is it odd that 18 month still sometimes needs a short nap in morning as well as long sleep?

[honeyfortea]

My 18 month DS dropped his morning nap about a month ago. By then it was only 20 mins, with a 2 hour nap early afternoon.

These past few days he's been really tired in morning and today went down for a quick nap no problem. He's a late walker so he's been increasingly more active - but is it odd or a worry that at his age he still needs a nap?

I feel a bit worried about it, which is stupid, I know

I don't think it's a worry. Obviously if he is suddenly much more tired overall, and this persists for more than a week or so, you should get it checked out. But I know plenty of children who have still needed the odd morning nap at this age (IIRC DS1 still had a decent - 45 minute-ish morning nap, plus a 2+ hour lunchtime nap until 16 or 17 months). Could it be that he would cope with his "long sleep" earlier? Are you waking him from his morning nap? My DN has, since going down to 1 nap, always had it late morning (11ish) for a couple of hours, then lunch after - it definitely suits her, she's 2.5 now and has been in this kind of pattern since aged around 1.

Hi

Yes, maybe an earlier long sleep would be better. We've been talking about that. I'm reluctant to make it as early as 11 but maybe around 12-12.30.

Thanks

What does IIRC mean?

IIRC -- if I recall

Or 'remeber correctly'

My DC regularly still did this at that age. For a while he would have two 1 hour naps - one around 10am and another around 3pm. Then went back to a nap after lunch time. At 2.5 he still have 2 hours every afternoon and can easily nod off in the car before lunchtime if he's had a busy morning. Nothing to worry about I'd say.

My 18 month old had a morning nap for a couple of hours at 11am, we tried doing the "textbook" 1pm nap (which worked, and still does, for his nearly 3yo sister) but it just didn't suit him and messed up his Nightime sleep. Kid just needs a morning nap.

Makes scheduling things tough as DD still mostly has her after lunch nap but it suits him so much better.

Oh ds didnt fully drop the morning nap until 20 months and it took ages - months of sometimes needing it, sometimes not.

The average is 18 months. So in reality some will drop before, some after.

Thanks all, that's reassuring.

He's definitely the late end of normal in terms of everything else (not worryingly, just not early) so this fits in well!