14 Month Old - - Napping to Much??

C.,

I ditto a lot of what the other Mom's have said. In the baby books they say that most kids drop their am nap by about 19 months. So enjoy it! It took my daughter, who is now 19 months, about one month when she was 16 months to fully drop the am nap. She sleep about 11 hours at night and from 2-3 hours in the pm (12:20/1 to 3-3:30pm). I also put her down at 7:30pm. She wakes by about 6:30am. Enjoy....never wake a sleeping babe, right!
C.

I would LOVE it if my son still took two naps. I think that you shouldn't expect the second nap to disappear until about 18 months, so I wouldn't worry. And, the fact that he recognizes when he's tired and brings you his comfort objects to tell you so is wonderful! He's figured out how to communicate with you without words. Good for both of you!

As for the early wake time, though, if it's too early for you, I've read a lot about putting babies to bed earlier to make them sleep longer. Maybe if you tried to skip the afternoon nap, but then put him to bed at about 5:30, he'd sleep later in the morning.

I have a 19 month old and he doesn't even take naps- I WISH he did, especially with a 3 month old-sleep would be a good thing. The doctor said that some kids need more sleep than others. My little boy sleeps from 11pm-10:30am. We can't get him to take a nap and we have tried to get into a sleep routine with him but nothing works. So, you are VERY lucky to have a child that sleeps. I also live in Albany Park.

My son napped a lot when he was young and still naps on days he's doesn't have preschool (he's 5). I asked my doctor when he was little because he would sleep anywhere from 3 to 5 hours during the day and then sleep 12 hours at night. The doctor assured me there was nothing wrong with it and there is no such thing as too much sleep. Just think of it as his brain developing and absorbing all he's learned that day.
Be thankful, I know lots of parents who wish they were in your shoes! Some kids just need more sleep, nothing wrong with that!
Hope this helps.

For both my kids, I watched them to tell me. With both of them, dropping that 2nd nap was done by them, they started not to take a long morning nap and putting them down the 2nd time got harder. That's when I stopped the morning nap. And when I dropped their nap all together was when going to bed at night was taking a long time, then I knew they were sleeping too much during the day. Every kid is different and again, watch him for his clues. If he still takes both naps well and still goes to bed on time, then I would think it's ok. I am sure it'll happen soon enough!

Good luck,
A.

I'm so jealous. I wouldn't worry, just count your blessings!

I echo the previous statement. My daughter sleeps 12 hours at night and takes one 3.5 hr nap in the afternoon - she's 28 months. The doctor said there's no such thing as too much sleep - she's getting what she needs as an individual, and all kids are different. While she's on the long side for sleep for her age, there is still nothing wrong with it.

As I've learned - enjoy the downtime during naps!