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How to keep the nap?

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LisaSimpsonsbff · 24/05/2020 15:40

I think my 22 month old is ready to drop his nap - he hasn't had one today or yesterday, despite our very best efforts, and he's running around happily, and he's been harder to get down for the nap for a couple of weeks. Normally I'd feel slightly hard done to that he was dropping it earlier than all my friends' toddlers, but no big deal - but as it is I feel quite frantic and even a bit tearful because we're both working full time from home, his childcare settings have both said they won't be taking under-3s until some unspecified but later than 1 June time, and his naptime is the sticking plaster that is keeping our unsustainable work patterns going. I feel awful for asking this as I'd normally just go with his flow, but is there a way to keep the nap? I'm a bit reluctant to put him to bed later without someone saying it might work because late nights normally stop him sleeping through from past experience.

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NuffSaidSam · 24/05/2020 15:44

Wear him out more in the morning. That's the only solution I've ever found. I generally found that when they started dropping their afternoon nap it was time to get rid of the buggy. Once they were walking everywhere they were tired by lunchtime again.

You have my sympathies, nap time is a lifeline even in normal times!

LisaSimpsonsbff · 24/05/2020 18:57

Thank you, we have had a couple of lazy days so we'll try a more active morning tomorrow and keep our fingers crossed! He is, at least, currently knackered - last night he wasn't even particularly tired at bedtime despite having skipped the nap Shock

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Elmo311 · 25/05/2020 00:17

I have a 2yr old who's the same! Google says it's the 2yr sleep regression...who knew?!
I want to keep the nap too, so you have my sympathy!

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