2yo when to nap and how long help please

[rachelrachel17]

Hi guys, well our target rpoutine is sleep 7.30 til 7.30 and we are nearly there but i dont no when to let my son nap, he was 2 in september, beofre his birthday he'd nap 11.30-12.30 and easily go the odd day with out a nap and always had to be in his cot-he wouldnt sleep unless he was in it, they when he was 2 we went to a big bed without a single problem-i still pinch myself how easy it was, and for a couple of weeks he even napped well still, well late september he started playgroup mon-fri 9-12, so i had to change nap time time, i gave him lunch straight away then put him up and after 2 days he started rufusing to settle for nap and now i he has changed-he sleeps on the move during the day in car or buggy usually at 3 ish when we pick his brother up from school, i feel this time is a little late and never no how long to leave him for without it affecting bed time! but today for insrtance he didnt go off as his brother was holding his hand walking home and he has now just nodded of on the sofa-i dont no how long to leave him!

right well i guess my q's are what time do u think i should aim for and for how long and if its a ler 1 like 2day-4.30 what should i do!?

[Peek-a-boo]

bumping this up for you

[We Three]

I know I might be over-simplifying here, but maybe shift to an 8 to 8 routine, nap from 1ish to 3ish.  I only say that because that was so perfect for us when dd was that age.  A 5 hour wake time in the morn, and a 5.5 or so wake time after nap.   ??   

[rachelrachel17]

i had forgotten about my post on here and just remembered, cant wake him any later as we need to be up at 7.30 to be ready to start school run with his brother and if i let him have 2hours-not that he has slept that long during the day i doubt he'd settle at night. but thanks for the idea

i guess were just taking it as we go and he is having short random naps probably 30mins a time

[Mimi 2]

I think a 5/5.5hr before nap is about right at this age.  Are you saying that he doesn't nap consistently but will take a short snooze during school pick up in the late afternoon?

[rachelrachel17]

yer thats it pretty much, around 3 he will nod off in  the buggy but only have 20min ish as he is woken by his brother or somethi ng, if dad is around so in the car he has longer and we wake him.

[Mimi 2]

Hmmm...some los give up their naps sooner than others.  How is his night sleep?  How is general behaviour during the day?

IF the short snooze in the late afternoon does not affect anything else (good night sleep, good attitude, good eating) then it may suggest he is on to no nap sooner than later. 
 
How are YOU with regards to him not napping in his crib? 

[~Karen~]

My ds turned 2 in October and has never been a long night sleeper so we do a longer nap with a shorter night.  Our routine looks like this:

7am - wake
1pm-315pm nap
8pm - bed

What time could you actually get him down for a nap around school runs etc?

Karen

[15milner]

Andrew is 2.5.  He has to work around school pick up too.

He wakes around 6.30/6.45.
Lunch about 12.15
naps about 1.30
he usually wakes around 2.45 / 3
bed around 7.30 - he might still be talking to himself at 7.45 but he puts himself to sleep.

HTH
Alex