Still having NWs at 18 months.

[Kay Dee]

I'd count it as a STTN if you didn't have to go in to her!

So hard to say why she might have been unsettled. Was it warm there last night? My DD was very unsettled last night due to the heat here in Dublin. It's been unusually warm for the last few days x

[Jem88]

I was going to put it down to the heat as it is quite warm here too. Hopefully we'll have another good night tonight. Would you wake your LO on a morning if you didn't need too be anywhere/go out? as i woke LO this morning as she was still asleep at 7 after a 12hr night and to keep routine but i felt bad about it as i don't normally have to wake her. x

[clairebear79]

I'll testify that IME its better to wake them.  I HATE doing it, but I find if I don't, and DS sleeps in, then he's not ready to nap at usual time, so I have to do a later nap, then if he has the same length nap as usual he needs a later BT, but if I cut it shorter & wake at usual time he is shattered by BT.  So in some ways, if you want a regular routine, or at the very least whilst you establish a new routine, I'd say its a good idea.  Once she is settled you may be able to relax it a bit more.

I'd just try & repeat yesterday & see how she does overnight tonight.  Good luck.

[Kay Dee]

Yes, I always woke to keep things consistent when tweaking a routine too. Good luck for tonight!

[Jem88]

Last night was quite a good night. She fell asleep at 7.45pm after a 5hr 15min A slept a full 6hrs and woke at 2.45pm crying/screaming and holding her foot up, she has a habit of sticking her arms/legs/feet though the cot bars so i'm not sure if she had got her foot caught or not. But i calmed her down and layed her down, she then woke again after 40mins and then 10mins later, then 20mins so i gave her some milk & nurofen and she slept from 3.30am and is currently still asleep but i'm going to wake her at 7.30am. x

[Jem88]

So i woke her at 7.30am yest morning, did nap 1.30-3pm then she was asleep in bed for 8.30pm. She then stirred at 3 and again at 3.30am but i didn't need to go in

I got up at 7.00am, sneeked in to check on LO and woke her by accident (won't be doing that again lol.)

So will do -

Up. - 7.00am
Nap. -  1 - 2.30pm
Bed. 7.30-8.00pm.

She does seem to be sleeping alot better with the 6hr a before nap and then being in bed for 5-5.5hr.

She had about 10.5hrs sleep last night, with a 1.5hr nap, but it would of been 11hr if she woke at 7.30am. Is this enough sleep? x

[Kay Dee]

Ah that's brilliant!! If she's in good form with those sleep totals then it's probably all she needs, her mood is the best indicator. Anything from 12-14hrs seems typical at this age. My DD was doing around 12-12.5 at 16months. DS did more like 13hrs total.

Yay!

x

[Jem88]

Last night wasn't a great night, and we ended up with a 5.50am wake up and a 9hr 45min night!

My mum took me, LO and my sister to Asda yesterday and i thought we'd be home before LOs nap but she ended up falling asleep in the car on the way home but it was only 15mins after she should of been asleep so a 6hr 15min A. I then managed to transfer from car to her cot and she slept fine until i woke her at 2.30pm after a 1hr 15min nap.

I then had her in bed for 7.15pm but she didn't settle until 8.10pm so a 5hr 40min A before bed. She then woke after 3hrs, 2hr 20mins,1.5hr then she slept another 3hrs before waking for the day at 5.50am.

I had to go in at every wake up too, so i'm guessing she was OT? I'm going to stick with the 6hr A before nap today and see if she sleeps better tonight. x

[clairebear79]

Sounds like it hun - prob because morning wee bit too long & nap wee bit too short.  But never mind, these things happen & you can usually get caught up the next day.

I think the routine you posted looks good, though I'd probably err on the side of caution & do the slightly earlier 7.30pm BT if I were you.  If she chatters til 8pm thats fine, but its better than waiting til 8 & her be OT IYSWIM?  Glad things are looking a bit better now anyway.xx

[Jem88]

I'm hoping she sleeps abit better tonight as i did 6hr A before her nap, woke her after 1.5hr at 1.20pm and then had her in bed for 6.15pm and she was asleep at 6.35pm. Just hoping i don't get a wake up before 6.00am. x

Up   -5.50am
Nap -11.50-1.20pm
Bed - 6.35pm.

[Jem88]

Last night was alot better and we had just under a 12hr night. She first woke after 40mins, 3hrs, 30mins, then another 30mins where she was crying/really upset and then would cry when i left the room so i had to stay beside her cot until she fell asleep which isn't normally like her as i can now leave and she'll happily fall asleep.

She then slept 11.30pm - 6.25am. x

[Jem88]

Last night wasn't too great either.

Yesterday she was up for the day at 6.25am, nap at 12.25pm which she woke herself after hour 15mins, i then had her in bed for 6.20pm and she fell asleep at 6.50pm. 5hr 15min A.

I'm not sure if she's OT, UT or just unsetted due to the heat? I had to wake her this morning at 7.00am but she was stirring a little from 6.25am but wasn't awake. x

[Truly Blessed]

Hiya,

Honey if she has a super short nap like that, IIWM I would try again after a short time, because even EBT is going to mean major OT after only 15 mins sleep TBH, especially if she's already OT. Is that something you can try 

Vicki.x.

[Jem88]

She napped for 1hr 15 mins not just 15mins, i normally wake her after 1.5hr so it was only 15mins less but she fell asleep at bedtime after 5hr 15min A time after nap. x

[Truly Blessed]

Duurgh, sorry Darling, I only saw the numbers. I'm on my holidays visiting DG family and it's chaos and noise right now, so I'm obviously not on best form 

(HUGS) Honey.x.