Sleep help please - not a fan of going to bed at 1am

[leckert]

FWIW - lately my DS (also 18mths) has been fighting going to sleep at night - he's been going to be anywhere between 7 and 8pm with LOTS of help.
However, he's not been wanting to feed to sleep to start with - feeds for a bit then wants to get up and run around & play some more. I've (&DH) have ended up having to put him in his cot for 5 min or so and put up with the crying/screeching and then get him up to feed him to sleep properly - will feed to sleep properly - not interested in running off halfway through the feed. I don't like having to do it this way but it seems to be the way he wants to go lately

For awhile there he would go to sleep without feeding to sleep for DH at night but not every night so I was starting to think he might be starting to sleep without the feed to sleep but lately we've gone back to total feed to sleep at night.

DS goes to bed easier if he's had a longer sleep (or total sleep) is more than 1 1/2 - 2 hrs during the day. Mind you if he goes to bed near 7pm we're up around 6 (even earlier - 5:15 the other day) so I'm starting to think I need to push back bedtime to around 8 or later

[Calluna]

Leckert - that's exactly what he did Monday night. Maybe it is an age thing??

Last night was much better, he didn't have an arvo sleep... Well he did but it wos only about 10 mins then he was fine for most of the afternoon and went to sleep quite easily at night.

Gosh I hope he's not cutting out his nap I don't think I'm ready for that lol

[leckert]

for ages there he was getting away with just 45 min sleep a day and he was going to bed fine around 8pm.

[Calluna]

Soo not coping with this tonight, someone send me some calm vibes please.

[~Hestia~]

[Calluna]

Thanks CM I read him a loong slightly boring story and tried again, He's just gone to sleep. How long for is the question...

[mummato1]

I have only just got my DS to bed now, and he is also 18 months! He has been a nightmare for the past few weeks.. very much the same as what you have described. So big hugs, I need one too! I was in tears tonight, so incredibily frustrating.

DS wakes between 6am -7am, usually is ready for bed for a nap about 10am-11am and his day sleep is usually between 2 and 3 hours. But come bed time at night he wont have a bar of it! I have the TV off and we have the dinner, bath, bottle, book and bed routine (well trying as much as we can.. doesnt always work out).

I have just tried taking the sides of the cot, but now he thinks it is a game to get in and out of bed and run back as soon as I see him up. I have ignored him, and just put him back to bed but he finds it hilarous (as he is sooo overtired by this point). He would be happy to just run around, or lie on the couch or floor and watch tele (which is what happens when DF tries to put him to bed! grrr). He was happy to be in bed with me till he was asleep but now I cant even do that..

I am just not sure what else to do!