[MissBB]

As the title asks.. When did your child stop their day sleep?

I think I may stop putting my 1 year old down for a day sleep, it is stressful for me and her to get her to sleep in the first place, and she doesn't sleep for very long anyway.

But at her age should I still be trying to get her to sleep?

She sleeps 12 hours at night.


Sorry I didn't know which section to put this q in...

[Just the two of ...]

My DS is just over 2 and he still naps for 1 - 2 hours a day. He sleeps for 12 hours at night too. I'm hoping to keep the naps for awhile longer as I'm pregnant and need the rest too lol

I personally think that at 1 she should still be having a nap but its completely up to you as her parent to decide that

[cheekymonkeysmum]

My ds is very different to a lot of children though you did ask so I will answer.

Ds stopped at 16 months and hasn't had a day nap since it is very exhausting but in a way better as we can go out all day and we don't have to be home for his nap.

I guess every child is different and as long as your dd has some quiet/rest time during the day and isn't so overtired to go to bed at night it should be fine.

[Mrs Manager]

My DD has just started dropping it now at 3, but if she skips it she will often fall asleep around 5pm in front of the TV or if we go anywhere in the car.

I think 1 is probably too young.

Have you tried skipping it to see what happens? Would she be easier to put down at 3pm for eg?

[I*Love*Christmas]

Both of mine stopped having day sleeps around the time they turned 2. My daughter turned 2 in December and leading up to her birthday it was becoming a real struggle. I don't bother trying anymore as it just ends up in tears and me getting frustrated as she won't stay on her bed. I put her flip out lounge in the lounge room after lunch and sometimes if she is tired she will go to sleep. Otherwise I am happy for her to stay awake. She goes to sleep within seconds at night now so that is good. Only time I really try to make her have a nap is if we are going out that night.

[YodaTheWrinkledO...]

DD1, maybe when she was 3? She only ever did 45-60 minutes, so it was never a long day sleep (usually from 2-3pm) But DD1 has never done long day sleeps - 60 minutes max, mostly it was one sleep cycle of around 45 minutes, even as a newborn.

DD2 was finished with day sleeps by the time she was 2.5-3.

Occasionally they might have a day nap, but it's really quite rare now.

Both girls will still nod off if we pop them in car at 4pm and go for a long drive, so we try to avoid long drives in the late afternoon.

So much easier to do things now that the days sleeps have stopped.

This post has been edited by YodaTheWrinkledOne: 20/02/2013, 01:04 PM

[Leeloomina]

Hi at one year old most babies still need 1-2 naps in the day. It's natural for them to fight sleep at this age. I find timing to be very crucial. Miss it by 30 minutes and it will take ages for them to fall asleep. For us 5-5.5 hours wake time works best.

DS is 2yr old and mostly naps for 45-90minutes since turning 1. At different times in the past year, he went through sleep regressions where it would take up to 45minutes for him to fall asleep during the day (and 3 hours in the evening!). There was a couple of times he went without his day sleep and the result wasn't pretty. By 4pm he would be grumpy, screaming and tantrum throwing for no good reason and got really clumsy, tripping and bumping his head constantly. He also could not concentrate or follow instructions.

[Rosepickles]

I think it may be worth persisting. I have found my daughter actually sleeps longer now during the day at almost two than she did at one. I think babies at that age really still need a nap during the day. I know my daughter has always, and still resists going to sleep. It is a bit easier now tho as she understands that it is going to happen so pretty much goes along with it after a bit of a whinge.

[Justaduck]

DD turned one on the weekend. As a general rule she sleeps 7pm-6am, has a feed, then back to sleep til 8 or 8:30am. Most days she does not nap. She dropped to one nap around 8mths, then to none most days from 10months.

General rule for DD - 12hrs sleep = a nap, 13-14hrs sleep overnight = no nap

With DD I don't push it, if she seems tired I put her to bed. If she doesn't show any tired signs I don't put her to bed and she is happy until bedtime at night. I did keep trying and trying when she wasn't really tired and all it did was make her play around in her cot.

TBH...she has never been a sleepy baby, she was awake for really long periods and happy and content from an early age. No such thing as 1hr up, 2hrs down with her.

[~Supernova~]

My DD stopped napping at 5. And only because she had time go to school lol. DS would be happy to never sleep...