Drop the nap!?

My son turned 2 mid Feb and he still has 2 hours in the day. He was previously waking just after 7, napping from 12-2 then bedtime between 7/7.30pm but now he’s waking at 5am or before. Has anyone else dropped the nap or significantly reduced it?

Thank you x

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Yes I had the exact thing a week ago. We now wake him from his nap after 1.5 hours if he doesn’t wake himself. That seems to have got him back in a good routine.
5am is a killer so I feel for you!

I wouldn’t drop the nap completely if they’re still having 2. I’d cap the nap. We currently cap at 1hour x

I’d be hesitant to drop the nap completely as it can lead to overtiredness which can cause the same thing. Maybe cap it at an hour or so and see if that makes any difference. You could also opt for a slightly later bedtime

Also capping our nap at 1:30 for now which is working for us, will continue to shorten when needed rather than dropping it completely x

Thanks all. Capped today at 1.5h so will see how morning goes x

We’ve reduced to an hour-ish

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