How long after wake up is first nap?

[LBS2012]

Id do a poll but DS is likely to wake up soon and I dont have time to figure out how to even do one over here. 

How long after morning wake up does your LO start their first nap? Is it pretty consistent or all over the map? 

[shellbell]

It has been 2 hours, but the last couple of weeks it's been stretched out.

[MadisonPenny]

1.5-2 hours after wake up. Usually closer to 2 hours.

[Deleted]

Usually, around 2 hours. As soon as I see the tired cues and it's within the 1.5-2 hour window, I'll try and put him down for a nap.

[Deleted]

2-2.5 hours over here.
It varies on how much playing she does, or if she woke up earlier than usual too. But definitely 2 on average

[LBS2012]

I think I've been missing/messing with the window. I typically nurse upon wakeup and do solids two hours after wakeup. Solids take is 15-20 minutes and then he seems geared up.

Is the nap window still 2 hours'ish if it was an early wake up?

[LBS2012]

Jan 21, 2015 10:07:42 GMT -5 redcoat said:

DC reported all last week LO has refused to nap during the morning, but is taking 2-2.5 hour naps in the afternoon. I thought, it was just a phase, but he is still not napping in the morning this week either.

What the heck? Isn't way too soon for only one nap a day?

Did he refuse the AM nap over the weekend too? It seems early to drop a nap but not unheard of. Is he a hot mess in the morning until the PM nap? 

[Deleted]

Jan 21, 2015 10:09:10 GMT -5 LBS2012 said:

Jan 21, 2015 10:07:42 GMT -5 redcoat said:

DC reported all last week LO has refused to nap during the morning, but is taking 2-2.5 hour naps in the afternoon. I thought, it was just a phase, but he is still not napping in the morning this week either.

What the heck? Isn't way too soon for only one nap a day?

Did he refuse the AM nap over the weekend too? It seems early to drop a nap but not unheard of. Is he a hot mess in the morning until the PM nap? 

I meant to post that in the randoms, I didn't want to hijack your thread :-)


Yep! He just rolled around in the crib all morning talking to himself. He seemed fine without it.

[boogerbear]

~2hrs, sometimes a little more if she got a solid nights sleep. redcoat 12m is on the early end but definitely within normal range of dropping to one nap. Basically most kids will go from 2 to 1 nap between 12-18m. It's very likely LO is ready if he is happy without it.

[LBS2012]

Jan 21, 2015 10:13:43 GMT -5 redcoat said:

Jan 21, 2015 10:09:10 GMT -5 LBS2012 said:

Did he refuse the AM nap over the weekend too? It seems early to drop a nap but not unheard of. Is he a hot mess in the morning until the PM nap? 

I meant to post that in the randoms, I didn't want to hijack your thread :-)


Yep! He just rolled around in the crib all morning talking to himself. He seemed fine without it.

Well I guess you can't argue with that! Happy baby wins every time.

[shellbell]

Jan 21, 2015 10:24:00 GMT -5 @elf828 said:

I still try to stick to the 2-3-4 plan that some genius told us about. In general that works for us.

This was my routine also. Up until last week when all MFing hell broke loose on our schedule. 

[annie0714]

About 3 hours after waking here

[Charlys Mom aka NBeaut]

It used to be 2 hours but the past week or so it's been 3.
In fact in the last two months he's dropped his third nap and I think he's getting ready to drop a second nap and just have one long nap in the middle of the . (He's a 45min napper normally)

[HatTrick]

Usually 2 hours after wake-up. Saturdays it's usually 3-4 hours becuase he has swim lessons at 9 am.

[utpony]

2-3 hours. Depends on how hard she was playing. Running around like a banshee - 2 hours. Sitting quietly and organizing her Little People army - closer to 3 hours.

[rosie137]

About 6 hours, looks like we're the odd ball, haha

[rosie137]

He only takes one nap a day though, his choice, not mjne

[djtippietoes]

2-3 hours.

[Deleted]

Jan 21, 2015 11:27:37 GMT -5 rosie137 said:

He only takes one nap a day though, his choice, not mjne

I think we are transitioning there, apparently.

[nebraska84]

DS2 naps at the same time each day and wake up time is different each morning. Today he was up at 6:10 and nap 1 will be at 10:45, nap two is at 2:00 pm.

[rachaelmary]

1.5-2 hours over here

[alphaphi98]

He usually wakes up at 7am, then goes back down for his 1st nap between 9-10am. He'll nap anywhere from 60-90 minutes. Then he goes back down for his 2nd nap around 3pm for an hour. If we are out and about, then it changes his schedule a little bit.

[MommomK]

We have about 8 am wake up and 11 am nap. So 3 hours here.

[goosegirl]

About 2.5 hours

[blondemum]

3 hours for us, sometimes a little over. He'll wake up between 6:30-7 and then goes down right around 10 almost every day.

[carissalynp]

We tried the 2-3-4 schedule, but he seems happier and to get more sleep overall at closer to 3-3-3.

[LBS2012]

Jan 21, 2015 14:18:02 GMT -5 carissalynp said:

We tried the 2-3-4 schedule, but he seems happier and to get more sleep overall at closer to 3-3-3.

This is more like what we've been doing.

[suzyqq02]

Sigh, my baby is broken.

On weekends, it works beautifully...roughly 3 hours, nap, 3 hours, nap, 4 hours, bed. They're not epic naps, less than an hour, but it's still 2 decent stretches.

On weekdays? It looks more like this

Wake up at 645.
Fall asleep in the car around 730, sleep for 15-20min.
Maybe take a nap around 10? Maybe not.
If not, though... probably fall asleep in the high chair during lunch.
Maybe nap around 3? Maybe not.
Fall asleep in the car on the way home around 530.
Bedtime around 830

Hot. Mess.

[LBS2012]

Jan 21, 2015 14:34:45 GMT -5 suzyqq02 said:

Sigh, my baby is broken.

On weekends, it works beautifully...roughly 3 hours, nap, 3 hours, nap, 4 hours, bed. They're not epic naps, less than an hour, but it's still 2 decent stretches.

On weekdays? It looks more like this

Wake up at 645.
Fall asleep in the car around 730, sleep for 15-20min.
Maybe take a nap around 10? Maybe not.
If not, though... probably fall asleep in the high chair during lunch.
Maybe nap around 3? Maybe not.
Fall asleep in the car on the way home around 530.
Bedtime around 830

Hot. Mess.

Car naps really mess with DS but they are unavoidable. Sucks! Sends the whole sleep schedule right down the tubes. 

[suzyqq02]

Jan 21, 2015 14:38:24 GMT -5 LBS2012 said:

Jan 21, 2015 14:34:45 GMT -5 suzyqq02 said:

Sigh, my baby is broken.

On weekends, it works beautifully...roughly 3 hours, nap, 3 hours, nap, 4 hours, bed. They're not epic naps, less than an hour, but it's still 2 decent stretches.

On weekdays? It looks more like this

Wake up at 645.
Fall asleep in the car around 730, sleep for 15-20min.
Maybe take a nap around 10? Maybe not.
If not, though... probably fall asleep in the high chair during lunch.
Maybe nap around 3? Maybe not.
Fall asleep in the car on the way home around 530.
Bedtime around 830

Hot. Mess.

Car naps really mess with DS but they are unavoidable. Sucks! Sends the whole sleep schedule right down the tubes. 

And we have about a 45 min ride, so even when I've tried to hold her off from sleeping, it doesn't work for that long. I read somewhere that if a baby is constantly falling asleep in the car it means they're not getting enough sleep, but really... one can only chew on Sophie for so long before sleeping seems like the best option on that long a ride!