is 20 months too soon to stop day napping

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my ds used to go to bed at 7.30 till 8 then he napped 12 till 1. he has started napping around 4 now so this makes him not tired till about 9 which is understandable. i was going to cut out his naps if he hasnt had one by 1pm. does anyone else have a dc this age that doesnt nap

montifer good news about your ds settling quicker and good luck in your sleep training your right i was awake most of the nights. i could hear his crying in my head even though he wasnt crying.

I have a 20 month old who sleeps at night from 7pm till 7.30am ish and naps 1-3ish.

I also have a 3.5 year old who does the same.

I'd persist with the nap time, putting down about 1pm. Hope it lasts!

tassisssss you lucky thing whats your sectret

My wee boy is 20 months and goes to bed at 7pm, wakes at 7am (give or take an hour) and needs a nap about 10.30 11am for about 2 hours or he is grumpy and staggers about. Sometimes this is impossible for him to get and therefore he is quite sleepy and grumpy for the rest of the day. Do you have any suggestions to nap times because he is defo tired later on in the day. Thanks

It was a long time ago now but my youngest had stopped his daytime naps by 21 months just didn't need the sleep, highly inconvenient for me as I used to use that time to get alot of stuff done!

My 20mths old DD had 3+hrs nap today & went to bed roughly 3.5hrs after she woke up. However, she sometimes sleeps for less than an hour & a half or goes to bed an hour & a half after her nap. We try to stick to a routine for bed, but can't always stick to a rigid time as both DH & I work a few days a week & have to be s bit flexible about dinner times etc. & I hate to wake a sleeping baby/toddler!!
Having said that, she usually sleeps for 10-12hrs a night, without disturbing 3/4 nights & the 4th night, she wants a quick cuddle. If she was a 'problem' sleeper, I would review her naps, but as it is, I let her be - she dictated the routine as a newborn, I just went with the flow (within reason) & I've pretty much done the same since. I don't think there's an 'age' to stop them napping, its when they're ready that's important.

DD isn't perfect though - she still has to have a bottle at bed, as she point blank refuses milk from anything else!! As she doesn't have a bottle during the day (she dropped the morning milk by about 16mths), I'm in no rush to wean her off the bottle...

naps were a distant memory here by then be glad you've had em for so long!

My 19mo def needs her day time nap - usually 75-120 mins at about 1230 depending how lucky or quiet I am. I never let her nap beyond 1500 as it stuffs up bedtime. I know she can survive without naps but the meltdown by 5:30pm is ugly (for both her & me!!).

I will admit that We're quite big sticklers for routine & no messing in our house; not quite Gina Ford but definitely British Military. Seems to work for us but I appreciate it wouldn't for everyone. But having said that we've noticed that Sleep seems to beget sleep in our house. Missed nap = rubbish night = early waking. Her nights tend to be 1845-0730 - although obviously tonight she's being a minx... I suppose a spot of bother once a fortnight isn't too awful. At least she's staying in her bed and not being noisy. Sleep will win.

My ds2 2.2 refuses to be put in his cot for naps any more, but often flakes on the sofa. It's a complete pita if it is late afternoon as it does mess up bed time. You can try to stop the napping, but be prepared for him to occasionally flake in the pushchair/on the floor/in his dinner .