Transition to 1 nap

I’m thinking my LO might be ready to start moving to one nap. What can I expect in the transition? I have given 1 nap before but he only had an hour (as he usually as 2x 1 hour nap) so was so grouchy and upset before bedtime and woke up in the night overtired. Is this a normal part of the transition or shows he’s not ready? He wakes up at 6am so it’s a long day for him!

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When my little boy dropped to one nap it wasn’t a decision from me. It was from him I tried to put him for a 2nd nap one day and he didn’t have it. And It’s stuck ever since. It hasn’t really made a difference other than bringing his bed time slightly forward used to be around 8/9 now around 7/8. He wakes between 7/8 naps around 12/1 for an hr or so and has a 7:30/8 bedtime.

When your LO no longer is regularly needing that second nap and their wake window is much longer then that when you know it’s good to transition. Try not to be disheartened with set backs. My LO was switched to one nap but then his molars started coming in and now he’s currently back to 2 naps a day (after a couple months of only one nap). When he shows signs again of needing only one nap then we’ll switch again.

We spent a couple of weeks doing a 10/15 min first nap, then a long main nap as he would struggle with the morning but be absolutely fine with the longer afternoon wake window. Then he dropped that naturally on his own.

Thanks everyone! He goes down for second nap at home but doesn’t at nursery so he only has 1 when he’s there. I’m guessing this is fine to switch between?! I don’t have much choice anyway 😂

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