[ShadowMom]

Just wondering about this... my DS only sleeps 10 hours at night (from 10 p.m. until 7:30 - 8 a.m.) and he has a 1.5 - 2.5 hour nap in the afternoon.

How many hours is YOUR toddler sleeping?

The 10 p.m. bedtime is KILLING me.

 

[streetkitty]

DD sleeps from about 9pm until 6/6:30am and naps for 2-3 hours. About 12 hours night and nap. Search in the archives as well- I know this question is asked a lot! You could try to get your babe down earlier at night but that may equal an earlier waking...for me I'd rather get up earlier then have DD go to bed later!

 

[Mary]

My 22 month old goes down at 7:30 and wakes at 6. He takes a 1.5-2 hour nap. If his nap goes past 2 pm , he will not be tired for bedtime until later (8 or so). I must have him have an early bedtime, so his nap has to start around noon and I wake him by 2. If he has an early nap, say starting at 11:30 ending around 1:30, then he can easily go to bed at 7 or earlier. Up until recently his bedtime was 6:30. No matter what time he goes to bed, he wakes around 6-6:30.

I totally know what you mean about late bedtimes. I must have that alone time at the end of the day. I learned all of this from my first son. He would have afternoon naps that ended around 3 and wouldn't be tired at night until past nine. I couldn't do it and was so relieved when he gave up his nap and started sleeping from 6:30 pm and 6:30 am. It was sooooo nice!

What I would do is experiment with nap times. Try to figure out just how many hours of awake time he needs to go to bed easily. My son needs roughly 5-6 hours of awake time.

 

[Amylcd]

Both my girls go to bed around 8 p.m. and wake up between 8-9 a.m. No naps during the day

 

[Alkenny]

About 10 hours at night and 1 hour nap in the afternoon.

 

[littleaugustbaby]

Anywhere from 10-12 hours a night and if I'm lucky a 1-2 hour nap, but she usually skips the nap.

 

[KyleAnn]

My ds is on the same sleep sched-bedtime at 10pm, wakes up at 7:30-8am, naps for about 1 1/2 -2 1/2 hours, usually going down at 1pm.
He used to go down for the night at 9:30, but he's turned into a little weasel lately....when it's time for bed, he gets all cuddley and climbs on our laps telling us, "I snuggle, I snuggle...." and covers himself with a blanket. Well, when he's that cute and cuddley, how can we make him go to bed? So we give him an extra 1/2 hour.

 

[loraxc]

About 12-14 hours. Usually 11 hours at night (7 pm-6 am...yawn!), and anywhere from 1 to 3 hours of nap.

 

[elowing]

my 3 go to bed at 7pm and wake up at 7am no naps during the day

 

[Sandrine]

DD1 who is 2.5, sleep about 11hrs at night then a 2hrs nap

DD2, 15mths, sleep about 11-12hrs at night and then a 2-3hrs nap

 

[Best Feeling]

10.5-11.5 hours at night plus an hour nap during the day (if I'm lucky)

 

[DreamsInDigital]

My DS goes to bed around 8-9pm and wakes around 7am with a 2 hour nap around noon.

 

[tyedyedeyes]

2 1/2 y.o. DS goes to bed anywhere from 8:30 - 9:30 pm (depending on if napped or not thru day) but will usually wake up no later than 7:30am. Usually closer to 7am. More days without naps than not, even though he usually really needs one. If I can get him to run run run around all morning

, there's a better chance of a nap, and therefore a break for me.

 

[rainbowmoon]

ds is 15mo and sleeps 8-12 hours..most nights anyway. he also usually takes 2 naps during the day ranging from 1-2 hours each.

he

to sleep

 

[hottmama]

My boy wakes up at 10 am, every day. IF he takes a 1-2 hour nap during the day, he stays up til 1 am. If he doesn't nap, he goes to sleep at 10 or 11. So basically he sleeps 10-11 hours in a 24-hour period, but usually only 9 hours at night. He's never slept a ton, I really worried about it when he was littler because I read some article saying it could affect their development if they don't get 12 or more hours of sleep a day. Now I know that's nonsense.

 

[SMPH]

19 month old goes to sleep from 8pm-8 or 9 am. He generally takes a 2-3 hour nap from 1-3 or 4.

 

[bobica]

DD (26 months) goes to sleep around 8 pm & wakes up between 7 & 8 in the morning. Once in a while she seems to need a clock reset & stays up until 9:30 or so but it's rare. She takes 1 nap a day. It averages an hour but can be up to 2.

 

[Jordansmommy]

13-14 hours a day... down by 7/7:15, up by 6:30/7, and 1.5 - 2 hour nap during the day.

I really think it's a biorhythm thing more than needing a certain number of hours. DD is wiped by 6pm and her mood and temperment are totally different by then. If she happens to go to sleep later than her normal bedtime she does not wake up any later. Similarly, if she has a long nap during the day she's still ready for bed at her usual time. Regularity has been the difference between a really crabby baby and a happy little person.

Have you tried moving his bedtime back by 30-60 minutes? Or starting over and trying to get him down by 7, then experimenting with 1/2 hour increments??

I find that there's an "optimal time" for bedtime too. If we hit it, it's easy. If she gets too overtired it can take much longer. When DD was an infant we were trying to take her to bed with us at 10, thinking infants don't need a regular bedtime. Meanwhile she was begging to go to sleep by 6:30pm! We thought that was too early but we tried it one night and it's been very peaceful since

 

[Carolinamidwife]

Nap from 12:00-2:00 (give or take)
Bed at 7:30-8:30 depending on nap
Wake 7:00-8:00 and about 8 times in between

If she sleeps past 2:30 bedtime will be shot!

 

[liam's mom]

sleeps from about 9-7 at night, w/a 2 hour nap every day.