No nap nearly 2 year okd

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Hey guys so my DD who will be 2 next month has always hated naps. She will sleep thru the night but napping has always been an issue. Since 13 months she’s only been having one nap and since the past 2 weeks she won’t want to nap until about 4pm and when that happens she won’t sleep till about 1am. Our routine at the moment is just so messed up. So past few days I’ve been distracting her and not letting her nap so she can sleep earlier. I feel bad because isn’t this too early for her not to have any naps?! She is much happier when she doesn’t have a nap she will be awake from 10.00 am till about 9pm which is her bedtime. Sometimes however she does get tired and I know she needs a nap but that’s at about 5pm and if do let her sleep then she won’t sleep till midnight. Sorry if I’m repeating myself just want to be clear and need some reassurance that 2 year olds don’t need naps as most children in nursery used to nap until 3 years old

Thank you

My DD gave up napping at 13 months.

Can you bring bedtime forward to 7pm if she's tired in the very late afternoon?

My eldest was a good sleeper overall - and I'd got him in routine to have one nap of 2hrs after lunch. But as soon as he turned 2 he point blank refused to nap. He stopped napping at nursery from then (4 days per week) and I could sometimes maybe get him to nap on my day off on Fridays and then he'd refuse naps all weekend.

Not having the nap never impacted might sleep.. he was just a bit grumpy later in the day for about a month until his body got used to no day sleep.

Meant to say - we always worked a 7-7 day though. So his bedtime was at 7pm and he generally woke at 7am too.

Eldest didnt nap after 18 months so not unusual

Ahh okay thanks guys
@ShowOfHands I have tried bringing it forward but then she will think it’s a nap and will wake up at about 12 am full of energy

And ur DD 13 months!! wow that’s very early much more reassured now lol so guess if it works better for both of us then no napping it is.

@FinallySomeNormality yep that’s the thing she will get grumpy before bedtime but I guess a month or so her body will get used to it. Thanks xx

Some children stop napping in the day earlier than others. Almost 2 doesn't seem that early to be honest. I would drop the naps but put her to bed earlier. 9 seems very late for a two year old

@Nonnymum I know it’s late but if any earlier she will wake up thinking it’s a nap at midnight and won’t sleep. She wakes up between 9and 10 and if I wake her up any earlier then she will have a nap at about 5 which will be another cycle of getting her sleeping routine back lol

Just start moving her bedtime earlier by 15 minutes every 3 days. So it's more gradual

She is going 13hrs at night, so not surprised she isn't napping in the day. Dd was similar btw losing the nap isn't a switch she may need for example 3 a week for a bit.

@dancemom @Neurodiversitydoctoryep that’s a good idea think I should try that for earlier bed time and some days if she agrees to nap early then let her maybe x
Thanks guys

Both of mine only ever fell asleep in the car after age 2. Not all need naps after this age. Sound like they are getting enough sleep at night.

When DS was a similar age if he had a short or no nap I'd bring bedtime forward half an hour or so. He never needed much sleep 8-6:30 was a good night.

Eldest started dropping her nap at around 18 months. She’d been on 1 x half hour (never napped longer than that) since 11 months. Her disposition improved immensely after that, I think because she was sleeping a solid 12 hours and wearing herself out properly in the day.

Tbh it’s quite nice when naps end. Your day suddenly becomes a lot more flexible!