26 month cap nap further??

[Sarsheep]

Evening all

My lo is nearly 26months, at 24 we had developmental hoohaas which speech and generally taking an age to settle at BT-chatting away for ages/singing etc! Then we had early WU as was OT, so ended up capping nap to 1.5hrs and had much better nights better WU, better BT etc. now last couple if days the chatting has started again, 8:30 last night and up at 6 so must be OT?? So gave him longer nap to compensate and slightly later BT of 7:30, he's just gone quiet now at 8:30. Do you think I need to cap nap again? Already? 1.15? His bro is HSN, but little man just confuses me how much he needs! Thanks xxx

[mumofalice]

Sorry to say no advice as my DS sounds very similar to yours so wouldn't mind following along if you don't mind?

MY DS is 26 mo and has never been a great sleeper  My gut feeling has always been that he doesn't get enough sleep and I *think* he's permanently OT but just deals with it, yk? However as my DD is (and always has been) HSN I find it really hard to know how much he needs  He could well be LSN - but if so he's extremely LSN!

[Sarsheep]

Yeah we seem to swing from great to not so! My lo has been doing 12hrs at night and 1.5 in day, but recently the chatting again! Exhausting xxx

[mumofalice]

If my DD hadn't been a 12hr night girl I would think they were an urban myth  DS seems to survive on 10hr nights  However, judging by the more frequent melt downs that seem to be occurring these days I'm suspecting (as I always have) that he's OT 

[Skadiver13]

My lo is 24 months in a week and hes always confounded me he was doing 11 @ night and we cap at 1.5 during the day now we r down to about 10.5 at night. He's always been lsn. The one thing I did was average the amount of sleep he usually gets in a 24hr period and its between 12-12.5hrs. The average range for this age group is 12-14hrs. so even though its on the lower end its still ok. iyswim.

[Sarsheep]

Yest I let him sleep for 2hrs in day as was sure OT at play, he woke naturally at 2 hrs, then in bed at 7:30 and asleep about 8:30-slept til 6:30. So just 10 hrs again it's a mystery!!!
He is prone to OT-but fortunately not been earlier than 6 lately! I like him in bed at 7 so maybe I need to adjust nap based on WU?

[Skadiver13]

thats a 12hr day so thats actually not bad. yes on the lower end but still in the average zone.  I do set nap regardless of wake up. hell wake at 6 and nap at 1. sometimes wakes at 7 still naps at 1.

[Sarsheep]

Yeah we always nap at 1 regardless of WU, just wondering if he's done a 7 wu (I wish) if I should cap nap at an hr to get a 7pm BT?

[Skadiver13]

Is there a reason if he wakes up at 7 you want him in bed by 7?

[Sarsheep]

I work from home and start at 7 also that's when his big bro goes down who is v hsl. Yest after nap he had temp and was in bed straight to sleep at 6:45-crying for bed bless. Woke at 7, so obvs fighting something which is putting this out a bit! X

[Sarsheep]

He v rarely wakes at 7 tbh

[Skadiver13]

Oh ok just 7-7 at this age for a lsn needs may not work..Just my experience but I know if my lo does 11 at night he'll need a 13hr day.  Sometimes they suprise us though lol. Little man only got a 45 min nap in the car yesterday and it was a big day but he went to bed early at 6:45 instead of 7:30 and hes still asleep at 7am which is unheard of.. You just never know.

[Sarsheep]

Usual wake up is 6:30 so day ends up being 12.5hr and then he never goes to sleep straight away! A constant mystery-with him not being 100% ATM I think we'll just go with it-he's been asking for bed since 11am-poor lamb x

[Skadiver13]

oh yeah when they r sick all bets are off.

[Sarsheep]

So he's lots better-no temp! Crashed at 6:30 last night, woke soaking wet with sweat at 9, resettled once I dried him off, but woke at 5:30!!! I guess as feeling better didn't need as much sleep! Nap at 1 (as we do set nap) he was exhausted and woke at 45 mins-I resettled him and will now leave him an bit longer?? What BT should I look too? Normally anything more than a 13 hr day gives us an OT wake up."..