How long does your baby sleep

Posted: Thu, Jun 12 2008, 1:37 am Post subject: how long does your baby sleep

mine (1year) goes to bed at about 8 and wakes up from 6 (no later than 8) I give him a bottle but he wouldnt fall back asleep or stay in bed... would it help if I put him to bed later? he only naps once in the morning for about 2 hours so he's pretty tired by night he would probably even go earlier. it's really hard for me to get up so early and he's my first and I dont work so it's really not necessary....
how can I make him sleep longer????

no longer than 8 I meant to say

Posted: Thu, Jun 12 2008, 1:45 am Post subject:

Put him to bed later. And how much longer do you want him to sleep for?

My one year old goes to bed at about 6:30. At 10:30/11, he wakes up and nurses and then sleep until 5.

Some mornings he's up for 2 hours after, some mornings he'll go back to sleep right away for another hour or two before being up for 2 hours and then he had his first nap which generally lasts an hour.
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My one yr old usually goes to bed around 9 and wakes up around 7. He sleeps about 1 1/2 hrs during the day.

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My 15 month old goes to bed at 7/8 ish and wakes up around 6:30am. He's still on 2 naps generally, though some days we only do 1.

You definitely need an afternoon nap still at 1 year. When you go to one nap, it's supposed to be the afternoon nap. If you want to stick with one nap, try to push it off till at least 12pm.
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after getting up at 6.30 he definately cant last till 12....

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Posted: Thu, Jun 12 2008, 3:47 am Post subject:

It depends on the kid. Rivka never woke up past 6 no matter what time I put her in bed. She is like her Abba, early clock. My twins never sleep past 7. Last year we weren't working and no school so I tried to back up their bedtime even to 9 and they were still up at 6, wouldn't nap, and were tired & grouchy. It seems counter intuitive, but sometimes putting them in bed earlier will help them sleep better. Ten hours at night and a 2 hour nap doesn't seem like enough sleep for most 1 year olds. But honestly some kids are just up with the sun and you have to adjust / go to bed earlier / nap when baby naps, etc. You can't force him to sleep any more than you could force yourself to stay asleep at hours when you are not tired.
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My 13 month old goes to sleep around 8 and gets up around 6. Putting her to sleep later makes no difference - except I will have a cranky baby the next day

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I would say - put him to sleep earlier. I have read this in many books and seen this with my children. The later and more tired they are when I put them to sleep the earlier they wake up. I've read in many places that if you put babies and toddlers down to sleep earlier they will sleep later.

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My almost 1 year old sleeps 11 hour nights and takes two 2 hour naps during the day.
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