My 21-month-old daughter is waking early.
My 21-month-girl is starting to wake at 6-6.30am. She has always slept until 7-7.30am. She is also becoming difficult to settle at 7pm. She lies in her cot and chatters/plays until 8pm.
She is currently having two hours’ sleep at lunchtime from 1pm to 3pm. Some days she doesn’t seem very tired when I put her down. Is this a sign that I should cut down her lunchtime nap?
I also have a newborn and I would be grateful for any help.
Katherine
Annabelle is beginning to show all the signs of needing to cut back on her daytime sleep. Try waking her 10 minutes earlier for a few days and then cut her back again until she is having a nap of 1½ hours. This should mean she is tired when she goes down at 7pm and will probably settle within 15-20 mins.
If she still continues to wake early then make sure she is not getting cold in the early hours. Does she sleep in a sleeping bag? These are a good way of ensuring covers cannot be kicked off. Is there the possibility of her being disturbed by her sibling? This could also be a cause. If you eliminate these factors, you should be able to get Annabelle to sleep longer.