Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Sleep

Join our Sleep forum for tips on creating a sleep routine for your baby or toddler. Need more advice on your childs development? Sign up to our Ages and Stages newsletter here.

Original poster

bed time

5 replies

mills01 · 26/01/2009 19:20

my 14 month old had a good bed time routine going to bed at 7 30pm. Over the last few weeks bed time has become a real struggle with her keeping herself awake till 10 - 10 30. I'm exhausted. I don't feel i am doing any thing different. Any tips?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
BlueBumedFly · 26/01/2009 19:32

Poor you, a jump from 7.30 til 10 is a lot.

Have her day time naps changed? I think it is about this age that they can go down to one nap at a push - does she nap in the day?

Could she be overtired? Hence she gets a second wind? Could you try an even earlier bed time like 7pm to avoid this? Overtiredness is the worst thing, when DD is OT she keeps on and on and on going getting more stroppy and hideous as the bedtime routine goes on.

How about a baby lavender room spray? I used to swear by it for relaxation when DD was tiny.

Original poster
mills01 · 26/01/2009 20:09

Hi, yes she does nap in the day usually 11-1. However due to late bed comes late mornings, then late sleep. 1-3. Its a visious circle.
will give the lavender a go.

OP posts:
Original poster
mills01 · 26/01/2009 20:12

I think I may also try an earlier bed time, As she may well be over tired?

OP posts:
kolakube · 26/01/2009 20:15

Maybe try waking her up in the morning at a time closer to her "normal" one. My DD would start the day in a foul mood if I did this by going into the room myself but a bit of loud pop music and she was all smiles!

BlueBumedFly · 26/01/2009 20:23

I would try put her down for her lunch nap at midday perhaps, irrespective of what time she gets up in the morning and then let her have 2 hours then wake her gently and slowly. Then I would try a bedtime routine that starts at 6.15pm with her going down to sleep by 6.45 - 7pm.

Or, maybe wake her in the morning at 'normal' time and put up with a tired baby for the morning then get her down at 11am to try to 'reset' her pattern, you may have to do this for a few days but it should work in the end?

I think she must be very tired, lots of nights of this won't matter how long she sleeps in the morning, the night times will be exhausting her so I would imagine she is very overtired.

Hope it works, a few days of 'resetting' should work. They say about habits '4 days to make and 4 days to break'!

New posts on this thread. Refresh page