bedtimes & sleeping

iluvmylab

DS is 16 months and sleeps from 8pm to 6:30am, plus a 2 hour nap at DC.  He's generally a happy baby and I've tried moving his bedtime earlier, but he just screams if he's not ready to go down and then wakes up earlier.  

How much sleep does your LO get and how old are they?  Should I try to move his bedtime up or just leave it be since he's happy? 

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DD just turned 2 this month- she goes down anywhere between 7:30pm and 8:30pm and takes a 1.5 to 2 hr nap at DC.  She also needs "wind down" time each night where she sits in her bed, arranges her toys or looks at books for about 30 minutes.  Sh

salt78

DD is a week shy of 13 months. She sleeps roughly 8-7 with usually one nap during the week at daycare and two on weekends. (Naps are usually around 1.5 hours, but the second weekend nap is shorter. I figure she will drop it before too long.)

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Brit's Luna154

DD is 15 months. She goes to bed around 7PM and wakes up around 7:15AM. She naps at daycare for 1-1.5 hours.

SCtoDC

24 months, 8:30pm-7:30am + 2 to 3 hour nap after lunch

Our only rule is that we won't get him out of bed (morning or after nap) if he is fussing.  To us, that says he isn't fully rested yet.  We'll wait for him to settle down, sometim

2chatter

DS goes down at 7 and is up at 6:15.  He naps for 2 hours at DC and is 13 months old.

My eldest was a 12 hour sleeper, but that shifted based on when she went to bed.  Bed at ten = waking at ten.

I think all kids are different

Virgo17

My 18 month old sleeps from 7pm-7am with a 1.5-2 hour nap during the day.

My almost 3 year old sleeps from 8pm-7am.  Naps are hit or miss, but she at least has quiet time in her room for an hour in the middle of the day.

I think your c

MyaMaternity

That is an excellent schedule and I wouldn't even try to change it. 

Sonadora

She's 2. In bed by 7:45 up at 7 am. On a good day she sleeps 2 hours at DC, but that only happens once or twice a week, usually it's between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours.  On the weekends she takes a 4 hour nap.

skibunny59

If your DS is happy I wouldn't mess with bedtime.  My DD is a mess when it comes to sleep.  I really don't understand how she can be such a happy baby with the little amount of sleep that she gets. 

She usually goes down between

bearfootz

I envy the early bedtime households too - although I do like having some time with the kids at night.  Our 3 1/2 yr olds typically go to bed around 8:30 - although they've been pushing it lately and sleep until 6:30/7.  They nap for an hour i

mexicolombiana

jenniferb123006:

I've never had the early bed times that other parents talk of. DD1 just now at 2y10m started getting sleepy a

thedash

OP your schedule is almost exactly what DS was doing around that age. Occasionally he would stay asleep until 7 or 7:15 in the morning and sometimes his nap would be more like 1.5 hours, but it averaged to what you're saying. My pediatrician sai

silvie25mar

Dd is 12 mos and is in bed by 815 and is up around 7am with an hour and a half nap in the am and pm.

Caligirl81

DS is 14 months old.  Before the time change, he usually went to bed around 7 and woke up at 6, sometimes earlier.  Now, he's been going to bed between 7:30 and 8 and waking up around 7.  He only sleeps about 45 minutes when he's at dayc

mben1119

DS is 16 months old, and sleeps from 6:30-5:45ish, plus one nap that ranges from 1-3 hours. We just go with the flow.

CTJune06

DD 1 is 4 and sleeps 7:30-6:30 (generally) with no naps.

DD 2 is almost 14 months and sleeps 7:30-6pm with usually 2 (1-2 hour naps) per/day.

kristennd

He has *always* gone down around 8:30. I haven't tried to mess with it.

If we had to get him up at a specific early time, that may make a difference. But he has always been able to sleep until whenever, which is usually (also) 8:30 these days.</p

iluvmylab

Thanks ladies.  He's always had a much later bedtime than "normal" and I love the fact that he's up a little longer in the evening.  He sleeps pretty good most nights and only falls asleep in the car if it's around naptime or bedtime.  I gu

fancynewbeesly

My daughter goes in her crib between 7:00-7;15 or so. She tends to be super whiny/melt down mode after 7. Many times she plays in there until 8 though. She sleeps until 6:00-7:00am. It has been to taking her forever to go down for naps lately--but once sh

sugarland726

DD sleeps from about 7:30-6:30ish and takes roughly a 2 hour nap. She will be 3 in July.

ginamcp

My tiny terror has always been a terrible sleeper.  She is almost 18 mos and  goes down about 8:00 and wakes up at 7:00 for the day (and still wakes at least once in the night).  She also only takes 1 hour long nap at daycare.

JWhite1517

If your son is happy then he is getting the appropriate amount of sleep his body needs and his schedule is working for him. Is there a reason you are trying to push his bedtime sooner?

My LO is 10 1/2 months old and she sleeps from 8:30pm to 6:

MrsKM82

My DS is 14 months old and sleeps from between 6 and 7pm till about 6 to 7am. He has about a 2 or 3 hour nap in the morning, and maybe a cat nap in the afternoon. If your LO seems rested and happy, I wouldn't try to change it.

Strunella

DS is 27 months and goes to bed betweein 8:00 - 8:30 pm and is up around 7:30 am.  He naps about 2 - 3 hours a day, it totally varies.