18mo Bedtime shenanigans and/or EW for MONTHS. NOTHING WORKS!!

[Mackjack]

Yes that's what I'm afraid of.

I just put him to bed about 6.50 which is a smidge later than last night.  His nap today was later than yesterday but slightly shorter by about 5/10 mins so I wasnt sure whether to put him down for BT earlier/later etc

Anyway, he didn't mess about - no jumping, shouting, chucking stuff out- but he did sit up/stand up and cry - a whingy tired cry. Had to go in and cuddle him,  then go back in and give him a drink ( it is mighty hot at the moment). He's gone quiet at 7.25. So is that OT now? Gosh, it's such an extremely fine balance!!!

[deb]

LOL

Sometimes it's a balance, and sometimes IME it's....well, SOMETHING! There are days I got SOOOO MAD at the girls for not reading the darned books and knowing how long to sleep!

OK, sometimes I still get irked. LOL

[Mackjack]

Exactly! Can he not just READ THE BLOOMIN BOOK!!!

[cath~]

Pleased you had a good night. FXd last night was good too X

I caught DD1 reading the BW book the other week.  Only nearly 5 yrs late

Hope you've found something that works.

Fwiw at this age lots of ppl find a set nap time easier than A times.  So eg you could go for 12.15 am and only bring it fwd by say 30 mins if he has a really bad night.  You might find it easier rather than thinking of A times all the time.

Here's a sticky:
Set naps for toddlers: Why, How and When