My DS is 13 months. He's never been a great sleeper, never even got close to sleeping through the night but that's another thread! Am starting to wonder if part of his problem going to sleep at bedtime (which is an utter, utter farce at the mo) is that he no longer needs two naps. I thought he was a bit young still to drop one yet but does this sound like he's ready?
He usually wakes between 6 and 7am and sleeps at about 10am. (I know this is quite late but he doesn't seem tired til then!) In the last couple of months this nap has become more and more reliable and now it's usually an hour - 1.5 hours, incredible for a baby who previously only slept in 30-minute blocks! I always let him sleep until he naturally wakes as a) it's so rare for him to have a decent sleep and b) I assume he needs it. But the problem with this is that he now doesn't want an afternoon nap until really late in the day - about 2.30/3pm. He is tired at this time and gives me his usual 'put me to bed' signals. But if he sleeps then, 7pm bedtime is a total no-no. If I try to skip this nap altogether he'll go to bed pretty well at 7pm but will either be falling asleep in his dinner or just VERY VERY cranky.
I'm thinking he's nearly ready for one good post-lunch sleep but he's not yet quite ready to stay up all morning yet so not sure how to handle things. Any advice? Sorry this is so long!