Bed Time- how early is too early?

[minimatron]

Olivia is now 22 months and she has been trying to cut out her day sleeps on and off for a few months now. However in the past 2 weeks, she has pretty much said good bye to them

However, by about 530...usually dinner time, she is so tired and today she was ready to sleep at the table. I tried keeping her awake but she was past it and I have just put her to bed (6pm). Usually I can string her out til 730pm and shes grizzly but manages.

Ok, so from peoples experience....will she sleep through? If shes tired by this time at night should I just put her to bed or is it a bit too early? What time does your 22 month old or there abouts, go to bed?

I really miss her day sleep!!! But I still do the whole put her down to rest and she stays awake. Agg what to do!

TIA Melissa

[visitor1]

Chelsea is a bit older (26 months) but she is still having a day nap. She goes to bed around 8-830 but plays til 10pm in her bed..LOL

I know for her if she goes to bed any earlier she doesnt sleep very well.

We also dont eat tea til 7-730.

If your DD is tired the maybe its best she goes to bed, last thing you want is an over tired toddler!

[Olive]

DD is also 26 months, no day sleep, we do dinner no later than 6pm then straight into the bath, bed by 7pm, on the weekend we often feed DD something different to us so dinner for her at 5.30 and put her to bed by 6.30. when DD first dropped her sleep she fell asleep at the table, but she got used to no napping and is now fine!!

[minimatron]

How long does it take for them to get used to it?? Olivia has fallen asleep at the table a few times.
Well she didnt go to sleep...now we are hearing it!

[Olive]

not long!! DD only dropped hers at the start of jan. so only 5 weeks, i wouldnt have an issue with putting her down at 5.30pm!! as she gets used to it, just increase bedtime by 5 minutes

[Captain]

When Danielle dropped her day nap she started going to be earlier at night. I just had to judge it on a day by day basis. Her bed time is normally 7pm, but she would go earlier if needed, and yes some days that meant 5.30pm. I found it took several months for her to fully get used to it. Some days she would go back for a nap, just depended on what we were doing, until having a nap meant that she would be awake until 9 or 10pm!

So just go on what Olivia seems to need, if she starts getting up to early you might need to push back her bedtime a bit, but if she sleeps through, then she must need the sleep.