13Mo Will Not Take Good Naps

Is he really trying to cut it all together or does his internal clock want his naps to be shorter and at different intervals. Instead of fighting him on it...try leting him take one long nap in the middle of the day...see how he is...if that doesn't work, or he is cranky in between times, then give him a short am nap after he is getting cranky...then see how long he goes before needing his afternoon nap...this may mean altering his nighttime ritual back a bi to accommodate later sleeping times...

Good Luck... ;-)

Well my baby boy is 11mo and just starting to change up his nap routine as well. I am like another mom who said she put her little one down a little later in the afternoon. That is what I am trying. Just letting him get good and tired. Today I put him down at one and he slept until 3:30 or so. I figured that was good enough! I was working so hard to get him to take two naps but now if he takes one good one, I am great with it. So I would say maybe try letting him stay up a little bit longer than you normally might and then try putting him down. Hope that helps! Hang in there! :)

My little one went down to one nap at 11 mos. It was just more of a battle to get her to nap when she really didn't need/want it. When we went to one nap, her nap did get longer (about 2 hours) so that helped. If she got cranky and didn't want to nap, I still kept her in her crib with a couple of toys to let her play but not run all around and get a little "rest" even if it wasn't a nap. She's now 22 months and sometimes doesn't nap at all. I'm convinced some kids just need less sleep than others. (She usually sleeps 11 hours at night, so I can't complain too much.)

C., I have been there! My first was a horrid napper, the second a great napper and I took full credit for that being that I was, by then, an "experienced" parent. Along came the thrid and he shot that theory down in flames. I think the key is to truly respect your child's needs. My kids who were not good nappers just really needed to find alternative ways to rest. They went to bed earlier (and the fact that your son is sleeping well at night indicates that maybe he just isn't going to nap as much anymore)and skipped the naps altogether by the time they were about two. I also have found that baby-wearing saves my sanity. Getting over the idea that the baby had to sleep somewhere other than my arms took a load of pressure off. I found the Moby Wrap to be the most comfortable and secure carrier and I think I have tried them all! My last baby (he is now 4) just lived in his Moby. I never really put him down for a nap much at all - with our hectic life he never really had an opportunity to develop much of a schedule. So I just went about my business with him snoozing in the Moby, for the most part. Hope this helps! And remember, nothing lasts forever :).

My daughter did the same thing. I still have to fight with her to take naps at 18 months old. For a long time she would only take 1: 45 minute nap a day, and then be ugly all afternoon. I have since moved her nap to later in the day. I start putting the idea into her head at lunch time and usually by about 130-200 she's finally ready to lay down. We have a playroom and I put on a movie for her and let her nap in there either on the adults couch or on her little fold out couch. She's currently napping right now and she's entering her second hour. A lot of it is trial and error and can be very testing for us moms. The other thing I may suggest to aid with the clingy part is a baby backpack. I used mine a lot when she was your sons age. It looks like a hiking pack but you put the child in it and walk around doing your housework. I could do anything from mow the lawn to fold laundry with her in it. Within a month or two she didn't need to be stuck on mommy all the time. Good luck to you. I know it can be hard. But in time they do get over it I promise.