlier too. If she gives them up maybe you could move her bedtime to 7:30ish?
    Yeah I was hoping that I would be able to move her bedtime when she dropped her nap, so far, to no avail! lol I tried a few months ago too to move it, but nope. She has just always gone to be at the same time, no matter what we do...
    Will try putting her in her cot though with some books and toys and see if she will be happy with that...she doesnt usually like going into her cot at all during the day.


    So seems that it is quite early, but not really unusual for her to drop them now...

    *sigh* oh well! There goes my sanity time! lol

    Thanks for the replies girls!

  4. #4
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    Dec 2005
    Melbourne, Vic
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    The hardest part was when #2 came along and couldn't get that break in the day!

  5. #5
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    Jan 2007
    where cosmopolitans and margaritas flow all night
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    Oh no. I'm scared having read that some kids drop the sleep at 18 months. DD is 16 months old and I am not ready for her to drop her sleep.
    It only affects me on the weekend because I work mon-fri fulltime, but I need her nap time to get things done.

  6. #6
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    Jul 2009
    Upper Coomera, QLD
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    Red face Loat Day Sleep

    I know this thread is for toddler aged children, however I have a 8 week old baby that has decided in the last 2 weeks to drop his day sleep. He wakes up at about 7:30 or 8am and then does not have a sleep until 8 or 9 at night. I thought babies this age sleep most of the day but he only seems to sleep is we are out in the pram or in the car.

    I wish he would have lasted until he was a toddler age to drop his day sleep.

  7. #7
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    Dec 2007
    Victoria
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    WEEEELLLL...I thought I would update...

    Charlotte has been day-sleep-free since I posted, aside 2 days - yesterday and Monday- where she slept on my lap for about 1.5 hours each day - and going to bed was a NIGHTMARE and she woke every few hours (something she only does now if she is teething or sick) and her behaviour after her naps was atrocious!

    So I have decided that I shall put a ban on day sleeps myself! lol I am trying to make sure we are out and about from about 3-5 so she misses that chance to sleep anyway or naps in the car...will see how we go!



    Setof3 - Ohno!! Perhaps maybe he is just becoming more aware of the world around him...Im sure he will get back to napping throughout the day soon