I can’t wake up early!

↑ tichellady ↓

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 5:57 pm

amother Cherry wrote:

My toddler only functions on those schedules otherwise she's up so early

You are lucky! Most toddlers don’t do well with that schedule and won’t sleep so late.

amother

↑ OP

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 6:50 pm

Thank you guys for the suggestions!
It could be the nap schedule is throwing him off, he takes his nap at 1 and then goes to sleep at 7. I wish I could have his nap earlier but it won’t work with our schedules so maybe moving bedtime could help…

And amother watermelon, I so appreciate what you said, helps the mom guilt ease a little bit❤️

amother

↑ Tealblue ↓

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 9:36 pm

amother OP wrote:

7pm bedtime is for toddlers that don't nap. I would try 9pm.

amother

↑ Apple

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 9:48 pm

amother Tealblue wrote:

7pm bedtime is for toddlers that don't nap. I would try 9pm.

Uh no.... all my kids have a 7/7:30 bedtime with naps. My kids would be so overtired.

amother

Magnolia

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 9:52 pm

amother Tealblue wrote:

7pm bedtime is for toddlers that don't nap. I would try 9pm.

7 is super normal with naps! I think what's not common here is starting a nap 1. Most kids that age that I know start their naps 11:30/12.

↑ tichellady ↓

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 9:59 pm

amother Tealblue wrote:

7pm bedtime is for toddlers that don't nap. I would try 9pm.

Not for a 14 month old who naps for 30 minutes. He is still a baby

amother

Babypink

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 10:12 pm

I think - as long as you limit it to just that hour a day, don’t feel guilty.
(Says a mom whose kids watch too much but BH have been cutting back)

imaima

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 10:19 pm

amother OP wrote:

Frankly it sounds like a normal schedule to me. Yes they end up waking at 5 this way.
Try to put him to bed with you and show with all your might that it’s still sleeping time. He may go back to sleep.
Another thing can be maybe he already feels an urge to urinate that wakes him but he doesn’t realize it.

yellowroses

Thu, Sep 19 2024, 10:49 pm

Or maybe he doesn’t need a nap anymore. One of my kids was done with naps with 14 months. He couldn’t fall asleep at bedtime and woke up during the night so I quit napping.
Some kids don’t need naps that long, others nap until they are much older.

amother

↑ Tealblue

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 6:50 am

amother Apple wrote:

Uh no.... all my kids have a 7/7:30 bedtime with naps. My kids would be so overtired.

Some kids just need less sleep than others. If he wakes at 5am all ready for the day then obviously he had enough sleep. Not all babies need 14 hours of sleep.

↑ tichellady

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 9:06 am

amother Tealblue wrote:

Some kids just need less sleep than others. If he wakes at 5am all ready for the day then obviously he had enough sleep. Not all babies need 14 hours of sleep.

It doesn’t sound like he’s getting 14 hours of sleep or is waking up refreshed and in a good mood

amother

Navy

Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10:09 am

I have a baby the same age and he sometimes wakes up6 and also at night. At night I let him cry for a few minutes by himself and he falls back asleep . In the morning he wrecks my room lol he also doesn’t love toys. Idk just hold on there!