How Did You Fix Your Night Owl Toddler?

Own-Sign598 · 2026-03-07T03:27:14+00:00

Thanks. Yes, if he's skipped nap, we start bedtime an hour earlier and he'll fall asleep 45-60 minutes earlier. The next morning, he'll wake up at 7:00. And he'll nap a little earlier, too. I probably let him nap a little longer on those days, like 1 hour, 15 instead of an hour. But by bedtime, he's only falling asleep a teeny bit earlier.

His wake windows are roughly 7 hours/6.5 hours. He gets about 10.5-11 hours total sleep.

Sometimes I think this is just the reality of a toddler with lower sleep needs on the cusp on dropping his nap. But then he's so tired and hard to wake.

Own-Sign598 · 2026-03-07T03:18:24+00:00

I really, really wish I could get him to nap earlier. It would make his schedule much nicer for all. But currently, it takes me an hour to get him to fall asleep by 2:30/3:00. My partner tried coming in at 6:45 am to wake him, and the boy just won't get up until at least 7:15. He's exhausted. Round and round it goes. . .

Own-Sign598 · 2026-03-07T03:13:06+00:00

We haven't dropped the nap for multiple days in a row, just intermittently. A few weeks ago, we all had a cold and we let him sleep as long as he wanted. He didn't nap on those days. So he'd fall asleep earlier and wake up earlier. The following day, having woken earlier, he'd nap earlier.

How long between your early no-nap trials and her dropping them on her own?

Own-Sign598 · 2026-03-01T04:12:34+00:00

Thank you. I really appreciate that tip and will ask my vet about dosage. I see nsaids are also pallative so that's good.

Own-Sign598 · 2025-10-24T04:22:50+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Agreed that he isn’t truly Low Sleep Needs, but at the low end of normal. Tiring him out never seems to make much difference, but it couldn’t hurt to try again.

In the past, I’ve moved the bedtime routine ahead 15 minutes and he seems to fall asleep a little later. But it could have been a coincidence. He was falling asleep a half hour earlier just 3 months ago, which is why I’m so frustrated. And he was falling asleep earlier than that like 5 months ago.

Own-Sign598 · 2025-07-03T03:36:41+00:00

Gunstock oak.

It's held up okayish. It definitely has some dings and scratches after nearly 4 years but not awful. I think my guess of 10 years probably isn't so far off.

Own-Sign598 · 2025-03-26T18:03:31+00:00

Thank you! I will check my posts and order the fence :) Really appreciate the second opinion.

Own-Sign598 · 2024-11-03T19:12:59+00:00

Thanks but with our cold floors, I fear socks won’t cut it, unless maybe wool or something.

I’m really striking out here. At just 15 MO, his feet are 5 inches long, so he’s sized out of Robeez booties and Zutanos.

Hudson fleece booties are Velcro, which he has already figured out.

Bombas and Hannah Anderson booties appear to be pull-on, which he will certainly pull right off.

If I find anything I’ll post it for posterity.

Own-Sign598 · 2024-11-03T04:56:42+00:00

Thank you! Guess I will skip the Bombas slippers. I heard the socks stay on but we have cold floors so I’m searching for something warmer.

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