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Title: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Chloevalentine on December 27, 2018, 19:53:07 pm
My soon to be 2.5 year old will only nap some days. We still try for a nap every day but days where his brother or father are home he won’t go down. How long is a typical day for a 2.5 year old when they don’t nap ?
Title: Re: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Katet on December 27, 2018, 22:28:03 pm
Mostly I'd go with his mood, try to give him some quiet time if you can (sitting in a quiet room reading stories to him if he won't stay on his own) and try for about the same awake hours as he has when he does nap.

I know my niece had given up naps by 2.5yo & my SIL had her pretty much 12hour & 12 hour with both (her and child) having a rest period as SIL was pregnant, in the middle of the day where they spent 45mins on the parent's bed listening to music & quiet play or reading.
Title: Re: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Chloevalentine on December 31, 2018, 12:16:17 pm
On days he naps he is usually up around 7/730 naps from 130-3 and goes to bed at 830. If he doesn’t nap should he be in bed earlier? A 12 hour day would be 730-730 right.
Title: Re: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Haribo2012 on December 31, 2018, 15:30:22 pm
With no nap definitely bring BT earlier. 12 hour day like you said often works well.
Title: Re: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Chloevalentine on January 02, 2019, 17:57:30 pm
And for kids this age that still nap what’s average nap time or A times? His nap is getting later and later but he definitely does a better night if he’s up from nap by 3
Title: Re: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Haribo2012 on January 02, 2019, 20:05:17 pm
I think at this age if your nap is 1.5 you’ve got to expect a 14 hour day unless lo
Is higher sleep needs.
Both of mine had naps capped to 45 mins then 20 mins at around this age
Title: Re: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Katet on January 03, 2019, 00:14:08 am
roughly speaking I'd say at 2.5yo  expect 12 hours sleep if no nap, but probably only expect a total of 11.5 (nap & night total) with a nap, so 1 hour nap & 10.5 hours at night or 10 hours night & 1.5 hours nap.
Title: Re: When your 29 mo lo isn’t napping every day
Post by: Chloevalentine on January 08, 2019, 12:00:12 pm
When he does nap it’s typically 1.5-2 hours 130-3 or 115-315 and he is asleep by 830 awake by 7/730.