DS has been such a horrible night sleeper that i have no advice cos he's up & down all night no matter how well or badly he sleeps during the day! he does seem to be transitioning to one nap during the day now though (at 16.5 months) so if you've had consistency before, it makes sense to me to cut back the day sleep
i found the molars a bit of a weird time - sleep was definitely all over the place & we'd have a week of tears & grizzling, then a good week, then bad.
no answer from me on that one either - DS is also very sociable & we just tend to go with the flow & let him socialise. as long as he's happy, then it doesn't bother me!
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