just 2, and dropping nap!?

[emily3434]

help!  DS turned 2 at the end of August -- he has been sleeping so well, but things have gone to pot.  He hasn't been much of a napper, but always gives good nights - usually 12 hours.   Our routine has been:

7-7:30 awake
12:30-1 ish down for nap -- usually sleeps 1.15 hours, sometimes longer depending on days activities.  almost always up by 2 PM
7-7:30 sleep for the night.

sometimes he'll hang out in his bed and talk to himself before going to sleep -- never has been a problem.  but lately he is GRUMPY!!  some nights he will fall asleep at 7:30, the wake up at 9 and be awake for 2 hours.  trouble with his excellent language skills, he starts asking for a drink, or for help with his blanket....seems UT....so are we dropping the nap at age 2!? 

I have friends who's kids sleep for 2-3 hours still and are older!  I try not to compare.  anyone in a similar situation?

so are working on our molars.  ug.  so I have been medicating.

[emily3434]

I should also add that he will fall asleep for a nap -- we haven't had nap refusal at this point. just crazy NW after bedtime.

[ZacsMumme]

Could be 24 mth sleep regression or possibly the molars have caused the ENw and he has got cumulated OT from the NW and is now ENW from being OT

Are you medicating at BT? Or at another time?
have you tried to push bT out a touch for a few days to see if it helps? Just 15 mins or so?

[emily3434]

Hi!  Thanks for the response-I've tried a few things, pushing bedtime is our most recent venture.  He slept good the first of the night last night, but was up around 530/6 crying/talking.  Then fell back asleep and I woke him at 8 (usually sleeps until 730/8.  So I should keep the nap until he is fighting it?  It hadn't been a long nap really ever-at most 1.5 hrs from 12:30-2. Bedtime around 7/7:30.
Yes, giving meds every night at by.  I haven't tried any other time.  I feel bad giving him meds every night even when he's not too moody during the day.  But I can feel the molar bumps in the back.  He has always been very slow to get the teeth through.  Sleep hadn't really been bothered in the past.

Ug.  I feel like he's a baby again and I'm trying to figure him out!!!

[ZacsMumme]

Personally I think that going from 1.5 hrs to no nap will cause massive OT they o go through regressions and if you can attempt to ride the out often LOs go back to sleeping well.
If you think he needs a nap cap I would try shortening it to 1hr first and holding for 3-5 days. Or you an try to push BT out a touch, or offer the nap later in the day. but ENW typically aren't from Ut I don't think...more likely OT, developmental or teeth...

[emily3434]

Thanks.  He is all over the map.  I hope it's a sleep regression because that means it will end!!! How long should I give it?

He has been fighting bedtime lately-crying for a drink...then more drink.  I had a great BT Monday with a nap capped from 1-2. Today I did the same-nap capped at 2pm.  He was miserable through dinner.  We did bt at 7.  Perhaps I should have pushed it out to 730?  Dh put him down as I was out and forgot to talk about it.  Ug.  Truly a painful process.  I was hoping to start up date nights again now that the baby is not taking a dream feed!!