![]() I know, I know, “sleep begets sleep.” And it does – great daytime sleep is so helpful to great night time sleep! However, my goal is to see kids sleeping 11-12 hours at night, and if there is too much daytime sleep, that might start cutting into night time sleep. You should wake up your baby or toddler if they are maxing out on total daytime sleep. Sleep is what they need more than anything to heal, so let their little bodies sleep! If your baby or toddler is sick, it’s okay to let them nap for more than two hours.It’s important, however, to make sure your new baby is eating regularly during the day, so you might have to wake your newborn before that three hour mark to keep their feeds on track. If you have a newborn, you can let them nap for up to three hours.And as long as it’s not impacting they’re night time sleep (11-12 hours), that’s okay!īut again, bedtime would ideally fall between about 6:30-8:00 pm, so if that longer nap pushes bedtime back and cuts into the 11-12 hours of night time sleep we’re looking for, then yes, we need to wake your toddler from that nap. Some toddlers are still able to sleep for 2.5, maybe even 3 hours in the middle of the day and still get to bed on time. I find that a two hour nap in the middle of the day works well for most toddlers (some only need 1.5 hours) and helps them still get to bed on time. But yes, sometimes it is still necessary! I’ll be honest, waking up a sleeping baby is not super fun, but waking up a sleeping toddler is even less fun. If they only take one nap a day, should I wake my toddler from a nap? If your baby takes multiple naps a day, I strongly suggest capping naps when they reach two hours so they still have time for another nap or two before bedtime. You should wake up your baby if a nap exceeds two hours. Plus your your child may not get their usual 11-12 hours of sleep that night if the later nap also causes them to max out on daytime sleep (see reason 3 for more info on this). If you don’t wake your child from a nap that is going later than usual, know that you will need to push bedtime back to make sure your child has enough sleep pressure to actually fall asleep. ![]() When I work with families, we almost always aim for bedtime to be between 6:30-8:00 pm, to ensure their child can get a solid 11-12 hours of overnight sleep before having to wake in the morning.Īnd some babies who are just about ready for a nap transition or some toddlers who take an extra long afternoon nap might need that nap to be capped in order to still get to bed at an appropriate time.įor example, if it’s 4:15 pm and your 9 month old is still napping, wake them up so they can still get to bed before 8:00 pm! Or if your 2 year old usually goes to bed around 7:00 pm and is still napping at 2:30, it’s time to wake them up so you don’t have to push bedtime back too far. You should wake up your baby or toddler if their nap is interfering with bedtime.
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