18m old can’t stay up past 6:30pm.

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I’m just wondering if anyone has the same experience.
DS is just 18m old and dropped his second nap in nursery about 6m ago, and at home about 2m ago. Since then he is unable to stay up past 6:30pm.
He becomes so tired and teary and takes himself over to his cot ready for bed.

He goes to sleep straight away and 9 times out of 10 stays asleep until about 6:30 in the morning.

I’m happy with this as I feel cruel keeping him up longer, but I’m wondering how long this will continue? So many people comment to me that it’s too early, but I physically can’t make him stay awake - it would feel like torture!

Is anyone else’s little one in bed so early ?

We had this when nursery started - it was difficult to get home, get tea and get bathed before he fell asleep.

It was BRILLIANT.

Why would anybody say this is a bad thing?!?

Totally normal.

What a dream! I think anyone making a comment is just jealous!

My 18 (soon to be 19) month old has been having 1 naps for a while now. She refused her 2nd one a few months ago. She's gone to bed since then between 6pm - 6:30pm & sleeps a good 12 hours overnight.

She's started going down at 6:45-7 now though as she goes to nursery 3 days a week & gets home at 5:30. We do snack, bath time, wind down & she's exhausted.

She's ready for bed from 6 most nights & I don't feel bad for her going down then. If they're tired & ready, it's fine. Plus more time in the evenings to relax yourself.

Just thinking back to this I feel a bit jealous. Kids asleep by 6.30-7, whole evening to yourselves.
Now my kids go to bed at 8.30 and 10....absolute pain in the neck, can't watch what you want on tv, disrupts the evening.
Enjoy it OP!!!

He sounds so sweet, taking himself off to his cot to sleep! You are truly blessed.

It will change in time but for now, make the most of it.

They are just jealous! If the time he wakes in the morning works for you then stick with it. Otherwise move it back by 15 minutes every few nights. 12 hours sleep at night is healthy for a toddler.

Too early for what? 7pm is a popular bedtime for a toddler so thirty minutes earlier is no big deal. Sleep patterns change so I wouldn't stress. Just carry on as you are. My four year old was still napping when he started morning school, albeit one afternoon every ten days whereas his sister never needed that.

My 4 year old went to bed at 6pm from 12 weeks old. It's only in the last few months she's started going to bed later (and taking at least an hour to fall asleep). I never felt guilty about this but people did sometimes make comments I just ignored them. It worked for us and my god I miss those few hours at night to chill when she falls asleep. I'm hoping when the dark nights come back in she will go back to being a good sleeper.

17 month old DD, bath time at 6.30pm then straight to bed. She normally sleeps through until after 7am.

My 10 month old (already down to 1 nap) and 2 year old (just dropped her naps) are both in bed by 6.15pm and asleep by 6.30pm. They sleep through to 6.30am most nights. I love it and wouldn't change a thing! Love having my dinner in peace and my whole evening to chill. I'm up early anyway. I wouldn't change a thing if you're happy.

My chi,Daren both did 6-30 to 6-30 from around 19 months until about 5 !!

Honestly this makes me want to weep. My 22mth old DD won't sleep until gone 8pm, then wakes at 4am, at which point we spend until 6am trying to get her back to sleep.

If his sleep is working for you, just stick with it. It sounds truly amazing, he clearly knows what he needs sleep wise so just go with his cues.

This is normal. He needs his sleep, bless him.

My children were all in bed and asleep by 6pm …absolutely nothing to do with training etc …they literally loved their beds .Enjoy and consider yourself lucky .X

Mine was the same at that age (minus the sleeping through part!) he’s 26 months now and goes to bed by 7 at the moment, and does sleep through. Totally normal, enjoy the early bedtime.

I think there's a lot of pressure for babies to have the 'right' routine and that 7pm - 7am is the goal for everyone.

I get criticised by my parents, in laws and even my husband because my son (25 months) likes to go to sleep late and wake up late and have a long nap in the middle of the day. Not sure what it's got to do with them when I'm with him all day and it works for us. You do what works for you OP, it's great that he likes to sleep early and you get an evening to yourself.

People will judge you no matter what you do. They forget that it's not really your decision, different things work for different babies. You do what works for yours, and enjoy it

My DS once went down for what I thought was a nap at 5:10 in the evening, and slept through till 7. That was a BIG nap.

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God you have the dream baby

Totally!