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8.5MO had 8 hour wake window?!

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HBE30 · 26/01/2025 20:52

My LO has never been much of a napper and generally cat naps twice a day with a good nap being 45 mins!

Today however she just would not nap and stayed happily awake for over 8 hours. She was content and playful the whole time with no whining until about half an hour before she finally decided to have a half hour nap.

Has anyone else's LO done the same at this age? Seems way too young for her to be awake for so long, but she was so happy all day and has gone to bed fine too?

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User2123 · 27/01/2025 01:15

My third DC used to regularly do this. If they didn't settle for a nap after lunch then they went straight through from their morning nap around 10am until bedtime. It just wasn't possible to nap later with school runs then the busy after school period doing dinner etc. and older children making too much noise. They're now 18 months and sometimes go all day without any nap at all if we're busy. It's not ideal but I wouldn't worry too much if she's happy. It may just be a one off anyway but if it becomes a habit you could try to time a drive or a long walk in the pushchair around her usual nap time and see if that helps her settle.

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