Please tell me 19 month old hasn’t dropped nap?

[PasstheStarmix]

Hi, my 19 month old has been refusing his nap. He usually takes a 2 hour nap from 1ish. The last couple of days however ds has carried on happily playing and wanting to go to bed earlier at 7pm, when he was having his nap he would refuse and not go down for his nighttime sleep until 8.30-9pm. He does not seem irritable or tired so could it be that he has just dropped his daytime nap and is now in favour of an earlier night? He’s not out like a light the whole night though and will wake up hourly unless he’s in our bed which means I don’t get much of an evening. I am still persevering with his cot though but it means keep transferring him and a lot of the time it’s easier leaving him in our bed. The only thing is his nap was my one bit of time to myself
Is it normal for then to drop daytime nap so young or could it just be a phase? I’m really hoping it’s not permanent.

I came one here because my dd dropped a nap at that age, but she used to have two short ones and just dropped to one at about 1ish that has gradually moved to 2.30, up at 4-5.Still is in bed for 7pm.
Possibly try putting him down a little later? Even if it's quiet time it's better than nothing, right?

My dd is 18 month has recently gone through this. She'd go down but then be awake within the hour. I kept persevering with putting her down at her usual time and she has now gone back to sleep 2 hours like normal. Sometimes I think they just go through phases. Also I try to make sure she has expelled as much energy as possible in the mornings. We usually do soft play or I make sure she has a good stroll on her braces to wear her out. I swear they're just like little puppies at this age lol.

Thanks for your replies, i’ve tried putting ds down and he just won’t have it. It doesn’t matter how I try to wear him out either he just won’t nap. I hope it’s a phase but this is very unusual for my little one and I do think he may have dropped it permanently as much as I hope that not to be the case! Hopefully his nighttime sleep will improve in his cot so I get some time to myself!

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You are lucky DD dropped her naps completely at 11 months.

On the plus side she slept though the night.

liquidrevolution I wish ds would sleep through the night. That’s the thing I thought with no daytime nap that would at least be the trade off!?!

My ds dropped his daytime nap 90% of the time from when he turned 1. Except for when he was ill. My dd is 18 months and luckily still naps for 1 to 2 hours a day. I’m really enjoying it especially as she starts the day at 5am. I didn’t expect it after my first. Sorry waffling on. I came on to say every child is different and it’s totally normal for them to drop them all together at this age. Also normal to have the odd day where they will nap in amongst the days they are dropping it. Also completely normal to still have a nap at the ages of 2 amd 3.

Thanks Ineedcoffee I guess I can be grateful he’s kept his nap this long and I’ve been quite spoilt that I’ve had that time until now. Gosh 5am is super early, ds used to start his day at that time when he work as younger but in lucky that now he does at 7am which is a lot easier to deal with.

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We’ve often visited a soft play centre for a play date. Also we’ve spent a lot of time on farms this summer so I think that definitely helped tire them out by the time night time came. Also we do go for walks during the day time around the area for a while.
How much does he do in terms of exercise? If I’m at work our childcare provider will take them out for a quick walk to the local leisure centre or park or something. We’ve also tried the later bedtime and I’m pleased to say it does work for us. It’s worth finding out if there are some activity classes you can try.

Ah yes April that’s right, ds does very similar too and he gets lots of exercise. Weirdly he had his daytime nap yesterday and it was amazing! Like another pp said through he’ll probably take an odd nap during the process of dropping it all together. Unfortunately he only sleeps well at nighttime if he’s in our bed but that’s a habit I reckon that will be very difficult to break at this age. I do think however once I’m able to introduce ds to a toddler bed when he’s a little older and he knows he can get out he may hopefully be more willing to sleep in his own bed. I think he feels abit trapped on his cot and doesn’t like the bars.

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