Too many naps?

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So my boy still has two naps, which are 4 hours in total. 3h in the morning, only 1.5h after waking up and an hour in the late afternoon.
He stopped sleeping through the night but he is so so tired without these naps.  Still, should I wake him earlier from his naps? Or another sleep regression? He is 13.5m right now

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If he’s sleeping through the night just fine, I wouldn’t wake him. If it’s interfering with overnight sleep, then yes. Just like adults, some kids need more sleep than others.

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I would definitely cut back on at least the amount of sleep at nap times if he’s waking in the night. So you can still do the 2 naps, but wake him after maybe an hour each time, giving him 2hrs total nap time. My son does one 2 hour nap in the day, and I actually go up & wake him after 2 hours and he is well rested after and sleeps 12 hours at night. It’s been a game changer once I stopped letting him sleep a full 3hr nap and cut it back.

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This baby sleeps from 8pm-10 am, then at least 3 hours at some point during the day, either 1 or 2 naps.
Every baby is different, but 1 year olds on average need to sleep 15 hours out of 24. The daytime sleep will start to shift majorly into the night around year 2.

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Too much napping during the day.

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It may be too much day sleep if it’s interfering with the night time but if he’s happy and likes his long naps you should be ok! My little guy lovvves his sleep :) 10-12, 3-5 then 8:30pm-7am. He’s probably be ready for one good afternoon nap by 18 months

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My son switched to one nap (1.5-2 hrs) about two months ago, so for him your schedule would be too much daytime sleep.
Maybe try just shortening one nap, so he has a cat nap and then his regular nap, slowly phasing out the cat nap. Wake windows are helpful to pay attention to as well 😊

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Could be growth leap. (Wonder weeks app and check) You will have another sleep regression at 15, or 18 months I believe. My son took 2 naps at that age and dropped one closer to 2. At 2.5 he dropped his last nap. They need 12-14 hours of sleep around that age.

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That is a lot of naps. Mine does 1.5 hours total during the day which is 1 nap. They only need 11-14 hours a day at this age so that would only give you 7-10 hours of sleep at night. I would definitely cut it back.

Too many naps?

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