low sleep needs 18m old, reassurance needed

[NiknLily]

just looking for some, yep mine too!!
S has always been on the low sleep need end of scale up until recently she had a bedtime of 7.30pm, would wake between 6-6.30am then nap at 12-2 (the most 'normal' he sleep has ever been!), then nap crept up to 12.30 so I let her sleep till 2.15/30.  Summer holidays arrived, we went away which totally muddled routine up as she only napped in car.  Generally we have all been sleeping a little later until she has been waking up 7.30/8am!! but this pushes nap too late in day then she cant sleep till 8.30/9pm at night. 

Today she woke at 7am (after not napping yesterday due to incredibly late wake up, she was in bed for night at 6pm) She was up this morning until 1.30pm and it took 10mins to settle for nap.  So bedtime didn't get pushed out and because I suspect her sleep requirements have dropped considerably again.  I only let her sleep until 2.15pm it took a long time for her to come round but that's normal for her when woken. So plan is back to 7.30bed time and see what wake up we get tomorrow.

So after all that I guess what I want to know is does anyone else have a 1.5yr old or there abouts who thinks sleeping is for wimps!!?

[katie80]

Hi hon, neither of mine have really been low sleep needs, so I'll just try to bump this for you. I wouldn't say what you're describing sounds completely abnormal, though. It does sound like maybe she's readjusting after vacation and sleeping in later. Also, remember there is often an 18mo regression. (((Hugs)))

[HenaV]

Hi,

My DD isn't LSN either but I do agree with Jatie. When we got back from holiday, it took nearly 2weeks for everything to properly settle down.

I would persevere with trying to implement your 'normal' routine and see where that takes you.

Good luck!

Hena

[dolly2008]

My eldest (who is now nearly 4) was a baby that didn't sleep a lot.  Even the nanny said she had never seen a kid that slept so little, but over a period of time (I think by the time he was 2) he started sleeping more and longer.  if she is happy, and sleeps good during the night and at naptime I don't think you should be worried...Why fix it when it isn't broken Tracey says a couple of time in her book...

[NiknLily]

Thanks I had forgotten completely about 18m regression, and actually although she is low sleep needs I am thinking it is more regression than anything else. She is having at least one nw most nights and although we had some news where she couldn't sleep which made me think she was getting too much day sleep that and her nap getting later and later and not settling easily at bedtime, now she is going back to sleep after resettling.

Summer transitioned to 1 nap at about 9/10m old she did it very easily and all on her own and her sleep was never better than when she finally did so I guess I was beginning to think that the end of regular day naps was approaching way younger than most and wasn't too surprised by it.  But actually I think I will put up a bit more of a fight for a while to see if she comes through the other side with a nap intact.

I would say she isn't happy about not getting enough sleep as we get quite a lot of late afternoon/early evening meltdowns, so its definitely broken and needs fixing!!

She woke at 7.30 this morning but I am going to put her down at 1pm and see what happens.  I am going to give her 1hr nap providing she falls asleep at reasonable time for nap.