whats the average nap for a 1yr old

[TheLadyVanishes]

just wondering as dd has a nap in the morning for 1/2 hr to 1hr and then 1 1/2hrs in the afternoon, i know each child is different etc and someone need shorter or longer naps or just one but sometimes i feel this is too much for her as she does wake up very early (anytime from 5am!)

sounds ok to me. could she go to bed slightly later?

IME not enough napping = crap sleep at night, not early rising.

Hi my dd is 1, she has 1hr-2hr in morning then 1 hr in afternoon, although she resists the afternoon nap sometimes (right now actually) she wakes from 6am,
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doh! That made no sense at all

I meant, if you cut her naps short, it may be that it won't be enough daytime sleep for her and she will find it hard to sleep well at night. I don't think less sleep in the day will mean longer sleeps at night.

thanx her bedtime is about 7ish and that is when we have the most resistance, she is bathed at 6pm and then comes back down for her supper at 6.30pm and then she has some playtime with daddy and bed at 7pm (and reading this back its probably the playtime with daddy thats making her hyper and not wanting to go to sleep)

At 1yo ds napped aobut 45m-1h in the mornings and about 2h in the afternoons, and went to bed about 7/7.30. He would then sleep through to whatever time we woke him, but if left to himself would wake around 7.30/8am. He's now 5 and can still sleep for England, and often naps on weekends and occasionally during holidays.

Dd had a similar daytime nap evening bed-time pattern, but wasn't as good at staying asleep in the morning. It didn't help to cut down on her daytime naps, as she woud then be over-tired in the evening and struggle to get to sleep. Even now, aged 3, she will cry every hour or so until midnight or 1am if she's overtired. She did cut down on her napping earlier than ds, though she still has some afternoon naps.

What if you swapped over bath and bedtime? It could be that she gets a boost of energy from the meal, and then with the playtime as well she is too hyped to settle.

Ow not bath adn bedtime, I meant bath and suppertime.

up until 18 months dd2 had about one hour in the mornings ( 10ish onwards) and a 2 hour hap in the afts ( from about 2 - 4)

she's now down to only one sadly! that's the afternoon one, still about 2 hours long - she's 18 months now

Agree with Prettycandles - on the occasions DS has had tea so close to bed, he's found it hard to settle without time for tea to go down - gets indigestion.

At 1, he used to sleep for 45 mins in the am, and 2 hours or so after lunch (admit he's a Gina Baby...). he'd have tea at 5 ish, then play til about 6.15, bath, milk, story and bed.

You could be right about playtime with Daddy stirring her up again after her bath, along with food so close to bed. I'm guessing your DH isn't home in time to play earlier? We're quite careful not to get DS excited again after his bath, as it's all "wind down" time. If you swapped bath and suppertime, then her dad could play with her in the bath - he'd still get his time with her then.

Oh yes, forgot also, I've definitely found that cutting sleep in the day doesn't always lead to later waking in the morning - if DS gets over tired in the day, he's likely to wake earlier in the morning the next day if anything - I think it's because if he's really really tired at night, he goes into a deep sleep really fast, faster than normal, so wakes earlier. Having said that, they are all different, and I do know some children who've dropped all sleep in the day by 18 months, or 2.

aah but bathtime is also very exciting for her I think i'm fighting a losing battle, I will however try switching them round and she what she is like. She is also reaching some milestones now and that may have something to do with it coz i remember when she was a few months younger it didn't really seem such a struggle

she will prob sleep more soundly and be more tired by the evening (physically more than mentally) when she's able to walk confidentally.

Ds's sleep got much better (from being truly crap) once he was able to spend most of the day on his feet.

don't worry about bathtime being exciting - DS has a whale of a time, and the bathroom is invariably soaked from splashing - but he definitely understands that after the bath, play time's over and it's time to relax then sleep. Good luck!