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Does anyone's toddler have a morning nap instead of an afternoon nap?

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giraffes2021 · 29/05/2021 11:08

My little one is 13 months he naps at home in the morning about 10.30/11 but when he's at nursery it tends to be an afternoon nap and naps till like 3pm.

This then makes him very hard to settle at night as he never seems tired at bed time after nursery.

Does anyone else's little one just have a big morning nap instead of an afternoon nap?
My DD used to always have a big afternoon nap and I'd make sure she never slept past 3.30/4 and she'd still be ready for bed at 7 but this little monkey isn't.
Thanks in advance

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Hopelessandlost · 29/05/2021 13:56

Yes my dd has a nap in the mornings from 10 till 11.30. If she for some reason doesn't nap in the morning, and falls asleep around 2ish, she won't go to bed until 8pm! It's always been like that

Abouttimemum · 29/05/2021 16:06

DS is 2 and he has always napped 11.30-1.30, he’s just shattered on a morning and being awake by 2 means he is ready for bed at 7.
Thankfully his nursery puts them all down at 11.30am so we lucked out!

Ravenclawsome · 29/05/2021 20:57

Ds is three and the best time fir his nap is around 11 - give or take half an hour.

If he naps in the afternoon he can be up till 10. This is regardless of how long the nap is, so if he falls asleep I'm as well leaving him for two hours as even if I woke him within half an hour he'd still be up that late.

Last night he fell asleep at four in the car. Women as soon as we got home an hour later but didn't go to sleep until after midnight! 😳

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