If your DC misses an afternoon nap, do you let them nap later?

Or move up bedtime?

My 8 month old just wouldn't go down for her 2:00 nap today. I had company-my mom and my aunt from out of town-so I think that was why. She thought she was missing something. She finally went to sleep when they left around 5. She's still sleeping (5:45). I know this means bedtime will be a little later (she normally goes to sleep at 7:30) but I couldn't imagine making her stay up until then. She would've been a monster. She was already so cranky and tired. And I didn't want to put her to bed super early because then she'll be up at 4 am!

Just curious what others do in this situation?

Message edited 9/16/2011 5:47:39 PM.

Re: If your DC misses an afternoon nap, do you let them nap later?

i dont have DD on a nap scheduele i let her sleep when ever she falls asleep druing the week she sometimes will only sleep for like a half hour at daycare so she will fall asleep on the way home which is aroung 4:30 4:45 and i will let her sleep till she wakes up or i wake her up for her 630 bottle and dinner.

She never really gives me a hard time going to bed at her normal bedtime which is between 7:30 and 8:30

Re: If your DC misses an afternoon nap, do you let them nap later?

Re: If your DC misses an afternoon nap, do you let them nap later?

Depends on the day. Sometimes they will take a later nap but they usually still go to bed around the same time. (their pm nap is their shorter nap).
Sometimes I will skip the nap and put them to bed earlier. Going to bed early doesn't usually affect their wake up time.

Re: If your DC misses an afternoon nap, do you let them nap later?

I usually skip the nap and hold her off until bedtime sometimes a few miNs early. Dd is on such a schedule it would mess us all up. She would never go down early for her and I am not sure if she would fall asleep if she misses her nap. If we were in the car she would fall asleep but she gives me a hard time about going to sleep all the time

Re: If your DC misses an afternoon nap, do you let them nap later?

Dd is older, 18 months (almost). But if she misses her afternoon nap and is a super beast, we move bedtime up. Only by half hour or so, but we try not to let her nap past 5 or so. It doesn't always work though.

Re: If your DC misses an afternoon nap, do you let them nap later?

We move bedtime earlier.