Schedule for a 2 year old

[Ydnic]

Hi all,

I'm a bit confused and cannot seem to get ds' schedule right!  Up until about a month or so ago, our schedule was this:

7:30 up
2:00 - 3:30 nap (tried to get him down earlier for naps, but can't seem to do it before 2:00!)
7:45 bedtime, asleep by 8:15 or 8:30

What has changed is that ds now wants to nap at least 2 hours. 

Here is what all I've tried:

-Waking him from his naps after 90 minutes, which only makes for a grumpy boy!
-Pushing bedtime to later (8:15) and then later again (8:30).  Thought maybe he was also needing less overall sleep.  Both instances either resulted in him babbling and laying awake until 9:30 or 10:00! and then he would want to sleep in the next morning, throwing it all out of whack again!

Our schedule is flying out the window and I don't know what to do to fix it!  He was so predictable for so long and now this is throwing me for a loop.

TIA,
Cindy

[TERESA-E&C's Mommy]

Just wanted to comment that we had the same things going on.  I honestly worked really hard to put her down by 1:15-1:30 and then let her sleep the 2 hours if she needed it.  Then we play extra hard in the evening to get her tired.   Good Luck to you.  I know it can be frustrating when they all the sudden change.

Teresa

[Lana]

You could try to move the nap up by 15 minutes every few days until you get it where you want.  I find that my 2 year old needs at least 6 hours A time before bed

HTH

[Ydnic]

Thanks ladies.  Today ds was awake and crying at 6:15.  He's now OT, but to be honest, it was ok tho, cause I knew that meant an early naptime and decent bedtime!  DH is on duty tonight, so he'll be pleased.

Lana, is that 6 hours A time before naptime and bedtime both? 

Teresa, I'll give pushing up naptimes a shot again.  Especially because that would be my preference!

Oh, if only they came with sleepytime clocks on their foreheads...

Cindy

[Lana]

Normally our A time was 5-5.5 hours before nap and then 6 after.  But as he get older is gets closer to 6 on each side