Awesome feedback thanks. I have gone to a 10 am and 2:30/3pm ish nap and it seems to be working that he can last till 7pm bed time...thank goodness for tummy time and jolly jumper I am managing to get to the 2:30pm/3pm time..again all responses extremely helpful to think and mull over things more!!

My girls (16 months) are going through this. They are much older, but this may help out.

My girls took their first nap at 10 and the afternoon nap at around 3. But then they started not sleeping at 3, or they would be only after more than an hour and half of just babbling to each other. Right now, I've decided to put them to sleep at around 9:30 and they could only sleep for about 45 minutes. This seems to work and they are ready for their naps at 3. Also, there was a point at around 9 months when they only slept in the middle of the day. They keep us on our toes over here!

Hi rachel  I have 7 kids and they all stop haveing two naps.Around 6 months They would go down after morning tea and sleep for about 3 to 4 hours  my 6 yearold little girl goes to school and still has a sleep after school

Some children are ready to go for the one nap a day at this stage. try stretching his morning nap to a little later and then see how they're feeling. Some days he might still want the two naps, and some he just wont need.  If you find that he is getting over tired try having quiet time at the time of their second sleep and that might be enough rest for them; eg read books, watch a tv program or have soft singing

Hi Rachel,

At this age all my girl had the same problem so I cut out the morning nap, brought lunch forward and found they all had around a 3 hour nap in the afternoon . .  My 2 yr old is still in this same routine, she is still in bed at 7pm and sleeps right through until 8am the next morning.

Hope this helps .  .  Cheers Kellz

My son decided to ditch his afternoon naps now has a really long one.  Maybe try putting him down a little later and see if that helps.   This helped me with his morning naps. 

He may not be tired at all at this stage.  As I suggested try putting him down say 30 min later and see what happens either that or just try and tire him out.

hope that helps a little. 

My girl stopped her naps at six months, i was really disappointed but i couldnt force heer, i just made sure she went to bed early. good luck xx hopefuly its just a sshort phase..

Hello Rachel,

It all depends on the following factors:-

1. What time does the child get up?    2.  Does the child have a healthy breakfast ?  (By this I mean a fruit included in the diet)   3.  How vigorous are the baby's morning activities?  4.  Do you take the time off to put the baby to sleep without any pre-occupations in your mind  (because the babies sense the vibrations and know that mommy is going to go away and hence may not sleep) 

Well... I personally feel that the mother knows the best.  One can only give you pointers to think and figure out the problem in the right direction.  Hope this is helpful.