All is good with my little 11 month old however i would LOVE for himto sleep a little later in the morning. He sleeps till about 6:15 and is up for the day. He currently naps pretty regularly from 10-12 and 3-5(sometimes a little later like 3:30-5:30). He goes to sleep at night around 8:30(bath and routine starts at 8:00). He takes about 10oz before bed and has dinner around 6:15... I tried putting him to bed earlier and later but that makes no difference... Any suggestions would be really appreciated...THANKS!
A.,
I don't know what you can do, but I do know that you don't have to get him up just because he is awake. You could put some safe toys in his crib and let him play quietly until you are ready to get up, or you could try bringing him into bed with you so you can catch some more zzz's. My daughter finally started sleeping until 8am pretty regularly...she's 18 months now...I'm thrilled. I wish the same for you.
D.
Hi,
Unfortunately, some kids (my daughter included) are on their own schedule and nothing seems to be able to break it. For whatever reason, the later I put my daughter to bed, the earlier she would rise...it was VERY frustrating. I am happy to report (after 20.5 months), she is finally breaking this cycle. Unfortunately, it's not due to anything I have done. The only thing I can suggest is to try to push the morning nap a little later (each day) to see if he will sleep longer at that time and then if he doesn't have that late afternoon nap, he may sleep later (that's what my doctor told me to try). But you have to do it gradually 10-15 minutes each day. Good luck!
Wow! He is napping 4 hours a day? He is getting 14 hours of sleep in his current schedule so the only way to get him to sleep later is to cut out one of the naps. I'm surprized he hasn't already done that for you. Kids usually switch from two naps to one and than to none. I would transition him to one nap which will be easier for you because you won't be tied to nap time. I moved my two year olds nap to right after lunch (like 12:30) so he doesn't sleep too late. I would also put him to bed earlier. I think 8:30 is late but my kids have always gone to be early (and they get up early). I always found that if my kids stayed up later then they got up earlier.
my kids star their day at 5:30 so 6:15 doesn't sound bad to me! try cutting the afternoon nap short. only give him a 1 hr nap and put him to bed at the same time 8:30. you may have to try it for a few days before you see any results.
You might just have yourself a morning baby - my son is 2 1/2 and daughter is 4 1/2 and lately they've been sleeping in same room b/c of visitors. He used to nap just like your little guy - same times - but now only naps from 2:30-5. Bedtime is same as yours. What I've noticed is my daughter is a "night owl" - she keeps him up horsing around until they finally fall asleep around 9. My son is the "early bird" - he's awake by 6:30 or 7, while sis is still sleeping. That being said, here's my suggestion: train your son to stay in his crib and PLAY if he wakes up. Leave a few toys or even small books in the corner of the crib so when he wakes up, he can entertain himself. If he calls out, go in, quietly acknowledge him, and give him some new toys to play with, then leave the room. You can even tell him its too early to get up, so either go back to sleep or play quietly. Then get out of there. He will learn to play on his own, and you might even get a few more winks of sleep! My son lies in bed and sings until he's "gotten" by me later. Good luck!
Hi A.,
You know what works for us? We put Brendan to bed earlier, and he sleeps later. He goes down at 7:00 and sleeps until atleast 7:30 a.m. He's been doing this for months. I had read somewhere that the earlier you put them down, the better, because it allows them to fall into a deeper sleep for the night.
Hope this helps!
Lynsey
I would try to cut back on some of the napping. I know that it is a nice break for you and probably allows you to get some things done, but two two-hour naps is alot at this age. Try waking him and avoiding long car rides or other activities that induce sleep. Now that it is summer, you could do an afternoon trip to a park, which would not only be fun, but would make him very tired. Best of luck!
I think his afternoon nap is to long or to late. If my kids take a late nap, for sure they will go to bed late. Try making it maybe like an hour instead of two.
Hi A.
It is hard for me to simpatize with a person who has a child who she admits sleeps about 13 hours a day. I brought our younger son to the MD at 11 months because he was sleeping about 2 hours in 24, MD said, "he is growing fine, inteligent & looks wonderful" None of my 4 children ever slept more than 10 hours in 24.
I would say move your morning nap til after an earlier lunch and hope for one longer nap in the day, then he would be up earlier in the afternoon. Hope for 3 hours in the day, then you might get 10 hours at night. Napping 11-2, then bed from 9-7.
I made mine stay in bed with books. It worked for the one who slept less than I needed. By the way he is 32 now and having his first child, our first grandchild very soon and still sleeps about 2 hours in 24.
God bless you
K.
married 38 years SAHM of 4---between 37 & 18 years.
all kids are different. my 3 1/2 has always woken up at the same time every morning from infancy. nap, no nap, go to bed 7pm, go to bed 11pm. none of it matters to her. some kids just have an internal clock.
honestly, i wouldnt cut out a nap at that age. but you can shorten them. i think the 5 pm one is a little late, but if he is going to bed the same time, i say try whichever is more convenient and see how it goes. just so you know, i think if you mess with his naps, he may go to bed earlier, but still wake up the same. you can try it, but most likely less naps will make him want to go to bed sooner, rather than wake up later.
all this aside, most of us moms are thinking how lucky you are because your son sounds like he has a great sleep routine. it sounds like you have lots of time in the day to get things done, and still have your night at a reasonable hour. if he was my son, i wouldnt change one little thing:)
I just went to bed earlier myself so I could be a happy camper at 5:30 am whe my DD was going thru that phase.
With such long naps, he just doesn't need to sleep any longer at night. Babies his age only need 12-14 hours of sleep in a day. If you really want him to sleep longer at night, cut short his afternoon nap. Of course, then you lose that precious nap time!
Also, most experts advice not giving so much (if any) milk before bed for other reasons, so you might try to cut that down too. He shouldn't be waking up with a full diaper.
Personally, I would cut out the morning nap. Change to 1 nap...probably right after lunch. I used to do this with my boy. I would give him lunch at 11:45am, then he would nap from about 12noon to 3 or 3:30. He would go to bed at night around 7:30 or 8 and would sleep till 7 or 7:30am!
I think a child almost 1 year old needs 14 or 15 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period, so choose when you want those to be. A big long nap in the afternoon really does the trick!
Thank God you have a great sleeper!!!! That is the best advice!!!! ;) A.
My 10 month daughter is on the exact same sleeping and eating schedule. I think she gets up at 6:15 because we get up at 6:00 and she hears us. Fine during the week but not so fun on weekends!
If he is sleeping from 8:30pm to 6:15am straight through, count your blessings. A baby can only sleep so long. My 8month old still wakes up at 4am every night for a bottle. I would be seriously jumping for joy if she slept through to 6:15am.
try napping him at 1130 til 3pm
this should do the trick,
remember to make his morning active or he won't sleep long enough
M
I have 13 month old twin boys, they get up at 7:30 - 8 a.m. they nap from about 11-12:30 and then again from about 3:30 to 5:30 and then bed time is aroung 9:30. You need to shorten one of the naps so that he add that time onto the night sleep. try to shorten the naps to 1-1/2 hours. I do believe that at this age they still need 2 naps.
I don't know if this will help at all - my son is 22 months & at 11 months he was going to bed at 10 PM and waking at 9:30AM. He's now going to bed at 8 and waking at 9. He's been on 1 nap (3 hours) since about 10 months, but he kept sleeping longer at night, so we kept moving his bedtime earlier to keep him waking around 9AM. Since I'm a night owl I would rather he sleep in the AM than go to bed early.
Now that he's almost 2 he does have a couple of books and toys in his crib so if he does wake early he plays happily while I slowly wake up to the sounds of him playing. At 11 months I don't think he had that stuff in his crib, except a soother attached to the side.
OH!! for awhile he started waking at 7AM and we finally realized that is when the sun comes over the trees and shines right in his crib. The mini-blinds were not cutting it, so now every night we throw a thick blanket over the one window that faces east. So if the sun is coming in at 6:15 that could prevent your son from sleeping later no matter what time you put him down.
good luck!
