We put our baby to sleep around 9:30pm and she normally wakes up around 8am, which is good for me. But sometimes she wakes up in the middle of the night (not always) and I think sometimes is because she is teething but I have read many post that says that it could be because she may to tired. She takes a nap at 1pm and wake up around 3pm
It is 9:30pm to late?
yes, it is too late. My son is 10 months old and I just realized that if I start preparing him for bed at 6pm, even if he falls asleep at 6:30, he sleeps better. When he goes to bed later, he wakes up in the middle of the night AND he gets up earlier than normal. Kids need sleep, their brains need the rest to process everything they learn.
Between 6:30 - 7:30 is the ideal time. Earlier to bed means a more restful, uninterrupted night's sleep, as being overtired makes the little ones more restless. Remember, you are setting her internal clock now, so the patterns set now will follow her. Mine have been going to sleep around 7pm since they were 4 months old. They get up between 6 - 7am. Right now it may not seem important how late she gets up, but when she eventually starts school it will and best to start good patterns now!
My 19 month old son goes to bed between 8:30 and 9pm. He sleeps until somewhere between 7 and 8am sometimes a little later most days. He also stirs during the night on occassion. I think they tend to wake out of habit more than anything. My son also takes a 2-3 hour nap daily. :) I dont personally think 9:30pm is too late but I dont think it would hurt to try putting her down by 9 and see how it goes. I am willing to bed she will still sleep until 8am for you;)
My Son is 2.5 and he has been going to be at 10pm since he was 11 months old. My husband works nights and we like for him to sleep in in the morning...He gets up in the morning between 9:30-10:30am and takes a 3 hour nap everyday from 3pm-6pm. Many will say he's up too late but really when you look at his sleeping schedule hes still getting 11-12 hours of sleep a night and a 3 hour nap...I just tweaked the hours he sleeps to our schedule...it works for us. I think you have to do what works for you...I think if it's working for you just let it be...good luck!!!
9:30 is too late if you don't want a baby up that late and would rather have your evening to yourself, but otherwise, what does it matter, as long as your baby is getting enough sleep? If 9:30 to 8:00 works for you, that's fine - when my kids were that age, they went to bed around 7:30-8:00 PM and were probably up at 6:30 a.m. I was a working mom, and an early to bed, early to rise type of person so this was good for me. If she occasionally wakes up in the middle of the night, that is normal, everyone - babies, kids and adults - wake occasionally in the night. If she's waking up and seems ready to start the day, then I'd question the nap/bedtime schedule but occasional night waking is simply something to be expected
My daughter is 22 months and is on the exact same schedule as your daughter. My husband has a flexible schedule and walks her next door to the sitter around 9:15am. We don't have to get her up early so we don't. She still takes a 1-2 hour nap sometime between 12 -2pm. She is a very happy baby and she's getting the sleep she needs. Not all babies require the same amount of sleep. Babies wake during the night for a variety of reasons and they often vary (just like adults). It sounds to me that your daughter is also getting enough sleep. They go through a lot with separation anxiety at this age, maybe that is part of the reason she gets up. Since we got our daughter a big girl bed a few months ago, all she wants is me for bedtime. Though some nights, I do long for a few minutes alone with my husband, our schedule works for us. I work til 3:30 so I love having that time to spend with my daughter. Also, it is nice to be able to go out to dinner or visit family and not have to be home for an earlier bedtime or else you could have a cranky baby on your hands.
Whatever works for your family is the right time. We put our oldest to bed at that age around 8:30 and our youngest now goes down right about 8. As long as everyone is getting the sleep they need and has the routine that works you're doing the right thing
It depends on your household and when she gets up. I have a 4 year old and a 13 month old and have never managed to get them in bed before 8 pm (my husband comes home at 7 pm most nights and we eat together if we can). Both my kids usually go to bed between 8:30 and 9pm, sometimes a little earlier if they are acting overtired. The baby naps usually an hour and a half at least and usually 2+ hours (depending when she naps and if it is 1 nap or 2). The 4 year old gets up 7:30 or 8 to go to preschool. The baby gets up anywhere between 8 and 10 am depending how tired she is. If she wakes up before 8 she will usually drink a bottle and go back to sleep for a bit. I'm not an early bird and am at home so this is fine with me. I can even get a shower and maybe breakfast in peace on a good day.
My 20 month old goes to bed around 10:30 or 11 pm and wakes up around 9:30 am or 10 am. She takes a 2-3 hr nap every day. I don't think 9:30 is too late if your baby wakes up at 8 am. She should be getting around 13 hrs of sleep total every day, including naps. She's probably waking up because of a bad dream or maybe the teeth. My girl does the same thing.
My suggestion is to put your baby down between 7-7:30p, early is better. They sleep longer. Try pushing back a 1/2hour each night to adjust in the begining. Its better for the long run. On all the literature I have read and sleep seminar I took, this was most of the info.
Good luck ,
J.
My son will be 18 months in a couple of days. His bedtime has been between 7pm and 8pm since he was about 9 months old. He usually wakes up about 6:45am because my husband leaves the house to work out at that time and isn't the best at being quiet. :) If my husband is quiet while getting ready and leaving the house our son will sometimes sleep until 8am. DS naps from 10am until noon and sometimes he'll nap from 3pm to 4pm if he's been especially active that day.
I think each baby is different. For example my 15 month old has been going to sleep anywhere between 6:30 and 7 pm. And wakes up at 5:45 to 6 am (like clockwork). At day care, I understand she usually doesn't nap for more than half an hour (on weekends at home she naps for 2 hours around 12:30 to 2:30). But sometimes she gets up in the middle of night as well usually around 4:30 am. I can't make her sleep any more than she already does, or put her to bed any earlier becuase of work schedule. I think my daughter gets up in the middle of the night because of A. Nightmare. B. Can't find her pacifier. C. Might get a too hot. D. Just becuase something startled her.
If you think your baby is not getting enough sleep, try putting her to bed a half hour earlier for one week and see what time she gets up in the morning. If she still gets up at 8 am, then she probably would need more sleep. If she gets up a half hour earlier, then 9:30 pm is just the right time for her, and if it works for your family, why mess with a good thing???
My 20-month-old goes to sleep between 7:30-8:30pm and typically wakes up around 6:30 or 7am.
I have three children (7,5,1) and they all go to bed between 7pm and 8pm...Doesn't matter how early or late they go to bed they always get up about 7:30 or so. I think I read somewhere that children under the age of 10? need 10 to 14 hours of sleep every day. The younger they are the more sleep they need. I would think your little one needs more sleep. It would probably help. Sleep begets sleep. And they can be restless when they are over tired. Start putting her to bed about 15 minutes early for a few days and then move it up 15 more minutes for a few days until you get up to between 7 or 8pm. See if that helps.
My daughter started going to bed at 6:30pm then moved it to 7:00 around that age. She is 3 and still goes to bed at 7pm. She wakes at 6:30-7am. She used to wake up but not since we got rid of the paci. Just my thoughts, best wishes.
At 19 months my older boys were in bed by 7. My youngest is 15 months and goes to bed at 8, the same time as his older brothers.
My son is now two and has been going to bed by 7:00 since he was about 4 months old. He's an early waker but takes good naps. I definitely notice a big behavior difference when he gets to bed any later than that!
