[Mamabear2010]

How many naps does your ds have and when does he wake up from his last nap?

At 18 months, my ds had two naps and I found he wasn't as tired when I put him down at his normal bedtime (6:45). Until he transitioned to a single nap, I made his bedtime a little later (7-7:15). Once he transitioned to a single sleep, I brought his bedtime back to 6:45-7, sometimes earlier if he's particularly tired.

My ds wakes anytime between 4:30am and 6:00am. I've found that his bedtime makes no difference to when he wakes up. If he goes to bed later than usual or wakes for an hour or more during the night, he still wakes at his usual time. He'll just be grumpier and more tired during the day.

I recommend looking at when his last nap finishes and maybe shift his bedtime back slightly, but mumma time is important! Also maybe look at your bedtime routine. Does he have a quiet activity before bed?

[chubba_bubba]

My son is 18 months and is in bed between 7-8.30 depending on his day

[librablonde]

At 18 months, my kids had a very solid routine of nap 11.30-1.30pm and night-time sleep from 6.15pm-7am. Too bad it they weren't tired, didn't want to sleep or whatever, I still put them to bed at those times to save MY sanity However, they all developed really good sleep routines anyway and were so used to the bed times that they just fell asleep or, at worst, just lay in their cots and talked quietly to themselves until they fell asleep. We also had a solid bath/ reading/ wind-down routine before bedtime.

This post has been edited by librablonde: 11/04/2012, 08:22 AM

[Mrs Manager]

My DD went to bed at 7pm at that age, as she had to be up at 6am for daycare. She has just now at almost 2.5yo started to push it out to 7.30/8pm (still up at 6am)

[Rumour has it..]

DS goes to bed at 8pm here (19 months) it used to be 7.30 but then he would be playing in his cot for about an hour. Now hes alseep almost instantly

The days I work I have to get him up at 6am which I dislike because I can see how much he wants to sleep. The other days he gets me up at around 7.30 - 8am.

[amesv]

Both my DS's aged 18 months and 3 1/2 yo go to bed at 7pm. It keeps me sane.

[roses99]

I aim for 7, 7:30 at the latest.

This.

At this stage, it's easiest for us to put our two kids to bed at the same time, and a 7:00ish bedtime works for both of them.

DD wakes up between 6:30 and 7 and has 1 x 3 hour sleep during the day.

[LovenFire]

My now 21 month old is still in bed by about 7, and up at 6-ish, with up to 3.5 hrs during the day.

That said, his daddy loves his sleep too, and we keep the baby on the move as well. It may change when his sibling turns up, but for now, he seems to be agreeable to having a fairly early bedtime...

[Pssst...]

DD is 17 months and mostly goes to bed at 7pm. She still has a big day sleep from around midday to 2pm. And wakes up in the morning around 7-7.30.

If we've had a busy day or her lunch nap was short then I might put her to bed at 6.30. And she can cope with being put to bed later - I'm the one who can't!! If she's not in by 7.30 then I get cross haha

[PurpleChicken]

21mo DD usually goes to be between 7.15-7.30pm. If she's especially tired or not well then I'll try for a little earlier.

If I try to put her in much earlier than that, we get a lot of yelling and crying and it's not worth it so her current bedtime works well for us. Also gives me plenty of play time with her after work.

She normally wakes anywhere between 5.30-6.15am, though lately it's been about 5.40am and will have a nap of about 1.5-2 hours during the day.