ot- toddlers afternoon nap

My son refuses to nap. He is 2 n half. He hasn't napped since he was 2. He goes to bed at 7pm, up around 8am. He watches a film to go to sleep in his toddler bed. Usually a Disney film.

My daughter cut out afternoon naps about 20 months. She is normally in bed by 7.20pm xx

My son came out his naps himself at about 19/20 months . Totally his choice even tho I tried to get him to nap - very unsuccessfully . He sleeps 12 hours at night no problem .

My son is 2 1/2 n still has an afternoon nap for about an hour most days.

Although i do prefer it when he skips his nap, as he falls asleep a lot quicker, but can be very grouchy if he doesn't nap xx

Yes they will be sharing eventually and think that getting her used to a big bed before baby comes will probably make my life easier lol. I don't know what to do for the best lol x

So sorry, completely misread your post! We had to move our lg into a bed at around 18 months ready for our son to eventually use the cot...they'll be sharing a room. She still has a nap of 1.5-2 hrs each afternoon at 2 yrs 4 months. Will your little ones be sharing?? If my lg kicks off at bedtime then i'll go back in and settle her and tell her i'm not coming in again and to try and sleep and tell her what we're doing the next day etc etc and eavh night the crying gets shorter and after a few nights she's fine. I guess if your little one knows a baby is coming then maybe she'd like the idea of being in a 'big' bed but i'd make sure you have a little time to get her used too.it before baby arrives x

We went through a similar thing woth our daughter around 21 months where she screamed at nap time...also coincided with it being a few weeks before our son was born and also i had just started mat leave so was home all the time so but changes but it lasted a week or so and she was back on track. I remember feeling so tired in the last few weeks and really needed a nap when she did it's hard but i think its just a phase they go through...hang in there ( sorry i've rambled on a bit haha!)x

My dd is 2 yrs old and she naps 2hours every day. Without a nap she is grumpy and constantly crying cos she is tired. She sleeps 10-11hours at night.

Our lg was 2 end of feb she still has 1-2hr nap I try & get her to have it as early as possible 11am if can but never let her sleep past 3.30 if she has it later than that. I've found that if she doesn't sleep it means she's falling asleep at tea time x

Charlies about to turn 3 and he will sometimes go without a nap- he'll be miserable and awful- but can go without, but if he does go without, I usually give him the iPad in his bedroom for 45min-1hr so he can chill and rest. When he's with his childminder he doesn't nap but he will often have a nap when he comes home at 4

I will have to try and cut her nap down then see if that works, without the nap she is a nightmare and she wakes in the night then lol. Fingers crossed it works....only have 8 weeks until New baby comes and feel I need to get her settled before lol thanks ladies x

I had this last two weeks with my 19 month old she would sleep from 3-5 pm then bed at 7:30pm sleep til 8:30am

She would scream murder all of a sudden at bed time .... Cut her bap down to 40 minutes at about 2:30pm and she happily goes to bed still

Dont do the toddler bed im glad i never it was just she needed less sleep they are meant to have 12-16 hours of sleep in total 24 hour period sl my LG was having too much sleep all of a sudden

My son is 2.5 yo and we have to limit his nap to an hour as he started not settling to sleep. We find this works well for us.

My little boy was 2 in feb and he still loves a good afternoon nap! I remember me questioning exactly the same thing as he use to play up at bedtime and not sleep for up to an hour past what he normally did! Any we remained consistent, let him play for 10-15 mins then put him back to bed every time! He soon got the message and goes to sleep fab again-even with a 2 hour nap x

James is 26 months and still naps for up to 2 hours a day - if on the odd occasion he hasn't, life isn't worth living by tea time then he sleeps badly at night as he is over tired! X

My son is 3 and a half and still has and needs his afternoon nap or he is a nightmare! He would sleep for up to 2 hours during the day and 10 hours at least at night!

My little boy still has his 1-2 hour nap & he's 2 & a half!! He's awful if he doesn't have his sleep!

Maybe just try cut her nap down to an hour & see if that helps?! x