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Morning nap or toddler group?

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curlyboysmum · 21/04/2008 20:09

I'm not sure whats most important, my ds really enjoys toddler group and i think its a good thing to take him. He is now 14 months and is sleeping from 7.30pm - 6am. He used to always nap at 9am-10am and again at 1pm (ish). The trouble is he is not ready to nap til 10am now and the group starts at 10.30. So..what would you do, wake him after only 15mins and have him grumpy and not enjoy it (and make rest of morning not much fun for me! Or .. would you skip the group if you think the nap is more important ( i do have friends with children which he sees at least once a week).

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bringmesunshine · 21/04/2008 20:13

No contest...let him sleep.

Personally I couldn't bear the mother and baby groups

WiiMii · 21/04/2008 20:14

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MegBusset · 21/04/2008 20:20

Could he nap in the buggy on the way there? You can always park him in the corner to finish the nap.

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curlyboysmum · 21/04/2008 20:53

Thanks everyone, its looking like you think napping is the priority. Its just i worry that he may be withdrawn in the future if i dont take him to a place like this with loads of other kids? Meg:He is one of those babies/toddler that is so interested in everything, in order for him to nap in his buggy, you need to walk for a long long time. I'd have to take him out of buggy when we got there as you have to cram the buggies outside of the little hall.

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MegBusset · 21/04/2008 20:55

I don't think at this age you need to worry about socialization -- the groups are more for the mums to have a cup of tea and a gossip.

TBH at his age you will probably find that pretty soon he can go without the morning nap altogether. My DS is the same age and hasn't had a morning nap since Christmas.

PinkTulips · 21/04/2008 20:59

well in ds's case i have to go there to collect dd from playscool one way or another so if he naps on the way in the buggy great but if he's awake when we get there he joins in the play.

that said both my kids are inconsistant nappers and could easily go the whole day without a nap from about 16 months so have never experianced a toddler who has more than one nap a day

Surfermum · 21/04/2008 20:59

I would have taken dd and not let her have the 10 am nap! But she was very adaptable, never got grumpy and all she would have done was sleep for longer later on. I would have based my judgement on whether I really wanted to go or not .

bonkerz · 21/04/2008 21:00

personally i would take to toddler group and change afternoon nap to 12.30, you will find your DS may drop his morning nap soon anyway!

chankins · 21/04/2008 21:02

Yes toddler group here too, but maybe not every week, and not if my child was miserable or grumpy at the group. But if they were always enjoying it, and you were too, I'd go !

bonkerz · 21/04/2008 21:05

must add my DD is 2 now but we have always done the same 3 toddler groups since she was 8 weeks old. We go Mon, Tues, Wed to toddlers BUT if she was tired we would skip the tuesday group and she would sleep and even now if DD is toot ried to go 3 mornings we drop tuesday group and stay home.

jingleyjen · 21/04/2008 21:06

I would personally try the toddler group with an earlier afternoon sleep for a week, see what happens.

We are a few months ahead of you but DS2 is now 18 months and has recently decided he doesn't want a morning nap.. he didn't drop it every day, some days he still had one but always still has an afternoon nap. (thank God!)

PuppyMonkey · 21/04/2008 21:08

Quite surprised he naps at 10am at this age anyway personally. My dd is one and has dropped the morning nap. Goes to nap at about 12.30pm for a lovely two hours now too. Hence, we got to go to our new toddler group this morning and it was great.

Anyway, what do YOU want to do... go to the toddler group? If so, do it!

Surfermum · 21/04/2008 21:12

DD was still napping in the morning at the age of 3!

That's when I wasn't depriving her of it and making her go to toddler groups.

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curlyboysmum · 21/04/2008 21:15

My ds doesnt make sense to me when he wakes at 6am and then is exausted by 9am. If only he would sleep for at least another hr or so, im sure it would be easier to get him down to one nap after lunch. I forget sometimes that i could maybe take more control over when he naps but as it is at the moment i cant see him lasting the morning without a nap. I could always just take him and wake him tommorrow to the group and see how it goes....i'll let you know.

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curlyboysmum · 23/04/2008 11:18

We'll the morning went like this.. Ds woke at 5.45am so therefore he was very tired earlier that usual, he fell asleep whilst munching on his toast during breakfast at 8.30. So off we went to toddler group and he had a lovely time. (personally i hate all that parent chit chat, so i end up playing with all the other toddlers.
One more question, does anyone know how i can get ds to sleep in a little longer in the morning or am i just one of the unlucky mums who has an early riser?? It doesnt seem to make much difference if i put him to bed later.

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MegBusset · 23/04/2008 13:02

If you find the solution to early rising, Curly, let me know!

Pendulum · 23/04/2008 13:08

Think 6am-ish is pretty standard for babies I'm afraid, esp in summer months.

However my 3 YO is now like a mini teenager, she is so bushed from nursery that i have to drag her out of bed at 7.30am!

sherazade · 23/04/2008 15:57

am having the same issues. now it is summer, dd2 wakes at 6am and is tired by 11am. i just keep her wake , sounds awful but once she is there with the other toddlers she seems to forget she is tired and she has loads of fun. i don't want to miss it because it is the highlight of my 3 yr olds day. once we get home though, my one year old is ready for a long nap.

there is no way that lack of socialisaiton at this age will make your child withdrawn!

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