New sleep issues at almost 2 YO!

[Tabathagucci]

Hi there, need some help!  Not sure if this issue is teeth, sleep regression or 1-0 transition!  DS is 23 months and most definitely getting 2 yr molars in. However, his sleep has been off for about 2 months (seems to have started teething around that time also and the bottom two molars have just come through).  He used to like about 11.25 hour days and this was consistent for several months even as naps evolved and changed. Now he ranges from 11 hrs to 12.5 on any given day. 

Our typical day was:
Wake between 6 and 7
Nap 12:30-2:30 or 3 (sometimes less)
BT 7:30 asleep by 8

Over the last 3 months or so we moved the nap to 1 pm when we got EW's.  If he takes a long nap he fights bed time so I've been experimenting with capping nap at first at 3:45, then 3:30 and 3:15 and now down to 3.  Since I've done this he is usually asleep by 8 but sometimes by 8:30.  The past few days he's been going down easy at naptime but not falling asleep till1:10 now and taking short naps but taking long to fall asleep at BT still.

Today was:
6:25 wake (10h10m night)
Nap 1:10-2:25
BT 6:50 asleep 7:40
Total A time 12 hrs

He's always needed less sleep.  He rarely seems OT even with a 12.5-13 hr day as long as I've put him down by 1 for nap and 8 for BT and is always in a good mood regardless of sleep (even with one 25 min nap does fine!).

So not sure whether just to do set nap and BT (1 pm and 7:30 pm) until I get EW then move nap back and keep capping at 3 pm (or he may just keep taking short naps)?  I recently went back to A times a bit instead of set times hoping I could get him back to 11 hour days but its not really working!  Or any other suggestions?

Thx in advance!
Gwen

[pgibb]

No advice sorry but we're in same boat here. Some nights my lo has taken 1 hr to sleep most nights 45 mins when used to be 20 mins + we have very brief nw's too. Thinking its development + hoping it settles again soon. Has been about 3 weeks now.

I do have her days at 13 hrs long + cap her naps at 1 hr 30mins which has worked for a months now.x

[Buttonbobs]

Hi Gwen, my DD is 22 months and we are having similar troubles here and it does seem to be teeth as it is very on and off here too. To be honest your routine looks good, we are often getting 13/14 hour days and from reading around the site that seems pretty normal for this age with a long nap, so as long as your DS's mood is good it probably is a good EAS for him. I would imagine he'll move back to longer nights once the nap has been dropped, but he's very young for it to go yet.

[Tabathagucci]

Thanks everyone!  He's mellowed out the last couple days.  Longer naps but still shorter nights.  Seems like its always one or the other! LOL guess as he gets older he'll need less sleep.  I've just gone back to set naps and BT give or take 15 minutes and seems to be doing ok.  It's only been a couple days though.  Anyway, thanks again!   Good to know he's not too off from where other kids are this age.

[HenaV]

No you're not on your own. We had some real sleep shenanigans at this age. If it makes you feel any better, my DD is now 26m and things seem to have settled down. Lets hope I've not spoken too soon