How many naps a day and for how long?

Julie - posted on 07/20/2009

My son takes one nap a day, but it can last between 2-3 hours. So it sounds like our kiddo's are on track.

Christine - posted on 07/19/2009

I also have twins and my son needs more sleep then my daughter. He has 2 naps one at 10 till 11:30 and another from 2 till 3:30 and sleeps 10 hours at night. My daughter on the otherhand has one nap at 2 till 3:30 and also sleeps 10 hours at night. I beleive that twins need to be treated differently since they are two different babies. It is alot more work and less time for ourselves but we must hang in ther.

Jami - posted on 07/16/2009

My daughter takes 2 naps a day - around 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours each. She sleeps about 11-12 hours at night. I think every child is just different. Kids will sleep if they need to, and sleep more when they are having a growth spurt.

Shellie - posted on 07/16/2009

harry varies if we are at friends for the day he sleeps for an hour max if we are at home he will have a nap around 10am and another around 1pm roughly an hour and a half for both ,hes in bed by 6pm and wakes at 6.30am

Samantha - posted on 07/16/2009

Two naps seems to be the trend. We fit right in. My daughter is up by 7am, naps in the morning for 2 hours, afternoon for 2 hours and is down by 7:30pm. She had a growth spirt lately that had her sleeping 13.5 hours at night and 3 naps. In a week and a half she grew 2 inches. Now we are working on teeth. Numbers 9-12. She had 8 teeth by 9 months.

Laura - posted on 07/15/2009

2 naps per day one at around 10 am for about 1.5 hours, then in the afternoon around 330 fr about 30-45 minutes. Times vary.

Elinor - posted on 07/15/2009

My daughter sleeps in the morning from about 9am for 1 - 2 hrs. She is usually tired around 4/5pm, but won't always go to sleep. She down for the night about 7/7.30pm. But is now in the very annoying habit (and has been for a couple of months) of waking at 5am. It is exhausting!

Michelle - posted on 07/14/2009

In the last few weeks, my son started to have trouble going down for his afternoon nap, so just this week, we switched to one nap at 11am to about 1 or 2. He goes down much easier at night now.

Emily - posted on 07/13/2009

my son sleep for an hour at 10am then maybe an hour at 3pm. goes down for bed at 730pm but gets up at 7am...sometimes he skips his naps

Kimberly - posted on 07/13/2009

Right around his year mark my son stopped taking his second nap and now just does one in the middle of the day for about 2 hours.
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Sara - posted on 07/12/2009

My daughter wakes up around 6-630, takes a morning nap about 930-11 and afternoon about 1-230 and goes to bed around 8pm.

I asked our ped. about this because it is getting more difficult to put her down for a nap. She doesn't fall asleep on her own, she has to be rocked to sleep or given a bottle (not to leave with her while she sleeps - I take it away when she falls asleep). Our ped said at this age they need from 2-4 hours a day (either one or two naps).

She also said something I thought was interesting... if they get less sleep than that they would be up more throughout the night. I thought it would be the opposite of that, if they didn't get as much sleep they would sleep more soundly, but that isn't the case evidently.

Roxsane - posted on 07/11/2009

Ive got a 1 year old little girl, we started her bedtime routine when she was about 10 months, a little late. We noticed that if we let her have more than 1hour in total naptime a day she wont settle properly at night. She goes to bed at 8pm every night regardless and wakes at about 9.30am. I find that cutting nap times makes her happier in the mornigs too, she feels more refreshed

Esther - posted on 07/09/2009

I switched my son to one nap a day about 2-3 weeks ago (since I'm not working in the summer). He goes to sleep @ night aound 8 p.m. & usually sleeps until 7 or 8 a.m. I put him down for his nap after lunch around 11:45-12. He sleeps 2-3 hours (usually just 2). It has really helped him fall asleep better at night. He also wakes up less in the middle of the night. Overall, it has been a positive change!

Jessica - posted on 07/09/2009

My daughter takes two naps 1st is at 10-12/1 then 3-5 and she goes to bed at 7:30 and awakes around 8am or later

Jennifer - posted on 07/09/2009

My daughter takes 1 nap between 1-3 and it lasts about 2-3 hours, she then goes to bed at 9 and wakes around 9am, I am loving this cause I get to sleep in, and have time during the day to do things around the house!

Yesenia - posted on 07/08/2009

Luna only naps once a day right after her lunch and it's usually for about 1-2 hours.

Sharon - posted on 07/08/2009

my daughter goes to bed at 9pm used to be 7:30pm and she has 2 power naps i call them of about 10 minutes each and thats it

Penny - posted on 07/07/2009

My daughter is up at 8 am and naps from about 10-11:30 then again from about 2:30-4. She's in bed by 7 pm.

Michelle - posted on 07/07/2009

my son naps in the morning for 1 hour and in the afternoon for 2 hours.

Laura - posted on 07/07/2009

My little girl has 2 naps a day usually totalling 3 hours but she has started not going to bed as she is not tired and aat nursery she only sleeps in the afternoon! I think we are in a changing sleep process! Which is a shame as i liked her napping in the morning!

Shelley - posted on 07/05/2009

Those of you who only do 1 nap, what time do you start it? Mine sleep 12 hours at night, are up about 7am, take nap 1 at 9:30 for 1 - 1 1/2 hrs, then nap 2 is at 1:30 for 1 - 1 1/2 hrs. They're whiny and tired for that morning nap, and sometimes, it's hard to get them down for the 2nd. They don't seem tired. If they don't get both, they're grumpy into the evening. They go down about 7:15. I'd like to switch them to 1 nap, but since it seems most mom's are still doing 2, I'm going to wait a little longer. I am curious what time during the day would be good for just the 1 nap though.. Thanks for all the responses ladies! =)

Diane - posted on 07/04/2009

My son sleeps about 12 hours at night, and takes one afternoon nap for 3 hours. Works great for us. When we switched from two naps to one, he went to bed at night better and fell asleep faster.

Jacey - posted on 07/03/2009

My son goes to bed between 7 and 7:30 sleeps through the night and wakes between 8 and 9 he than goes for a nap 2 hours after he wakes up for an hour to an hour and a half ....Than he also has an afternoon nap 3 hours after he woke up from his morning nap and sleeps again for 1 to 1 1/2 hours and back in bed at 7-7:30.

Nicki - posted on 07/03/2009

My son is a very irregular sleeper and still doesn't go to sleep by himself. He only sleeps once a day - sometimes it's only half an hour or so and sometimes it's over two hours, but then he's up later in the evening. Still wakes up once or twice in the night too.

Vikki - posted on 07/03/2009

my son loves his sleep he gos for morning nap at about 9.30 and doesnt wake until about 11.30. then he goes up for a afternoon nap at about 2.30 and stays there until arund 4.30. he goest bed at night at about 7.30 an doestwake until 7is the next morning. hes nally 13 months old too lol

Vicki - posted on 07/02/2009

My little one takes 2 naps she get up at 7-730 fist nap is 930 only 20 min next nap is 130 about 30 min you all are lucky. She just dose not like to sleep. She goes to bed at 7 at night and is up about 2 time a night:(

Kimberly - posted on 07/02/2009

My daughter, Addison, usually has 2 naps a day. One around 10am and usually for 1-2 hours then another one around 3ish for 1-2 hours also. She goes to bed around 7:30pm and sleeps until 7:00 or 7:30pm. I know her daycare has been trying to get her on one nap after lunch but she is still wanting that afternoon nap.

Chanequa - posted on 07/01/2009

My son is also still on two naps per day. He's usually up at 6:45, goes down for a 1-1/2 hour nap at 10am or so, and then naps again around 3:30 for the same period. He goes to bed around 9pm. I'm hoping he'll move to one nap soon so that we can get him to bed earlier at night.

Kristy - posted on 07/01/2009

Hi everyone. My daughter was doing one nap a day for a while from about 1:30-3:30/4pm consistently. Now she is going back to two naps a day this week, usually around 11am for an hour or so and then around 4 for the same. But when she does the 2 naps she sleeps a lot in the afternoon and I've woken her up at 7pm!!! so she can sleep at night. I was wondering the same because I was trying to be so consistent with naptime and bedtime. But she definitely goes to bed earlier and easier with just that one nap. And when she does the

Angela - posted on 06/30/2009

My daughter only has 1 nap a day now. She goes down anywhere between 11-12pm and most times sleeps for around 2 to 3 and a half hours. She goes down to sleep at 8pm most night and usually wakes up around 7:30am.

Karen - posted on 06/30/2009

My baby has 1-2 naps of about 1-2 hours and goes to bed at 7.00 at night and sleeps till 7.00 the next morning

Jennifer - posted on 06/30/2009

My son naps from 9-11 and then again from 1-3 some days he does the full 2 hours and others he seems to only need 1 1/2. It depends on whether he is teething or not :-)

Katy - posted on 06/30/2009

Just about the same as you. My daughter sleeps 10-12 hours at night, but also naps about twice a day. Once, later in the morning for about an hour, and once in the early evening for a couple of hours. She sleeps a lot like her mother. ;)

Julia - posted on 06/30/2009

I was just about to ask this same question to see what others were doing at this age!! Marleigh is up at about 7:30, 1st nap at 11ish. She'll usually sleep for 1 hour, but it could be as short as 30 mins or as long as 2 hours (rare). Her 2nd nap is at 4ish (lately at 5 due to swim class at 4:10, but hoping this changes soon). She is usually down and out by 8:30ish. We try to be consistent!!

Trinity - posted on 06/30/2009

My son takes a morning nap from 9am to about 10:30. He goes down for his afternoon nap at 2pm and I usually have to wake him up at about 4pm. If he gets anymore daytime sleep he won't sleep as long at night.

Laura - posted on 06/30/2009

my son naps 1-2 times aday for about an 1 1/2 or one really long nap. my son also sleep about 10 hour straight at night.