does early to bed really mean longer sleeps

[TracyK]

I've usually got ds in bath/fed/bed by 7.30 ish most nights, but one night last week, after a full day at nursery - he was so tired he was in bed, asleep for 6.30.
I had high hopes of a long nighs sleep as most other threads suggest that the earlier they go down - the longer they sleep.
But NO - 4 am - ping! wide awake and wanting to play!!
Was this a one off and I should try again? if he's asleep for 7.30 he can wake any time between 5 and 7am.

7:30 seems a reasonable time to go to bed. How old is he? My 22 month old ds and 4 yr old dd go to bed at that time and he wakes between 6 and 7 and she wakes about 7.

ds is 9.5mo - I'm quite happy with 7.30 bedtime - I was just hoping 6.30pm to bed would revolutionise his waking time and was disappointed it didn't- well not the right way anyway.

7.30 sounds a decent time .. DS always went to bed at 8 and slept really long hours .. normally till 8 / 8.30 but by the time he was 2 till 9 / 9.30

DD however just won't stay awake past 6pm .. don't normally even have time for bath first .. she just whimpers, has a feed and goes to sleep anywhere from 5.20pm .. she wakes once in the night around 3am then sleeps till 7.20

I think you just gets what you gets .. don't think bedtime makes any difference

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I wonder if there was something diff last night as ds slept right thro till 6.30 this morning and someone else said their lo slept longer too.

I do find with ds if he goes to bed later he wakes up earlier than usual. Not all the time but most of the time. Maybe when he goes to bed earlier he gets into a deeper sleep? don't know