Should I cut my sons naps to help him sleep at night?

I am a first time mom and my son is not sleeping at night. He is 17 months old and is in his toddler bed (he was climbing out of his crib at night). For the first 2 weeks he slept all night and had no issues. For the last week and a half he's been getting out of his bed and coming to us at 1 - 4am in the morning. I have spoken to alot of people and they all have suggested he stops napping during the day. I can't get ahold of his doctor to ask for help so I'm asking for support and some options here. He eats super well and is a very active kid. So should I stop giving him naps during the day?
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Hey mama. So my son is the same age and has basically has had a sleep regression his entire little life hahaha. So I we don’t sleep. We meaning my son ans I. I am a single/ solo mom. My son does still sleep with me( blah blah blah. Don’t need any backlash from it from ransoms…not saying you. Just this is how I mom ) Buttt I don’t think you should cut out his napping. Remember they are just little people ans have very very busy days. You know how exhausted you can get after a long day. Imagine being their size and learning as much as they do. They need a little nap still Keep the naps. Maybe don’t let him nap past a certain time. I know that helps for me. Sometimes. It really is a guessing game hahah every child and parent is different 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️. Good luck ❤️❤️

Also he has amazing hair. Santi still has no hair hahah.

It is up to you but I also work in childcare and do not recommend this. As it may sound like a good idea he still needs naps for his growing body and cutting them will make him miserable and extremely over tired then not making your nights any easier and possibly worse depending on how he reacts. It could be sleep regression and should go back to normal soon ish haha. If you want to try napping him a bit earlier in the day that may help a bit but more than likely it will be something that just needs to be rided out like teething (sorry) but as previously said that choice is yours. Hope this helps.

Thank you guys 😊. I'm just out of ideas and I've tried everything with him and unfortunately I'm up all day and all night with him by myself because my partner is the sole bread winner but I need a solution now because I'm starting a new job on Tuesday

Ohhhh hon I feel ya. Stay strong. You got this. Like Brea said. May have to ride it out 😩😩

I'm going to try his doctor tomorrow and see. I know he's got an appointment this month so hopefully he's good

If you find a solution. Let me know hahah. I could use it as well haha. Good luck 🤞🏼 hon

Hi! I’m a sleep consultant :). Your son should have 1 nap / day until he is 3 years old so don’t stop the nap yet. There’s a regression around 18 months old or 2yo but it could be also the transition with a toddler bed. Www.instagram.com/little.sleepy.bear/

My child adopted the same behaviour just when he turned 17 months old and now he is 18.5 but it’s a struggle putting him to bed every night. We tried everything nothing works. It’s up to him if he wants to sleep on time or later.

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