How funny, I was actually thinking this the other day. A friend of mine said that her 3 1/2 year old still has a sleep in the afternoon for over 2 hours & that just blew me away. My first wasn't having a day sleep at all by that age so I just thought that was really strange. Turns out like everything else with babies & motherhood, the old saying rings true "every baby is different".
My 3 1/2 yo doesnt have a day sleep, generally she goes to bed at 7:30 and sleeps to between 5-5:30 am I personally dont think this is enough sleep, and she is just foul most afternoons. About once a week or once a fortnight she will have a day sleep and sleep for 2-3 hours. We are trying to get her to sleep in longer in the mornings, but to no avail at the moment.
jack dropped his day sleep at 27mths we have had the occasional one since mainly if i sleep with him he goes to bed at 9pm wakes betwee8-9am some days he would sleep longer but I try to wake him by 9am if he doesn't wake himself so generally 11-12hrs http://www.ngala.com.au/files/files/...erns_chart.pdf
my 3 1/2 yr old has a day sleep of about 2 hours everyday and he goes to bed at 7 and sleeps till about 6- 6.30 . I dont think your little one sleeps too much, they all just have different patterns!!
My 3y9m DD1 has a 45min afternoon sleep at childcare (not at home though Grrr!) and she sleeps from 7.30pm to 7am most nights. I think they generally do still need about 12 hours a day in sleep at that age although there are are always exceptions.
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I personally dont think this is enough sleep, and she is just foul most afternoons. About once a week or once a fortnight she will have a day sleep and sleep for 2-3 hours. We are trying to get her to sleep in longer in the mornings, but to no avail at the moment.
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