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Is it possible for my nearly 2 year old to just stop needing sleep overnight?

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LIG1979 · 18/07/2014 09:56

My dd (almost 2) has always been a brilliant sleeper and she loved to go to sleep and will ask to go to bed. (Sorry to those with poor sleepers this isn't meant as a brag but just to explain that she was naturally a good sleeper from the start.)

Since around 18 months she has been doing 7-7 with a 2+ hour nap and on nursery days doing slightly longer at night but with less nap. Recently, she has suddenly stopped sleeping and will sleep 8-6am if we are lucky and sometimes has very little naps. I have had lots of excuses such teething, illness, light mornings (now got blackouts which helped for a couple of days), excitement of holidays with cousins but it is now been going on over a month and there is no reason now for the lack of sleep. She has also got very upset about going to bed and will get very upset at story time before bed. I initially tried putting her to bed earlier but she will just scream and get hysterical in her cot.

Is it possible that she suddenly needs alot less sleep? She doesn't seem tired but she has gone from having 14-15 hours a day to 11 hours overnight.

Anyone got any ideas about what is going on? Also, what to do? I don't mind her going to bed later or having less nap but hate her getting upset at night.

Thank you in advance.

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TheresLotsOfFarmyardAnimals · 18/07/2014 13:00

We've just had a few days of this. It turned out he was ill and a bit hot.

Are her last set of molars through? I don't see why she would need less sleep so suddenly.

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makeminea6x · 18/07/2014 14:07

Happened to mine about this age. We kept offering nap ( quiet time in her bed at least) and encouraged her to stay in bed til 7 when possible. Lasted a few months maybe. Now at 2.5 she naps most days and sleeps 7-6.30/7

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LIG1979 · 18/07/2014 19:43

It could be teething as the back molars are still not through. However she seems fine during the day when normally she is a nightmare teething.

maybe it is just a phase. I think she has realised that life goes on whilst she sleeps and now she wants to stay up with everyone else. on holiday she slept better when she realised her cousins were also napping/sleeping and she wasn't the only one going to her cot.

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