22 month sleep, please help

[kisaki333]

Hi all,

I am at my wit's end! Little one has never liked sleep (too much fun to be had while awake etc) but lately it's been getting worse. Need some advice on what to improve as the lack of sleep is affecting my health now.

Typical day:
Wake up (forced) at 7am to go to nursery.
Does not nap at nursery

I pick her up around 1pm and she falls asleep on the way home.
Naps for 2.5h, sometimes closer to 3.
Then we start the bedtime routine around 8.30 but she doesn't actually fall asleep until 10pm.
We cosleep.
She then wakes up around 2am, sometimes asking for milk. She then does not fall back asleep for 2h! She doesn't do much, just lie there, eyes wide open, sometimes giggling to herself.
Then eventually she falls asleep and the cycle starts again.

It's killing me because while she is awake for the 2h at night, i can dose ooff but not proper sleep as i am worried she's get out of bed and hurt herself. She is a daredevil and a climber 😔

I've tried cutting her daynap short which ia waaay too long but i end up with a monster for the rest of the day. Grumpy, tired and just a nightmare.

Any advice, anyone has dealt with the same?

I'd wake her in the afternoon after 1.5 hours. This will give her two full sleep cycles. She might be awful for a while until she gets used to it but it definitely helped mine.

I'd also consider putting her in her own room. I BF and co-slept but once they decided our bed was for playing and not sleeping they moved on out

I'd definitely cut her nap. I can imagine if she's napping for 2.5/3 hours she is the waking around 4pm so of course she isn't going to be tired for bed until 10pm!

I have a 19 month. He generally only naps for 1.45-2 hours and we never let him nap past 2.30pm so he's tired enough for bed.

I’ve also got a 22 month old who is not the best sleeper- we cosleep still too.

Our routine is: Wake up at 7. Nap 12-1-30. Start bedtime at 7:30 with stories and cuddles with the aim of being asleep by 8:30. He does wake up at night but only for 5/10 mins of milk.

I think you really need to cap the nap at 1 hour and a half, 2 hours max. My son sleeps much better at night if he only has an hour and a half nap and if he is still asleep after 2pm, the night will be a disaster and he won’t go to sleep. Maybe try it for a week and see if it resets her sleep pattern?