Hi @Kristin – T
hank you for writing to us! Finding the right schedule for your little one is a great first step before you dig into sleep training, and we’d love to help!
We have a great free tool that will generate a schedule for you! Here’s a link:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-schedule-maker/
Once you have the right schedule, and a solid before sleep” routine, you can start working on coaching her to feed less at night!
Please contact us if you’d like help with this at any time!

Hi Jessica,
Thank you for reading The Baby Sleep Site! I’m sorry to hear you’re seeing this change in your son’s sleep patterns! Some babies do start needing less sleep as they age. Although I hear you that him sleeping less feels worrying, he is at the lower edge of the normal range for sleep for his age, so especially if he’s acting well-rested, it may just be a natural development of his growth. If he’s fussy, waking a lot at night, or you see any other signs of him not sleeping well, then that could be a problem to address, but it sounds like he’s just a short sleeper. I hope this helps, but please definitely let us know if you have any questions!

His schedule was
7am wake
12:15-1:45/2 nap
Bedtime 8

Now it is
6:30 wake
12:15-1/1:15 nap
bedtime 8

(he cannot nap before 12:15 because I have to drop other kids off at preschool at 12)
For a while he was waking up at 5:30, and the only way I was able to push that back was to push is bedtime to 8pm then he started sleeping in until 7-7:30 so I don’t feel like an earlier bedtime would help.
Thanks for any help!

Loran did you find something that helped? My son has been doing this as well.

Hi Loran,
Thank you so much for visiting The Baby Sleep Site! I’m sorry you’re struggling with these early wakings – they are so tough! It’s hard to know why this is happening without more information, but I can recommend our article on some common reasons for the trouble: https://www.babysleepsite.com/toddlers/toddler-waking-early-rising-tips/
I hope it helps, but please let us know if you have other questions!

Ive tried a later bed time/ earlier bedtime but the trouble is once he is awake at 5am fitting in his nap at the right time and getting him to sleep for the right amount of nap time is a struggle.

How do i put him back on a schedule of 6:30 awake time and 6 :30 bedtime with the 1 nap? do i need to be consistent for a certain amount of time or do i need to totally change his routine.

I cant have him starting his day at 5 and also waking his 4 year old sister.

Please help with advice.

Hi @Sarah – Thanks for writing, and so sorry to hear that you’re struggling with your toddler’s night wakings! This article should help:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/toddlers/how-to-get-a-toddler-to-sleep-through-the-night-even-in-their-own-bed/
You can certainly test out shortening the naps a little, to ensure that he’s tired at night, and see if that helps! He likely needs to have more milk in the day and less at night, and you can work on that too, as well as adding a high protein snack before bed! Good luck Sarah, and if you’d like more help, please contact us at any time!

He usually goes to bed between 8-8:30 pm. Awake at 1/1:30 then sometimes again at 4:30/5.
Wake up in morning at 7:15 am
Breakfast 8:30 am (eats best)
Bottle 9:30 am
Nap 9:30/10-12
Lunch 12:30/1pm
Bottle 3pm
Nap 3:30-5:30 pm
Dinner 5:30-6 pm (eats best)
Bottle and bed 8/8:30 pm

He’s not a great eater with solids. He’s always been rather picky and now he’s too busy playing and exploring to eat. Are his night wakings hunger, growth, teeth, or sleep associations. I try offering less milk during the night and only if he’s really fussy but we will gulp down a lot of milk (sometimes 5-7oz) and go back to sleep. Trying to offer more food during the day but he’s not interested. Is he sleeping too long during day time naps?? We tried going one nap but he woke more during the night to eat.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Hi @Clara – Thanks for writing to us. There is a wide range of sleep needs for toddlers, and if he is very well rested and not tired or having a tough time making it to naps and bedtimes, it may be that his sleep needs are lower than average! However, if he’s acting/looking at all tired, he may need more help getting a little more sleep! Play around with his schedule and see if an earlier bedtime will help, and get a really soothing and relaxing sleep routine in place! We’d really need a sleep consultant to take an in depth look at his full sleep history to be able to really tell what is going on and how to help. If interested, please contact us for more info, or check out our one on one sleep consulting options here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-toddler-sleep-consulting-services/
Good luck!!!