DS is 2.5. He sleeps on queen size mattress on the floor of his room, he's done this since he was two and before that he co-slept. Up until recently we kind of went with the flow on bedtime/naps, but things were getting so erratic! He'd nap some days and stay up until 11 pm, other nights be done by 7 pm. Some days no nap, some days 2.5 hours. I was unable to cope with the wild swings and feeling beat myself.
Bedtime has been (since he went to his own room): Mommy and Daddy lay with him, read a chapter in a book, then he nurses to sleep. If he didn't go to sleep, we let him get up and come downstairs. We'd try at 7-7:30 at night. If he went down then, he'd sleep until 6-6:30 am, and then probably not nap, or a short one. If he got up, it would be until 11 pm, and then he'd still get up at 6:30 and then nap long, and the cycle continues!
So...we've been changing over the last couple weeks. We still read with him together, and he nurses (though due to pregnancy, I think it's only comfort sucking at this point). He is limited to a 30 minute nap, if he naps (though we enforce a daily quiet time cuddling in bed as I need the break). I want him in bed from about 7:30-6:30.
But, it's not working! The past couple days, he woke up at 5:30 (too early!!). He napped for 30 minutes today, and was a grump this afternoon, but has been upstairs with daddy trying to sleep for over an hour. We went to bed at 7 tonight, read together, he nursed, then I left. Daddy has been trying to get him down ever since. I have heard some crying, some thumping, some reading going on...a mix!
How can I get sleep to be more predictable for us? How much sleep does he need? I need more sleep!!
PS...DH just came downstairs! He's out...at 8:30.
