when did your DC drop naps?

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When did your baby/toddler drop naps? DS is 20months and has started dropping his nap some days.. I'm not ready for this!!

He was about 3 but still has one at the weekend usually - he's 3.5 now.

There were a couple of phases where he was a bit difficult to settle and he napped on the sofa for a while but I persevered with the nap.

When she turned 1 it was about then

DD was around 2y8mnths.
But if we were in the car after lunch she would nod off.

I replaced naps with 'quiet time' snuggling in front of TV, or sharing books. As much for me as for her!

One of her friends was still napping at 4y11 months - i.e. right up to the time she started school!

dd1 was 4yo nearly 5yo, when she started school.
Dd2 was about 18 months
ds was about 2.6yo when he stopped having them every day, but would have about once a fortnight until he was about 3.6yo.

My 19month olds naps have been getting shorter, 1.5hours at most, and she skips it entirely some days. I'm trying to encourage her to keep it though!

My first dropped their naps at 17/18 mo and #2 at 22 mo is not napping 2 out of 7 days. If they are sleeping less at night or taking ages to go off in day it's prob time to create 'quiet time' during day instead.
I mourned the loss at first but actually makes the day loads more flexible.

You're right Fender it would make the day more flexible but I'm ill and 6 months pregnant and could use a nap myself! Quite time is a good idea, he does take a long time to get to sleep at night too, he's a bit of a live wire

2 yrs 9 months. It was a shock, I can tell you and I resisted it for a while. Then we had quiet time which might be stories in my bed or a film.

Once you get used to it it certainly does make the day more flexible. But then you have the fun of returning from somewhere at 4pm desperately trying to stop them from falling asleep! Windows open, radio blaring and jiggle whatever bit you can reach at the lights.

If you desperately need a nap, snuggle him up in bed with you. I bet he would have a sleep then.

Dd is 2.2, and is getting close to dropping hers now. She only wants to sleep for 40 mins in the day, but I'm sure she needs more as she is grumpy in the afternoon. Not really sure how to proceed!

DS1 at 12 months.
DS2 at 3 years.

2.2 for dd. If she slept in the day she would be awake till after 9pm which doesn't suit us.