For example, if you have a toddler who goes to bed at 8 pm, gets up at 7 pm, her nap will be later in the day compared to a toddler who sleeps 7 pm to 6 am.

There is some variation between 4:30 and 5:00 pm based on when her bedtime normally is.If your toddler had a rough day and didn’t fall asleep until 3 pm instead of the usual 1 pm, I would wake her up at 4:30pm.In general, I wouldn’t let your toddler nap past 4 or 5 pm.

You’re left with a tired cranky toddler who won’t nap.If she falls asleep for just 30 minutes she won’t transfer from the car to the crib and it’s impossible to get her to nap again for the day.The afternoon nap should naturally be longer and has her better rested with a substantial nap before bedtime.If the first nap is on the long end, say 1.5 hours and then struggles for the second nap – either falling asleep or only sleeping for 30 minutes, then you’ll want to wake your child from the 1st nap after 1 hour so that he/she is ready for the 2nd nap and it will last longer.When your child is consistently on 2 naps, usually the 2nd nap is the longer nap and the first nap is 45 minutes to 1.5 hours.This late nap will end up cutting into night time sleep so I would likely wake her up after 45 minutes of sleeping. That means bedtime isn’t going to be until about 8:30 pm. An example would be that my 6 month old had a third nap at 4:30 pm, that ran long and she didn’t wake until 6 pm.I would not wake my child up from a nap unless I have proof that letting her sleep is interfering with more consolidated night time sleep.9-11 months plenty of teething and motor development.During this period there are many changes in sleep.At this age it is rare that your child is on a “fixed schedule” where 9 am is nap time.Your child is between the ages of 4 months and ~14 months, when she starts to transition to 1 nap. At night time, if she’s gaining weight well, I would not wake her up and let your child naturally wake up for a feedīabies on 2-4 naps, ages 4 months to 14 months.You want to stack the calories during the day so she can sleep longer at night.Wake your child up if she’s sleeping longer than 4 hours between feeds during the day.During the day, don’t let her go more than 4-4.5 hours between feeds,.You want to get lots of calories in during the daytime to help with longer stretches of sleep at night time.Do you have actually have a fixed schedule? Your child’s age is a factor Newborns: Your baby is a newborn a couple of months old Do you have proof that letting them sleep will be detrimental to your schedule? For example, will letting the last nap run late interfere with bedtiming?ģ. How old is your baby? Are you in those first few weeks of life and concerned about weight gain? Or is this a toddler who took forever to fall asleep and now is having a late nap? The answer is different for both.Ģ. Here are three questions to ponder when you are jittery with angst and unsure what to do about this long nap or morning “sleep in”.ġ.

Let me share with you how I coach a client on these types of scenarios. It’s that feeling of uncertainty that feels terrible! Your child is sleeping so soundly! Maybe too soundly? Anxiety starts to kick in, should you wake your baby if she’s sleeping too long? Should I wake my baby to preserve a schedule?

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