HELP this is getting out of hand! 2yrs 9mo -7hrs 15min last night!

[Vicku]

Thanks!
She didn't nap at nursery yesterday and was shattered when we got home. Had her in bed by 6pm and asleep 6:15, so much easier to get her to sleep. Woke at 5:15 this morning so 11 hrs. Good, but she's still very tired this morning (wouldn't go back to sleep or bed though), been yawning all morning and very grumpy and clumsy. Kept falling over and just asked to go to bed now at 9:30am. Asleep in her bed by 9:35! I aksed if she wanted me to lie with her or go to sleep on her own, and she said on her own
I'm hoping this early nap will help her catch up without interfering with bedtime, and I so so wish the EWs would stop!

Did any of your LO's give up the nap but keep the nap just a couple of times/week to start with? Wondering if that would be a way of moving forwards with this... And if so should those occasional naps be short or long?

[skatty]

Hi Vick, it is great that she asked to go to bed, Leorah also asked last night, perhaps they are geting good at knowing when they need sleep? I am defeated, i know L will never nap at nursery regularly again so i am going for the few naps a week approach and hopefully in the next few months we are done with naps and just have good solid nights, I feel liberated 

[rinajack]

When DD dropped her nap, she napped on and off - if she fell asleep to nap, or asked to nap, I left her to it as long as she liked.  She was never OT, but we also never really had a reliable routine this way - which didn't matter to me at all, but some don't like that.

[Vicku]

I don't mind if it's not very reliable, just not wanting those naps to interfer with her bedtime and a bit worried that we'll have a lot of late naps in the car etc if we're out and about this summer (off for holidays now from next week).
Guess I'll just have to go with the flow eh?

[SylvieA]

Has her sleep gotten better?

[Mama2boys]

hugs Vicku,

i am listening in as Ds migt be hedaing towards dropping the nap as well..