Should I limit his naps?

[dalia]

Hey there! Wondering if you ladies have any thoughts on this.. DS is 19 months old and goes down great for naptime. He usually sleeps about 2 - 2 1/2 hours, sometimes longer. I never let him sleep past 3 because then nighttime is guaranteed crazy, but lately he has been taking FOREVER to go down at night no matter what. It doesn't seem like it's just a temporary thing either because it's been happening for two weeks straight. I am wondering, maybe his naps are too long? Do you guys think limiting his naptime would help? He naps at about 12:30 to 2:30 or 3, and lately has been going down at around 8:30 (too late, in my opinion) after a long struggle. He is clearly very tired by 7:30... And yes, I have tried more than once to put him down earlier, which only drives me more crazy because then it takes him two hours to go to sleep! Help?

[Tattooed Hand]

What time does he wake up for the day? I don't let my DD sleep more than 2 hours because we like to keep her night time sleep form 7:30pm-6:30am (though we do 7-6 or 8-7 too, but the idea is that she needs 11 hours at night and rarely sleeps past 7am). Also, my DD would have a hard time if all that sleep was only 4.5 hours from bedtime. Maybe if you wake him gently after 2 hours, it might take a day or two, but that extra sleep he seems to want will tack itself onto his nighttime sleep?

[LittleBirdy]

Not sure where you live, but has it been staying light later in the past 2 weeks?  I know my DS is very sensitive to this.  He has been going down about an hour later lately.  Just a thought - maybe some black out curtains might help?