Does moving to 1 nap lead to increased sleep needs overall?

[saltyqueen]

My daughter is teetering on moving to one nap. She had a 20 minute AM nap yesterday morning and still refused her PM nap. (this is the first time this has happened) I'm still very hesitant to make the switch because she's usually tired and ready for her first nap within 3 to 4 hours of waking, and she's a pretty early waker, usually around 6:30 AM. So it's going to be difficult forcing her to stay awake until noon. My other concern is that I'll have to put her to bed really early at night and that that will push her waking in the morning to even earlier. Which leads me to my question...

I am wondering if any of you found that your child slept more overall in a 24 hour period once you switched to one nap. My dd sleeps about 13 to 13.5 hours in a 24 hour period. Will this total likely remain the same or might she sleep more than usual because her A times will be so much longer? For example, if she's used to just 4 hours of A time at night before bed, will she sleep more at night once that A time increases to 5 or 6 hours? If her sleep time is likely to increase, then I'll be less likely to worry about an extra-early waking time in the morning once we move to one nap. (IYKWIM)

Thanks so much for reading!!

[caz2107]

My DS has recently (past week) moved to just 1 nap and he sleeps slightly longer overall now. He was doing 20-30 mins in morning and 1.5 hours in afternoon with 11.5-12 hours at night. He now does 2hr 15 - 2hr 45 nap and 12 hours at night. I should add tho that he started walking 3 weeks ago and around same time as moving to one nap has been walking almost constantly rather than crawling so this may be a factor in his sleeping more, but hope this helps a bit.
I was really scared of moving to one nap but it only took a couple of days for him to adjust (textbook baby) and now it works great for us  - although I've probably just jinxed it now 
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[mmom]

Unfortunately, this was not the case for me.  We did start getting long nights, only because when we switched to 1 nap, my LO wouldn't take long naps.  So he would sleep longer at night.  My LO is a low sleep needs guy though and I know some other moms on here who have had similar experiences as myself.  I think the total sleep will remain the same.  However, many moms do notice that their LO's will sleep more when teething, reaching milestones like walking, or illness.  So you may get more sleep during those times regardless.

[saltyqueen]

Thanks, ladies! Not really what I was hoping to hear, but maybe I'll get lucky. Thanks, again!!

[JaspersMum]

Has been the same for us here . . still around 13 - 13.5 hours.