Moms of older babies, nap question...

When did your little one transition to one nap? Matty seems to be on a one nap per day schedual, but I just don't know if he is really ready for it.

What does/did your schedual look like with a 14 month old? 

Right now this is what we look like, and I feel that sometimes he is cranky b/c he is not sleeping enough, but I don't know how to change it without forcing him to bed (which just frustrates all of us) -

8 AM up
1 PM  down for nap until about 3:30
9:30 PM down for the night
1:30 AM up to nurse, then down for the rest of the night

My daughter napped twice at that age I think they need 14 to 16 hours of sleep (double check). She is 4.5 years old now and naps once.
Wake up at 5:45 am
Nap at Noon till 2pm
Sleep at 7:30

But when she was younger she napped at 9 or 10 then again in the afternoon, until she was about 2.5 years old.

Thanks!  I am going to try and nudge him towards a two nap schedual, I hope it goes smoother then the other things I try to nudge him towards LOL He is a very stubborn little boy (takes after his mama!).

MY EXPERIENCE with my now 3 year old Tyler he use to Nap twice a day when he was 1-2 years old for 1.5 hour intervals and would sleep about 10 hours at night. When he turned 3 he now sleeps about 1.5 to 2 hours after lunch (per the Daycare) and he gets to sleep about 8:30pm and wakes up between 6:00 - 6:30am.


Read this online:

1-3 Years Old: 12 - 14 hours per day

As your child moves past the first year toward 18-21 months of age he will likely lose his morning nap and nap only once a day. While toddlers need up to 14 hours a day of sleep, they typically get only about 10.

Most children from about 21 to 36 months of age still need one nap a day, which may range from one to three and a half hours long. They typically go to bed between 7 and 9 p.m. and wake up between 6 and 8 a.m.

~~Gina

 

Thanks for your input! We are going to TRY a two nap schedual, I just don't know if he will go for it LOL

Man you guys are lucky with your children napping. My son just turned 4 and he has not napped since he was about 2.5. He is in bed about 8'ish and up between 7 and 8. I wish he napped, sometimes (rarely) he will nap but then bedtime becomes a nightmare.

Micah is 12 months and sleeping from 8pm to 6:30 or 7:00am...and then usually takes a 1/2 hour nap at about 11 and maybe an hour or so at 2pm. A lot of times he skips the first nap though. He still gets a bottle once a night and has been waking 3-4 times lately...teeth. Makes for one tired mama...lol

Emma is almost 3 and if we are at home and not running errands I have her 'rest' in bed from 3-4. She is allowed to read books. 1/2 the time she sleeps 1/2 the time not. If she does sleep it is for 1.5 to 2 hours.

Ugh, you don't have to tell me about the teeth thing! We went from a pretty good night schedual to a literal nightmare since his eye teeth started coming in. Sometimes nights are great, but most times he is up three or four times and NOTHING soothes him.

 Alex is the same age as Matty and this is his schedule:

8am wakeup
10:30: naptime
12:30 wake-up
3:00 naptime
5pm wake-up
8:00 bedtime

Thanks so much for that! I would KILL for that scedual LOL Does he wake up at all at night or sleep right though?