What age did your toddler drop the early morning nap?

[JuniperTisane]

DS2 is nearly 17 months and still ready for a sleep at 9am for an hour as well as a main sleep around 2.30pm for 90 minutes. I'm sure DS1 had dropped the first nap by now and was doing an easy 2-2.5 hours in the afternoon.

I could do with him dropping it soon really.

both mine were around 12 months

So was DS1. I know its selfish but it makes the day more complicated than I could do with.

Around 11 months.

Sometimes my 19mo old still wants to have a morning sleepytime and shows me by pretending to fall asleep on the sofa with her lovey. And I need a cup of coffee...she can go without the nap but when we're both at home why not?

My DD is 11 months old and still always looks ready for it but I have learned that 10-15 mins will tide her over (usually in the car or pram) and I can then get on with my day safe in the knowledge she will be reasonably tempered and still have a nice 2 hour plus nap after lunch!

Ds dropped all day naps completely at 18 months, however he was not so much of an early riser so didn't get up till about 7.30 or 8

Hey juniper, DD still sometimes has a morning nap too.

I would say 4 days out of 7 she has 2 sleeps.
I think as long as it's not affecting their night time sleep then it's doing no harm

By 1yo. After that she just had 1 hour after lunch. She was never a massive napper but ooften sleeps til 8am or after.

Around 11 months too.

Mine was 14 months when she dropped the morning nap and settled into one 2 hour nap over lunch time.

Hey Lolli, I tend to agree with that but its causing some havoc in the mornings as we have trouble getting on and doing stuff without tears if I keep him up and don't get anything done if I let him sleep.

I might have to start manipulating it by 15 minutes every few days til the morning and afternoon naps eventually meet and amalgamate. Ideally I need him to sleep around 1-1.30 for a couple of hours.

Thanks everyone for your replies. Its very helpful.

At 14 months, they were sleeping until 7.30am though so no very early risers. They then would have a 2.5 hour nap after lunch.

13 months ish. She then went to a long one after lunch which she still needs at 19mo

About ten months

About 18 months

Mine was nearly two! But at 3.6 he still has two hours after lunch now - he just needs a lot oS sleep. My 11 month old is no where near dropping it either.

Not until about 17 months. Although I think it was out of habit then necessity, as he managed without a morning nap at nursery, and dropping it wasn't too much of an issue. He now naps 12-2ish, sometime from a bit earlier if he was up particularly early.

DS was about 18months when he went from 2 naps (usually 1030 and 4pm) to one nap. Depending on how early he wakes (any time from 5-6am) he has his nap from 1030-1130 though at nursery it's 1230. 11am is his usual time and he'll nap for about 2 hrs.

15 months. When she started waking at 5am I dropped it.

About ten months.

Thinking about it as he sleeps, he is up at 6am every day through necessity so maybe a 9am nap isn't so silly. Going from 6am til 1pm or later is a bit much for him I think.