Comments on: 18th Month Old Sleep Regression

By: Солнышко!

Солнышко! — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:46:43 +0000

Many toddlers go through sleep regressions at different points during their growth and development. If your 18-month-old suddenly has trouble falling asleep, starts resisting naps or sleep, or has frequent nighttime awakenings, they may be experiencing a sleep regression.

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:26:35 +0000

Hi Ali! Can you update us on Molly’s sleep regression? My son is 19 months and seems to be in the thick of it. He just woke up after a 40 minute nap!! We’ve been struggling for a couple weeks already. Please say it somehow improved for you guys….
Thanks!!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 03:10:19 +0000

Hi Ali! Hugs on the regression! No no she is not done naps – stick with your routine. Continue to offer them. We had trouble around that stage and kept talking to her about naps and how important they are to give you “energy” to play more at the end of the day. Our 3.5 almost 4 yo still naps. She wakes at 7, naps 1-3 (no later) and bedtime 830 now (we noticed around 2.5/3 she needed bedtime pushed back later). Make naptime important. Maybe let her pick out new sheets or a new teddy to sleep with if she is good and listens at going down at naptime again.

When she does skip nap she is always still in her bed talking and playing with her stuffies. You may notice your little one does that on occasion too over the next little while. Stick it out, regressions aren’t easy. But stick to your guns, and make everything consistent and predictable. And always always prepare the Littles – 10 min before nap honey, okay 5 minutes before nap and so on.

Naps are good to continue until they are 3/4 and then “quiet time” is also great as they get older!