To think the whole "children need 12 hours of sleep" thing

[TheLadyEvenstar]

Depends on the individual child?

I agree.

I wish someone would remind DS of that 'fact'. He's never, ever needed 12 hours sleep. Although I'm sure he'll more than make up when he's a teenager

no no no... i need dd to have 12 hours sleep! its got nothing to do with the individual child!

i just got to thinking about it tonight.
DS2 has slept through since he was 2 weeks old...and then it was 7-7 now he is 2 he sleeps from 9.30 and is up at 6.30...

actually dd goes for 14 when she hasn't got to get up for nursery...

wow 14hrs!!!

oh, hi lady

yes, 14

why waste 12 hours sleeping when you can spend so much time running around! think the only time ds2 has slept more than 12 hours is after his operations!

I listen to so many people telling me i need to get him in bed by 8 the latest and then got to thinking tonight

hiya mrs

well dd is never in bed before 8 unless she has nursery but she is one of those children that the later you keep her up the later she will sleep in the morn

when she was 2 she would go at around 9:30 also.... maybe even later

i like my morning lie ins

I agree that all children are different, but most do need a lot of sleep for all of that growing they do. Children, like adults, can train themselves to go to sleep at certain times and wake at certain times - it doesn't necessarily mean they are getting enough sleep...

DS does 8.15pm till about 7.30, but that tends to be because he hears my alarm go off

If he goes to bed later, then he'll make up for it in the morning.

My gripe is is that my day of non 'working' is the day the bin men come so he gets woken by them at 7am...

DS will really not stay up later than 6.30. Although wake-up time can vary, 6-7 on a good day. 4.30 this morning. Grim.

ok so what is your secrets?
DS2 used to sleep 7-7

i miss those days when ds slept for 12 hours. they were great. unless he was sick i knew i had a guaranteed 12 hours of un interruptedness. now with ds2 i am lucky to get 3 hours. ah well, 'twas good while it lasted.

DS sleeps about 10/11 hours at night, normally 9-7 although this morning he didn't wake up until 8.15!

He still has a long nap in the afternoon though, about 2 hours, so he is getting plenty of sleep just not all at night.

He is almost 2.

wow, i don't know that i have a secret..

i got lucky! she used to sleep 12/14 hours at night and then have two, two hour naps in the day!

i'm too scared to have another dc as everyone assures me that i will have the exact opposite next time!

yes you will lol

i think people are looking forward to it! lmao

i might just stick to the one!

They might not need 12 hours of sleep. But I need them they need to be in their bedrooms for that long.