My 19 month old keeps waking up earlier and earlier and pushing her nap back later and later...?

Question

She goes to bed at 8pm ever night. By that time she is exhuasted and getting cranky, and is READY for bed. Do you think i should put her to bed later in hopes of her sleeping in later? Or maybe try putting her to bed earlier? Im not sure what that would do, just grasping at straws. Will she eventually go back to her normal pattern? Its been three weeks of getting up earlier everyday and pushing her nap back. Will she eventually just pick a new wake up time? =p sorry for all the questions, but im not a morning person, and this is hard on me.

Answer 1

as they get older tget need less sleep. I have a kid in my day care center who is up by 5 every morning and his parents can't do a thing about it. when I was little my parents put me to bed when they went to be at like 10 or 11 and I slept in till like 9 or 10 like they wanted.

I would pick a ruitine and stick to it as much as possible make sure her nap and her bed time are the same every day and eventually she will fall into a regular wake up time. Even if she is not tired whenever she is suppose to nap lay her down and play her some soothing music and make sure you let her know it is nap time now and eventually she will sleep

Answer 2

im sorry to say as they get older, the earlier they wake up. my son is currently goin to bed at 9 every night, he is 3, he started out goin to bed at 7 and then got later and later till we stopped at 9pm. but he is starting to get up earlier in the morning. im not morning person either. also the later u put her to bed doesn't mean she will get up later. some kids will even get earlier the later u put them to bed, but u may get lucky. keep trying till you find something that works. my son doesn't nap during the day so that helps with the goin to bed at 9.

Answer 3

I found that baby's like routine. If you keep her on your schedule then she will eventually learn the routing. I have a four month old and e is the same way. some days he gets out of the routing.

I found that naps during the day help to keep his schedule, but don't allow them to sleep to much in the day because they are not tired when you need them to be. Also playing with them in the daytime helps to wear all that energy down for nighttime. I know how busy a person can get in the day, but even 30 min can make a difference on a baby and their energy lvl.

And the not a morning person; Its over when children come into the picture. They will need to get up early because they don't need as much sleep as adults. My child likes the 3 to 4 hour naps and then eats in between.

Hope this works for you.

Answer 4

Maybe its time to get rid of the nap or to lessen how long the nap is and see how it goes.

From personal experience, pushing bedtime later does not change the time kids wake up.