16 mo - routine guidance needed

[Mama2boys]

Hi all,

My 16mo seems to want to extend his day now.......

So we have been living with EW for a couple of months now, and have sort of accepted that 5:30 am is the start of our day. and DS manages 1 nap but every few days goes for a 2 nap day to make up.

But for the last few days is refusing sleep till 8:30pm. (he gets at least 2 hrs nap in the day), not sure if this is OT behaviour or just change of routine with age. Ia am thinking not OT as EW has been consistent at 5:30ish even when he was asleep by 7:30pm......Total sleep nowadays is about 12 hrs a day but once every few days he will take an extra snooze for an 1/1.5hrs..

Part of the problem is also potty training. He has 8oz milk at 7pm and needs about 1 hr of on and off potty to pee before he sleeps and won't sleep till he is ready.

Any thoughts on what's up?

Thanks,
Mukta

[403girl]

Could you give an example of his EASY with one nap and then with 2 naps?

[Mama2boys]

Sure Kirsty.

1 nap day
7/7:30 am wake up and milk (2-4oz in sippy cup)
8:30 bfast
11:30 lunch
12-2/2:30 nap
2:30 yoghurt snack
5:30 dinner
7 milk 8 oz  (bottle)
8/8:30 sleep

2 nap day
5:30 wake-up milk at about 6ish
7:30 bfast
9 -11 nap
11 lunch
2:30 yoghurt snack
nap varies could be from 3:30/4 to 4:30/4:45
5:30 dinner
7 milk
8/8:30 sleep

till about 3/4 days ago he used to sleep by about 7:30/8 in either case and now its more like 8:30 bedtime everynight...