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5am wake ups

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chapso · 09/02/2023 12:22

How can I get my 20 month old to sleep later than 5am?

Nap usually around 1 - has between 1 and 2 hours. Self settles but Absolutely won't go back to sleep when he wakes.
Bedtime 7pm

Any ideas?

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sunflowerandivy · 09/02/2023 19:29

I'm sorry. We went through this with our first. They slept 7pm until 5am from 10 months old until 2 years old. We did it all. Earlier bedtime, later bedtime, adjusting naps etc. In the end and after months of fighting it we accepted it and I just brought her into bed with me and she sat up watching cartoons on the iPad whilst I lay down in bed with eyes closed. It's hell. She's now 5 and sleeps until 7ish.

Goldandpurplezebra · 09/02/2023 19:33

Bring nap time earlier. I found with mine if they had a late nap I'd pay for it the next morning rather than bedtime. I would do nap time as soon as she has had her lunch. Lunch could be at 11:30am. Nap time 12. If that foesnt work then cut nap down to 1 hour. If that doesn't work then last resort put to bed at 8pm aswell as the earlier and shorter nap time.

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