6months only 1 nap a day

[Koromaru]

Hi,
My son is 6 months old and I've noticed something with his nap. Usually, he wakes up at 6 or 7 AM. He has his breasfast and milk, then 2 hours later he naps. He usually naps for a big 2 hours. But in the afternoon...nothing! Even if I put him to sleep several time. He just rolls around in this bed and is having way to much fun to sleep. In 3 months he'll be starting daycare that why I want him to be able to take a nap in the afternoon. So...

Should I let him sleep 2 hours in the morning and not sleep the afternoon?

Should I wake him after 1 hour of his morning map so that he can sleep in the afternoon for an 1 hour?

Or should I not let him nap in the morning so that he can sleep in the afternoon?

What should I do? All the other kids will be napping in the afternoon and that's probably what he'll be asked to do to. That why I wanna help him get there.

 

[NOMORENUMBERS]

my son only slept at lunch time at that age, my son dropped naps really really early, he hasnt napped since he was just over a year old, i know when he is coming down ill because he will nap in the afternoon lol

anyway, idont really know how it works but when i looked at nurserys for my child alot of them used this as a selling point - " we stick to your childs routine not ours" if your son is not tired, and will not nap and doesnt need to nap then forcing him may just frustrate him. to completely contradict myself though i remember when my son dropped naps early that i read somewhere that even quiet time in a dark room just being calm and relaxing is a good idea. maybe have a word with your daycare, find out whether they will actually enforce a nap and if they do just get baby used to having some quiet time in his cot?

sorry i am not much help xkx

 

[Kimmy25]

My Lo has a grand total of 1 hr of 10 min cat naps a day, I say just go with your Lo x

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

I can't remember exactly but I know Ruby hardly napped at that age...think it was 2 x 30 min naps. 1 x 2 hr is way better!

 

[Koromaru]

I think she'll just put him in his cot even if he doesn't sleep. I remember that my mom told me that by 9 months old I didn't even need or want to nap at all. Maybe he's like me

 

[stardust599]

Wow, my LO still naps 1.5hours twice a day!

I would just let nursery figure it out TBH as he doesn't seem to be affected by very little sleep xx