When to switch to one nap a day?

Question

I have a 16-months-old son and I am wondering when most mamas switch the two nap schedules to once a day? Right now he naps from 11am-1pm and again at 3pm-5pm. When do I merge the two into one nap?

Answer

When you want. :)

It depends on how much sleep they get overall and their bedtime.

My daughter is a terrible!! napper and daycare only does one nap from 1230-230. She goes to bed between 630-7pm and wakes up around 6.  On the weekends I give her two one hour naps (10am and again at 2pm). She went to the one nap a day with daycare at 13 months and she is now 21 months.

If she only has one nap with me on the weekend ends, she is miserable and exhausted.

It will depend on the kid and their sleeping habits. They are all different...unfortunately.

Answer

Usually when they aren't tired at bedtime, it's a sign that they need less sleep during the day. Mine were both down to 1 nap by 12 months or so, but every kid is different. If yours is napping so much and still tired at bedtime, leave well enough alone :)

Answer

Never worried about this my son napped when he wanted. He quit taking naps all together at probably 2 1/2 or 3. We go to bed at 930 and he wakes up at 8. (He's almost 5 now) I'm not big on schedules and all that though which is probably bad for school but he eats when he's hungry and naps when he's tired lol

Answer

My older son, (now 5), still took 2 naps a day until he was about 2. My younger son, (almost 3) out grew 2 naps by the time he was a year old. I definitely think it just depends on the child. I wasn't ready for my younger son to be down to just 1 nap a day yet either but he had other plans 😕

When to switch to one nap a day?

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