19 month old

[Rachel1210]

Hi there is anyone willing to share their eating and sleeping routines for 19 month old? My LO taking over an hour to fall asleep at night and has been for weeks now so wondering if I need to increase the awake time before bed x thank you!

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Ahhh I could have written this post!
My little one is 19 months old and also refusing to sleep. That started about a month ago. Before that he used to have a story or two, then cuddles and sleep (often in my arms).
But now we go up at 7pm and sometimes he doesn't sleep until 9,30!!! When we are lucky it's 8pm. Routine hasn't changed in the evening.
As he wakes up more or less at the same time every morning, it means it is often very tired by Midday and still has a nap in the afternoon (if not one in the morning). But no matter how much he sleeps or how much activity time he has during the day, he fights sleep in the evening.
WHY IS THIS? No idea. Maybe the lockdown routine is eventually having an effect on him, or maybe the longer light hours?
He will go back to nursery next month and will report any changes after that!

What's she doing for that hour it takes to drop to sleep Rachel1210?

My youngest at 19 months was:

7am wake
8am breakfast
9am nap in cot
11am wake baby up
12pm lunch
1pm milk then nap
3pm wake baby up
5.30pm main meal
7.30pm milk and bedtime routine
8pm bedtime

Just rolls around the cot chattering - not upset or anything just takes a while to fall asleep whereas for his nap he falls asleep straight away. He naps 12.30/1-2.30/3. But I wonder if I need to move his nap earlier so he’s more tired?

My 19mo's routine is:

4.30am wake
6am breakfast
11am nap
1pm lunch
5pm dinner
7pm sleep

She goes to sleep fairly quickly. This wasn't always the case - we used to spend 1hr plus getting her to sleep, but nursery sort of solved that, and we suddenly found we could put her down for naps. She might dick about a bit but unless she's upset we leave her to it. It's a bit unusual she has a morning nap rather than an afternoon nap but it seems to work for us.

She was waking up at 6am until a couple of weeks ago. The early waking is a whole other issue...

Just rolls around the cot chattering - not upset or anything just takes a while to fall asleep

I wouldn't worry too much if she isn't distressed.

Bear in mind that struggling to fall asleep can be as a result of being either under-tired or over-tired. So it might be she needs more daytime sleep, not less.

I'd go for an earlier naptime. She may well wake at a similar time and end up having a longer nap.

My 19 month old seems to have formed a early waking habit, this is a typical day

5am (sometimes 4.30! This morning 4.20am!) wakes up screaming
7am breakfast
9/9.30 snack
12 lunch
12.30/1 nap
2.30 wake
3 snack
5pm dinner
6.30 bath
7 bedtime

I've been going a little crazy as she always wakes up so upset screaming and crying....you hear people talking about how there little one will wake up and play in cot for hour....nope my one is screaming and throwing things out. She actually managed to climb out the cot in a sleep sack the other day - heard a huge thud and scream and she had managed (no idea how!) to throw herself out and she was face planted on the floor! Luckily no injuries. She hasn't done it since but I am scared to leave her now Incase she climbs out again....anyway that's a separate matter - not ready for big girl bed yet!!

She's never been the best sleeper but will sleep solidly from 7pm - 5am....even if I push the time out to 7.30 she still wakes around 5am - it feels like it's her natural time to wake up. But 4.20 is a killer!!! It sounds crazy that 5am is ok to me but I would take it over 4!

Any tips or advice would be great. I'm trying an earlier nap today....let's see if that makes any difference!! 😱

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