Do you alter your toddlers bedtime depending on the time they wake from nap?

For ex: If Jack wakes up between 3-3:30 then I try to have him in the crib by 7:30 the latest.

I notice that if he wakes up after 3:30 from his nap then I put him down anywhere from 8:830 (in which case he doesn't fall asleep until close to 10)

Should I be putting him down to bed at the same time every night regardless of what time he wakes from his nap?

We've been having issues that he's not getting enough sleep, and therefore having night terrors (during naptime) so I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong here.

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usually i try to still maintain the same time... but it depends on how late it is.. the other day ds didnt wake until 545 from his nap which he went in at 2 for.. that night we kept him up later....

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sometimes on the weekends Gavin doesn't go down for a nap until 2:00 which I hate because then yes, he does go to bed MUCH later and it drives me crazy.
I try to do my best to stick with the 12-2 or as close to it nap schedule.......

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I do not alter his bedtime based on naps at all.
If we are home bedtime is 8:30-9...sometimes if DH gets home late it will get slightly pushed so they can have time together but never because of nap times.

I will also wake DS up if I feel his nap is too late. For instance I wont let him nap past 6pm (assuming he went in late for his nap) so if its 6pm and he is still sleeping, I open his door to let the noise in, then within about 5 minutes i go in and wake him.

GL

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Nope. She always goes to bed between 8/8:30, closer to 8.

She is taking a late nap today (went down at 4, is still sleeping now). I will wake her up at 6pm and I'll still put her down at 8pm. I have never had an issue doing this but she's always been a great sleeper.

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Re: Do you alter your toddlers bedtime depending on the time they wake from nap?

We put him to bed around 8:30 every night, but I have been noticing he is taking his afternoon nap later and later, and if he sleeps past 4 or 4:30, forget it, he's up till 10 easily.

Today I woke him at 8, eventhough he was up till almost 10:30--wanted to try and get the sleep back on track.

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If she naps late, we try to put her down by 8:30. She is normally in her crib between 8-8:15.

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nope. DS has waken up at 6pm, and had a bottle and went right back down around 7:30. It will only screw me in the morning if I wait.

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Ug Diana I put her down the same time, but then we wind up fighting for an hour more than usual....

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Yes, we do.

If DD gets up by 5 pm (usually between 4:30 and 5), she's down for the night around 8:30. If she sleeps later (between 5:30 and 6:30), she usually goes down closer to 9:30.

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nope. Bry naps 3-5 still goes to bed at 815.

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I wake my kids up from their afternoon nap if it gets too late. I know they need at least 3 hours from when they wake up and I like them to go to bed at 7, the latest so I'll wake them by 4 if they do nap....They usually don't nap in the afternoon

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I never alter bedtime because of a late nap. i've woken DS up when he slept too long but he is able to go to sleep for the night no later than 8 PM. That is one of the things I am always consistent on- bed time.

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I have always put my kids down at the same time every night regardless of wake up time from the nap.
I have had DD wake up at 5:30 and go back to sleep at 7:30 (actually happened monday).

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Ben is 2 1/2 and once in a while he does nap much later than his usual 12:30 - 2:30. When that happens, I'll usually let him sleep for a much shorter time period but still put him down at his usual bed time of 8:30PM. Sometimes it does take him a while to fall asleep but he's usually in there just looking at a book or singing to himself. HTH.

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I always kept the same bedtime. UNLESS he woke up from a late nap and his bedtime was within the hour

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Her bedtime is always the same.
And we try not to let her sleep too close to it!

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I get her to bed at the same time. Usually she's pretty good about getting to sleep.

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No, but Olivia is a horrible napper. I'm lucky if I get 40 mins in the AM and then another 2 20-35 min naps during the afternoon. If she so happens to be sleeping late- I still put her down 6:30. Sometimes I notice when she naps later (and more that day) she does sleep better at night (or at least a more sound sleep). DD is 4 months

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No, I don't. No matter how he naps, bedtime is always consistent. he gets to stay up a little later on the weekends because we are usually doing something, but that's it.

He's a great sleeper, always has been, since 5 months old. I hope he stays that way!!

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We put her down at the same time (in bed anywhere from 8:15-8:30pm) regardless of how late she woke up from her nap...thankfully it doesn't affect her nighttime sleep if she takes a late nap.

But I commiserate about the shortness of sleep lately, C's on the minimal end of necessary sleep lately (short naps and short overnight) and she REALLY needs to catch up.

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Not generally. MAYBE by a maximum of 30 minutes.

I have been ridiculed by some how regimented I am with Troy's routine, but it helps (somewhat) keep me sane.

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During the week Thomas naps from approximately 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. give or take. He can nap earlier and/or sleep later and he always goes to bed between 7:30 and 8 p.m. On the weekends it's a different story. He may not nap until 4 p.m., 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. and not go to bed until 10 p.m.