Save Our Sleep question re 19m.o.

I can't be bothered getting the book from the library again. What is the sleep pattern that a 19 month old should be following? Just wondering if my DD is having too long a day sleep cause her night sleeps have been all over the place lately, sometimes not wanting to sleep at bed time, other times waking up to 2 hours early!

Hi
Hope this helps.
If she is waking early she might be cold. Try adding another blanket.
Jenny

16 months to 2 years

7am Awake
10am Morning Tea
12pm Lunch
12.45 Asleep
3.00pm Awake than afternoon tea (no more than 2 hours 15 mins sleep)
5.00pm tea
6.00pm bath
6.30pm milk
6.40pm to 6.50pm active play
6.55pm brush teeth
6.58 say goodnight

Hi,

Thankyou heaps for posting up that pattern smile
It was just what I was after for my 17 month old little man.
We have been having trouble with his night sleeping and bed times so its great to now have a guide that we can follow.
I'm going to start this tomorrow and see if things improve.
Thanks again grin

Hi again smile
I just wanted to let you know that I followed the routin today and I was amazed at how smoothly it all went together and how well my little one reacted to it.
A huge differance I noticed was I used to give him a mid morning sleep 10-12ish and he would be very difficult in the later arvo and dressing him after bath time was always a drama and full of tantrums. But with changing his sleep time, he went down faster and was not grumpy in the late arvo and no tantrums or dramas with getting dressed after bath...my husband was very impressed!

So I'm really hoping that tomorrow it works just as well, thankyou again for posting the routin its been much appreciated [left][/left]

Hi
Hope this helps.
If she is waking early she might be cold. Try adding another blanket.
Jenny

16 months to 2 years

7am Awake
10am Morning Tea
12pm Lunch
12.45 Asleep
3.00pm Awake than afternoon tea (no more than 2 hours 15 mins sleep)
5.00pm tea
6.00pm bath
6.30pm milk
6.40pm to 6.50pm active play
6.55pm brush teeth
6.58 say goodnight

How does a 16 month old go 12 hours without a Breastfeed. I am an adult and don't go 12 hours without a drink! This is a LONG time.

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How does a 16 month old go 12 hours without a Breastfeed. I am an adult and don't go 12 hours without a drink! This is a LONG time.

Extremely easily. My son started sleeping through (of his own accord) at 10 months old. Last feed at 6.30pm. He follows a very similar schedule to the one above and he is now 22 months old. He sleeps 7pm to 6am or 6.30am.

You may not go 12 hours without a drink during the day or evening but you don't wake up during the night and have a cup of milo every few hours either, do you? At this age they do not need to be fed overnight. As adults we only need 6-8hours of sleep to function but babies and toddlers need 10-12 hours...therefore they shouldn't be drinking/eating during that time but rather sleeping...just like we do at night!

But aren't all babies different just like adults? I feel well rested after 10 hours but my husband only needs 6-8 hours sleep. When it is very hot I get restless and sometimes get up, have a cool drink. If I am worried I might wake and talk to my husband. It isn't that cut and dry. I can't image walking out my child's bedroom and thinking that my job is done till the morning. My children have always needed night time parenting. Some children sleep well at night others don't. We are all so different. Forcing a child in to this pattern, an unrealistic expectation for some children, just doesn't make sense to me

But aren't all babies different just like adults? My children have always needed night time parenting. Some children sleep well at night others don't. We are all so different. Forcing a child in to this pattern, an unrealistic expectation for some children, just doesn't make sense to me

Yep, like you say we are all different. I haven't noticed anyone on this thread talking about forcing a child into a pattern. I didn't have to force my son...he started sleeping through of his own accord as I mentioned and before that he was always breastfed back to sleep.

Our day isn't timed to the dot but it does help if they and you know what's coming next and makes it easier to plan our day. I certainly don't force my son to do anything..I don't force him to sleep to 7am coz he's not a robot and he wakes up when he's ready. I don't leave him to cry or scold him if he wakes earlier.

Each to their own ay?


All the best