still on 3 naps

My boys still take 3 naps. Is that ok. When am I supposed to go to two, or should I just watch their cues when they stop needing it???

 

I would watch their cues Tiffany. It was between the 8 and 9th month that we dropped to 2.

 

My girls were consistently on two naps/day by 9 months. One of my g/f has twins that are still napping three times/day and they are the same age as my girls. I would go by their cues, they will let you know when they stop needing that nap!!

 

My DS was taking 3 naps until about a month ago because he needed it. He´s now down to 2 naps a day and I dont like either baby to sleep for more than 3 hours during the day but thats what they normally sleep. I would watch their cues and see if they´re ready for 2 naps. GL!

 

I am such a schedule addict that I hate changing things. :grr: They also get PT which the time works perfect for when they nap now, but if we go to two it's going to be right when they need their 2nd and final nap . Thanks ladies. I will watch for cues.

 

I would definitely just watch for their cues. I think mine dropped a third nap around that time, but if they are sleeping okay at night & seem to want the third nap, there is nothing wrong with that!

 

HSHHC says it is typical to drop the third nap around 9 months. That said mine didn't do it until somewhere around the end of the 10th month. I've also never gotten 12 hours of sleep out of them at night, so maybe that makes a difference.

 

It was right around that age that we started using 2-3-4 sleep patterns. Up in the morning for 2 hours, nap, up for 3 hours, nap, up for 4 hours, bedtime. If they needed that extra nap, I'd let them have it of course, but they're doing really well with it now. Good luck!

 

We did 3 naps until they were 9 months. Then it just became hit and miss and then we just dropped it and put them to bed early.

 

Like most already said, if they need it let them take it.

We are down to 2, but if there is a day that one of them just needs a 3rd nap, we give them one. It beats the alternative of a crying baby who doesn't want anything else but sleep. LOL!