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Offline Bensmama

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19 mo old sleeps only 10 hour nights
« on: February 27, 2008, 20:21:55 pm »
Our little 19 month old only sleeps 10-10.5 hours per night.  Is his nap too long or short?  Here's our routine:

6 or 6:30 wake-up
12:20-2:20 nap (he's been waking early and I get him to go back to sleep)
8 or 8:30

(if we aim for 8 he falls asleep quicker.  If we try earlier, like 7:30, it takes him longer to fall asleep and bedtime ends up being at 8:30)

Should I just shorten his nap?  Or start it earlier?

I'm not sure which way to go, here.

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Re: 19 mo old sleeps only 10 hour nights
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2008, 00:53:09 am »
Has he suddenly started sleeping less or is this his usual? My dd is 26 months and has pretty much always done 10.5 hours at night with 2 - 3 hours for nap. Some kids just need less sleep. :-[ Does he function well on 12.5 hours?
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Re: 19 mo old sleeps only 10 hour nights
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2008, 00:55:51 am »
Is he happy or very cranky during the day?  I can rarely get my 15 month old to have more than 10 or occasionally 11 hr nights these days...
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Re: 19 mo old sleeps only 10 hour nights
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2008, 00:59:50 am »
I would ask the same thing as Erin did... how is his behaviour overall? If he seems happy and not tired then I would think 12.5hrs is what he needs :). You can try to shorten the nap to get longer night if you want an earlier bedtime but he'll probably do about the same overall...

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Re: 19 mo old sleeps only 10 hour nights
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2008, 03:26:50 am »
Thanks for your encouraging replies.
Ya, he's always done a 10 hour night.  It's like he has an internal clock.  If we manage to get him to bed at 7:30 pm, he wakes at 5:30 am.
He's happy, not cranky or tired.
So maybe I'll just leave it alone :-)
Thanks again!
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