text: how many naps does a one year old need a day? i have a hard time putting down my one year old baby at night. my baby get up around 7:00 am.  then she is gets tires around 11:00, and i put her down for a nap. i let her sleep for about 1and 1/2 hours. i again put her down around 3:00 pm, and let her sleep around 1 to 2 hours. at 9:00 is her bed time and she fights me every time. i put her down for 2 naps because she is crankie and tired. what should i do to prevent the fighting at night? shorten both naps to about an hour.  eventually eliminate one of them.