18 month old waking up at 4:30 am -- what time does your LO wake up?

Shannon - posted on 02/07/2010

My 18 month old goes to bed by 8pm but often wakes up screaming anytime between midnight and 3am. No amount of cuddling will help, she only wants to sleep in my bed. I swore I wouldn't do that with my second baby since my first slept with us too much as a baby. But here we go again...in the end I just want the screaming to stop and the sweet slumber to resume! Alas.

Kayla - posted on 02/07/2010

my son use to be the best sleeper. he would go to bed at 8 and wakt up at 8, and then have a 2 hour nap around 11ish. but i just changed his crib over to a bed over 2 months ago and things have changed so much sence then. he now goes to bed between 8 and 9 pm and now i have to be in the room to watch him sleep. and he wakes up at 6:30am and wakes up at least once a night around 4am. and then i am lucky if he takes his nap in the afternoon.......i miss the sleep we use to have. im starting the chair thing to get him to sleep- where you slowly move the chair closer to the door everynight til your out of the room and he will saty in bed by himself...... but if anyone has any other ideas i would love to hear them. i want my sleep back- its like night of the living dead on my side. and then hes cranky cause hes so tired through the day. please let me know if and how to change it back lol

Sarah - posted on 02/05/2010

My little guy's sleep habits are changing too. He used to always be in bed at 8, wake up around 7-7:30 and have a 2 hr. afternoon nap. The last few weeks he's been skipping the nap on occasion (we still have a bit of quiet time even if he doesn't sleep), going to bed around 9 and waking around 6-6:30. I'm not sure if it's a growth spurt or if he's just getting older and doesn't need as much rest. I'm hoping it's just a phase...guess we'll find out!

Julia - posted on 02/03/2010

hello hannah.....sounds just like my daughter, exactly actually, she was doing really really well sleeping through the night until a couple ofweeks ago and then what you describe started to happen. we haven't changed her routine either, goes to bed 8:30 and used to wake up 7ish, but now it's way toooo ealy...has anything changed for you since you posted?? interested in any tips you may have discovered.

Ldoo - posted on 02/03/2010

When my daughter wakes up anytime before 6, I absolutely do not go into her room. That just encourages the habit (unless, of course, there really is something wrong). Leave them alone, and they should fall back asleep. Also, kids this age really should be going to sleep by 8:30 or so at the latest. Generally kids who go to bed later will wake up earlier.

Denise - posted on 02/02/2010

Ava goes to bed around 7:30-8:30 and usually wakes up by 7:00. She takes one nap a day around 1:30 and can sleep anywhere from 40 minutes to 2 1/2 hours. She used to go to bed around 6:30 and wake up at 5;30 so the extra time in the morning for me is great! i just wish she would sleep a little later on the weekends!!!!

Erika - posted on 02/02/2010

my son wake up between 10-11am every day, he does not wake up at night and goes to bed between 8:30-10pm

Carrie - posted on 02/01/2010

my 18 month old usually goes to bed anywhere from 8-10pm and can wake up anywhere from 1-3 times a night starting around 2:30 am..... i would love if he slept straight thru even until 5am..lol.... when it gets to much to handle i just either sleep in his bed with him for a bit or take him to the spare room and sleep in a big bed there with him .... i'm also looking for ideas on how to get him to sleep thru the night

Nichola - posted on 01/29/2010

During the week I have to wake my son up at 6:30 to get ready for daycare but on the weekends he sleep to between 7:30 and 8 but I dont put him to bed untill I go to bed so its usually like 9 before we go to sleep 10 on the weekends

Amber - posted on 01/28/2010

our son kohan goes to bed at 5:15 pm and gets up at 7am then takes a nap at 11ish and gets up at 2ish sometimes is 10ish to 1ish.. then so on its always been this way and its not going to change now!

Shauna - posted on 01/28/2010

my son is 18mo, he goes to bed by 9p most nights and doesn't wake up until between 1030a and noon, but he also doesn't take any naps during the day

Kanthi - posted on 01/27/2010

anytime between 5 and 7 am

Toni - posted on 01/27/2010

My Son is 19 months and woke up at 4:00am lastnight too. Hes been going to bed around 10:00pm and is sleeping till like 11:00am the past few weeks I'm sure its a growth spurt and dont forget the teething! Ill keep you updated on this-Toni-St.Cloud, Florida 25yrsld.

Amy - posted on 01/27/2010

My daughter wakes up between 7 and 8 am. She takes a two hour nap in the afternoon and is in bed around 8 pm. Does she cry when she wakes up? Occasionally, mine will wake up but I just pull her in bed with me and she is content to lay beside me then we both drift off back to sleep.

Michelle - posted on 01/26/2010

My daughter is only having a single nap during the day now, sometimes only a short one (40 mins to an hour) and going to bed about 7.30pm and up about 6-6.30 every day. I think once they get to 18months they normally drop down to one daytime nap, because they just dont need as much sleep... how much is she getting during the day?

Caroline - posted on 01/26/2010

hi hannah our daughter tends to wake up about 7am and takes a bottle and back to sleep til 10 or 11.. takes a nap after lunch for about 2 hrs and thats her til bedtime between 7pm and 9 pm dependin on whether she sleep earlier or not.. shes a brill sleeper!! wot time do u put ur little one to bed? maybe try and stretch her bed time a little might work x