Nap Question...

If she's protesting one nap, or not falling asleep at bedtime, it's a sign that she is ready to give up a nap. Most babies go to one nap a day somewhere between 12 and 18 months. Usually when you go to two naps a day, baby gets and early lunch and goes down for the nap in the early afternoon. That nap may be longer than the afternoon nap had been before - for example, if she usually gets up at 6:30, naps from 10-11:30 and then from 2:00-4:00 and goes to bed at 8:00, she might have lunch at 11:30 and nap from 12:30 to 3:30

I would bring the PM nap forward so it kind of combines the 2. Put her down maybe 11.30 and she will probably have 2 -3 hrs , you would need to give her lunch or something beforehand though

My daughter started school just after she turned one and they only have one nap a day - 12:00 to 2:00 pm. At first she would come home and nap for another hour or so. It didn't interfere with bedtime so I continued that schedule until she stopped looking tired when she came home from school. I think it's different for each children and your circumstances. Maybe cut out the early morning nap and just let her have a longer afternoon naps to start off with and see how she does. You didn't mention what time her bedtime was so I'm assuming it's around 8:00 or so?

This sounds like when my son was 1. The second nap was aosr non-existent. And the first was not long. Somedays I'd drive around for that second nap. Not practical, I know... Around 1.5yrs, I started trying to push back his morning nap and just forget the afternoon one all together. It took some time- he seemed so tired by 10:30, even pushing it to 11 seemed challenging. I used to feed him lunch after nap but then moved that up and eventually was able to push his nap. When I went to one a little later, his naps got longer. So it try to keep his mornings busy. He is almost 3 now and I think he is near outgrowing them but I keep trying. I feel he still needs it. So I would say if that second nap is all but gone, try pushing back the first one in loupe increments at a time, maybe a week at a time? Good luck!!

My son is 14 months still taking 2 naps a day. I also had debated cutting one out but he is already going to bed usually by 730 Im afraid if i cut the other nap he will want to be to bed by 630. I do believe every child is differant I have a friend whose son is 15 months and she has done only one nap from about a year old . As others have said I would try it for a few days and see how it goes if she is real cranky then she probably isnt ready.

I think "they" say it's usually around 18 months when kids cut out their morning naps. However, my oldest did so right at a year old. I knew it when for several days when I put her down for her nap she just sat in there and played the whole time. And like another mom said, I just bumped her afternoon nap up to right after lunch and it worked out really well.

Kate's response was good. My daughter was maybe like 15 months when neither nap was going well so I went down to one nap but I made it earlier, so now she goes down at 1pm, right after lunch and it works beautifully. You'll know when she blows off her morning nap, but then is too tired to make it to the 2nd nap. That's when you start with one. Also, it took a few weeks for her to lengthen that one nap to over 2 hours, but now that's what she usually does. Good luck.

It isn't a science; you just have to follow your child's lead. However, now is usually when they will transition to one. Try moving her morning nap a 1/2 hour later, and if she sleeps for a good amount of time (like 1 1/ 2hours), then skip the 2nd nap and see how it goes. If she starts to show signs of being tired (e.g. irritability), give her a 2nd nap if it's not too late in the day ( no later than 3 hours before her bedtime). She may just need an extra 1/2 hour in the afternoons at first, then as she is able to stay up longer in the mornings without napping, she'll be able to cut out the afternoon nap completely.

You can try one earlier nap for a few days and see what happens. If she's very cranky, it could be that she's not ready to give up both naps every day. You might have to go through a few weeks of trial and error, and sometimes having a crabby baby, to see what works the best for her. My first didn't give up his morning naps until about 17 months, but my second refused morning naps starting at 9 months (argh). They're all different!