My 7 month old has never been a great napper - 45 minutes a pop and sometimes only 30 minutes. She will randomly do a 1.5h or 2h nap but I never know what it is that makes that kind of magic happen!
Recently she has been refusing her afternoon nap. She will wake from a nap at midday or 1pm and refuse the next one. She starts to show tired signs at about 2.5 - 3h awake time but can stay awake up to 5 hours! I'm SURE that is way too long to be awake for a 7 month old even if i stretch her for an early bedtime. She goes down fairly easily for her first and second naps which are between 1.5 and 3h awake time.
Sounds like its a nap transition from 3 to 2 so any tips on how to deal with it would be helpful. Should I be stretching her awake time in the morning so she only does one? For e.g. this morning she napped 8.45 - 9.30 and 12-12.45pm.