We’ve struggled with split nights basically for the past year, and most of the time reducing sleep offered has helped.
I’m wondering if that’s really the right solution this time.
My 26 month old wakes for about 1-4 hours every night. I have to sleep in his room when it happens, but I can sleep and he’ll just roll around in his cot, sing, talk to himself, play with my hand etc.
I cap his nap at 1 hour, and I wake him at 6am every morning and he’s always super tired. He sleeps 8pm-6am with nap 12pm-1pm. I always have to wake him. So we offer 11 hours but because of his nightly split nights he sleeps about 7-9 hours a day.
Is reducing sleep even more really the right play here? I feel like he’s already getting so little and he’s so tired when I wake him. Plus we’re always pushing him till nap/bed every day.
He’s perfectly happy when he wakes during his split nights as long as he’s not alone. (He didn’t used to be happy but he’s okay now)
He doesn’t play with toys, doesn’t get out of bed etc, he literally just keeps himself amused for hours.
I’m so confused!
I’m wondering if that’s really the right solution this time.
My 26 month old wakes for about 1-4 hours every night. I have to sleep in his room when it happens, but I can sleep and he’ll just roll around in his cot, sing, talk to himself, play with my hand etc.
I cap his nap at 1 hour, and I wake him at 6am every morning and he’s always super tired. He sleeps 8pm-6am with nap 12pm-1pm. I always have to wake him. So we offer 11 hours but because of his nightly split nights he sleeps about 7-9 hours a day.
Is reducing sleep even more really the right play here? I feel like he’s already getting so little and he’s so tired when I wake him. Plus we’re always pushing him till nap/bed every day.
He’s perfectly happy when he wakes during his split nights as long as he’s not alone. (He didn’t used to be happy but he’s okay now)
He doesn’t play with toys, doesn’t get out of bed etc, he literally just keeps himself amused for hours.
I’m so confused!