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How long did the transition to no naps last for you?

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SwizzlesTwizzles · 27/10/2026 06:44

I mean how long from the first ever no-nap day until you reached a time when they were no longer routinely having a nap?
DS is only 24m but since he moved up from the baby room he is refusing nap on about half his nursery days, must be to do with the transition from quiet room with a cot, to on a mat with the other big kids. He does quite well in the afternoon and evening on his no-nap days though! On home days he's still reliably taking the nap every time.
Wondering how long it will be till the nap properly stops!

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OtterMummy2024 · 27/10/2026 08:49

Mine is 2.5 and has been transitioning since 18 months 😭 Some days my LO naps at nursery; if we go in the car after 11am, 90% of the time we get a nap. However, unlike your LO, mine is a monster on no nap days and even nursery have agreed they will try harder to get LO to nap because of the emotional outbursts we get at the end of no nap afternoons. I'm expecting another six months of transition, tbh :/

I find the end of the nap bittersweet. It makes days out easier - you don't need to plan around a half hour buggy or car nap - but it also makes bedtime early, and while that's good sometimes, I also like the slow evenings after nursery...

MintTwirl · 27/10/2026 08:51

Mine stopped napping every day at about 18 months. Then it was just the odd car naps or if we’d done something very tiring to them like swimming in the morning.

Maeve0098 · 27/10/2026 12:27

My nearly 3 year old still naps most days. He wakes at 5am so he just wouldn’t be able to last till 7pm without a nap. On the rare days he doesn’t nap then he falls asleep eating his tea at 5pm. On the random days he sleeps in till 6.30-7am (very rare, only after a bad nights sleep) he can last all day.

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Peonies12 · 27/10/2026 12:37

Mine is 24 months and has odd no nap day. She’s generally low sleep needs though, she can cope on any length nap even 15 mins in the car she is fine with. I think it can be 1-2 years until they routinely dont nap(or yoy have to stop naps if their bedtime gets really late!)

lemondropsandchimneytops · 27/10/2026 13:51

My 2y9m old would reliably nap every day until about 2.5. Now she will only nap in the car but I limit it to about 15 minutes, which normally leads to a better night. With no nap, she's often up at 5.30. She doesn't always fall asleep in the car though and if we're not already out and about, it requires some form of trickery. "Going to drop something off" was a favourite for a while but she's wise to it now and when she's tired she tells me "I don't want to drop something off!" It is not a smooth transition...

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