Asleep early

[Emma09]

Hoping for some words of wisdom to help with this current phase.

DD- 27 months- is starting to drop her day sleep, she might have 1, once a week.

I don't think she's really ready to drop it and she is insanely grumpy with no sleep.

The major problem is though, she will then crash at about 7pm(even if shes sitting at the table) and then wake up at about 10.00pm, ready to party.

She has just started sleeping in her bed, so that may have something to do with it as well.

Any tips about either getting her to have a day sleep or going to sleep later?

[Tinks]

Sounds like she's having an evening sleep instead of an afternoon sleep. My advice would be to start a new bedtime routine. Have tea, bath her at 7 then read her a story and put her to bed at 7.30-8.00. That should 'trick' her into sleeping all night and not just napping.

[Arcadia]

my dd also dropped her day sleep at 27 months but would sleep in the pram. I also had ds at that stage so I would just take them for a walk every day at about 1pm and get dd to have a sleep. This worked a treat until she started not needing a nap at three (and now I hate it if she naps because she's up until 10pm).

What is the house like at 10pm? Lights and tv on? Maybe try keeping it dark and quiet for a week and see if you can break the habit of her waking up completely.

Good luck.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Z is starting to drop her day sleep aswell, yesterday we had friends here and she stayed awake all day and i think we all fell asleep on the couch about 8ish then she woke in the middle of the night as she'd wet the bed.
If i put her down for a nap about 12:30 - 1ish she is normally ok but she's been fighting it of late so when that happens i try some 'rest time' on the couch with a movie and sometimes she drifts off.

Can you maybe give her dinner by 6ish then a bath and then bed about 7-7:30 and see if that makes a difference and then each night maybe drag her back out til about 8ish?

[hipmummy]

Same here too. I have found we now have lunch really early (11.30) and i put her to be straight after (so before 12) she will sleep and we have no dramas at night.