17 month old naps - help please

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My nearly 17 month old had started playing up at bedtime (7pm) and not going to sleep until 9pm. So we thought he must need to drop a nap (was having two 1.5hr naps on non nursery days). The last 2 days we have started putting him for a sleep at 11am (instead of 9.30/10) and he has slept till about 1.15pm then gone to bed happily at 7pm, however - both nights he has woken between 1am/2am and not gone back to sleep for 1-2 hours (the first night he had a temp so not sure if that is probably unrelated, 2nd night he was fine though). He has also woken earlier today (6.30am).
He was sleeping 7-7 on good days. He sleeps in a cot in his own room but we bring him in to our bed if he wakes up.

Should we go back to 2 naps today?
Was thinking 9.30am-11am and maybe 2pm-3pm. Or stick with 1 nap and hope his night sleep improves? (I'm so tired).
Any advice would be great thanks.

Most children that age will have one nap (12-2 ish for a 7pm bedtime). The transition may take a couple of weeks though.

Stick to one nap. Mine does 12:30 - 2:30 (ish with timings) up at 6:30 and bath bed for 6:30/6:45
If they’re messing about at bedtime I’d say they’re not tired enough. They need about 13.-14 hours sleep I think at this age total.
Give it a few more days and see if it settles down. My sympathies though, there’s a reason sleep deprivation is a form of torture!

Its probably due to the transition, it often takes them a while to get used to a change in napping schedule. If you can hold out for a few more nights he will probably be fine again.

Ok, will try to stick with it, thanks
Christmas day is going to ruin it somewhat as we are leaving home at 12pm and won't be anywhere he can nap until at least 3.30pm I would guess (having lunch in a pub) and not actually home till between 7pm-8pm. Would you let him nap 10am-11.30ish for that day only?

I guess most toddlers/kids have different sleep at Chrismas though.

Can he nap in the car? How longs the journey?

No its only a quick car journey, then about 3 hours in the restaurant/pub (maybe less, not sure - 6 people eating 3 courses) then back to my mums house (where there is a cot he can nap in but it will be quite late by then).

Can he nap in his buggy at the pub lunch?

I’d put him down at 10:30 ish and let him have an hour but be prepared for him not to be too tired. You’ll find he might get cranky out and about so take your pram and if all else fails a well time walk in between courses might send him off to sleep with enough to get you through until evening. It won’t break his routine they’re pretty good at sorting themselves out

Yeah will definitely take the pushchair anyway and fingers crossed he may nap in it. Thanks.

If he sleeps in the car when you stop driving I'd leave early and let him sleep on until you all go into the pub - it's only for one day and if you're worried about disrupting his routine soon after introducing it, it might be worth the hassle.

3rd night - he woke up at 2.50am crying (think he might have had a nightmare).
Will he ever sleep through again
Nursery day today so he might be ok tonight ... pleeeease

some just got need as much sleep as others. my dd is the same age and sleeps like a dream in the night, we put her down awake at 7-7.30, she self settles and sleeps through. nut in the day I cannot get her to go down in her cot any more, she will only sleep if I take her for a walk in the buggy, in the car, or occasionally she will just conk out on the sofa lol. I find it easier to just go with what she wants to do, I dont force her to have a nap any more if she not tired