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20 month old dropping his nap?

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alexsmom	20 month old dropping his nap?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 3 02/21/09 16:42:38	Tags : napping, months Hello, I am new to this board and was wondering if anyone could help me with my little man's napping. He's always been a little precocious about his napping development (ie transitioned to 1 nap around 11 months). The last several days he has been refusing to nap during the day all together. We have been putting him in his crib at 12:30 (same time as always) and leaving him there until about 3 pm. He doesn't sleep or cry, just sort of talks and sings and plays to himself. He sleeps for the night at about 7 and wakes up at about 6 am, as he has been doing. Isn't he too young to give up his nap altogether? What can i do to get him napping again? Any advice would be much appreciated!
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Posts: 1269 02/22/09 09:23:56	My son who is now 28 months started doing that a couple of months ago! I kept on putting him in his crib for nap time and he'd just sing and talk the whole time....But after about a week of still putting him down for the nap he finally started going to sleep....now it's not as long as it used to be but now he's not really crabby at night!! I don't know if it was the fact that he just gave up and caved or if he just went through a little faze for a time being.....Not much help I know but thats just what we did! So....good luck to you!!!!!!!!!! Niki.... Mama to Indica and Malekai!!!!
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kidssleepcoach	Right on Niki...	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 80 03/02/09 16:54:50	I know I commented on your other post but here it is again!!!! Niki was right on with her advice. These things happen from time to time and it's hard to place a finger on why but it just happens. Yes, you just continue putting your child down because even though we can't make our children sleep it's still a good idea to have quiet time after a busy morning. This is something that you will want to keep even after the nap is long gone. I would recommend when he doesn't nap to put him down extra extra early for bedtime, that will actually help bring back the nap, it's not logical, it's more biological Good luck! deb alexsmom wrote: Hello, I am new to this board and was wondering if anyone could help me with my little man's napping. He's always been a little precocious about his napping development (ie transitioned to 1 nap around 11 months). The last several days he has been refusing to nap during the day all together. We have been putting him in his crib at 12:30 (same time as always) and leaving him there until about 3 pm. He doesn't sleep or cry, just sort of talks and sings and plays to himself. He sleeps for the night at about 7 and wakes up at about 6 am, as he has been doing. Isn't he too young to give up his nap altogether? What can i do to get him napping again? Any advice would be much appreciated! Deborah Pedrick - www.familysleep.com
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Posts: 14 10/14/09 13:25:48	Hi Deb- just typed a long post & it vanished when I went to log in. Finley's nap seems to be changing. Don't necessarily think she is trying to drop it, maybe just changing it up a little bit? We went on vacation a few weeks ago & it changed when we got back. Normally she is 8wake/1-3nap/8bed. since we have been back she cries when I shut the door at nap time and then will stay awake for about 1/2hr. then drift off. She was crying a little at bedtime but that stopped. I figured the nap would work itself out. But we are 2 wks later & she is still fussing/taking longer to get to sleep at nap & just taking longer to get to sleep at bed. The past few days she has been sleeping until 9. I figure with the time change, I may just go with the flow & keep her schedule adjusted which right now would mean 9wake/2-4nap/9sleep. However, then at nap time she wouldn't be going to sleep until about 2:30. SO I am not sure what to make of it. If she isn't tired enough & I need to put her down a little later, but keep her nap short so she doesnt take long going to bed at night? Some ppl I know their kids can sleep til like 4-5pm and still goto bed at 9. 4 would be pushing it for her! She definitely needs the naps- the past few days she has been waking up crying from them. Ugh- Thanks! Christy
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kidssleepcoach		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 80 10/22/09 18:40:44	Most definately the vacation threw things off a bit, pretty normal. What you want to do is actually make the nap time earlier than 1pm not make it later. You will have to leave her for that normal length of a nap to ensure that she does sleep even if she is fighting it. She really does need that nap. The bedtime you will also make an adjustment. If she isn't napping do a no later than 6pm bedtime, if her nap ends around 2pm do a 7pm bedtime, if closer to 3pm a 7:30pm. We need to get her more sleep because she is at a deficit. This might take 2 weeks to get it back to normal but be really persistent and it will come back together . deb Deborah Pedrick - www.familysleep.com
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