Ladies due in Sept/Oct/Nov 2012, gather here!

[Hobbermittens]

Pinkin, I think that is enough sleep. That's about what my 2 year old gets. She sleeps from about 9pm -7am and also has a nap in the day. I think if you give your DS a nap, but it makes him stay up late, it may not be worth it! My DD still needs her nap, or she gets super crabby and falls asleep on the couch at 5pm. But with the nap, she is up until 9 or sometimes even 10 pm! Too late if you ask me! I wish she could go without the nap, but she isn't ready yet.

[pinkin2011]

Yeah He used to have a nap at 2 aswell But he has been going without one for about a year and Is fine usually I mean sometimes he may get tired but I still keep him up because it upsets night time bed.. I just hear friends say they put their kids to bed at 7pm or 8pm and they sleep until 9am .. He has NEVER done that! And so then makes me think oh no he not getting enough but It does make me think sometimes if they are telling me the truth! Or maybe it happened for them once , you know?

[PeonyPrincess]

Hobber, with DS1 and DS2 I was super keen very early in the pregnancies and then after that would have quite happily not BD again until after I finished breastfeeding! I didn't feel like initiating anything and when we did BD I wasn't really enjoying it. With this one, I am more interested (usually in the morning when not as tired) but it is always a lot more enjoyable. Maybe you are having a boy after all! Would love to add that maybe mine is a girl, but really don't think that is the case.

[PeonyPrincess]

Pinkin, that sounds fine. I think 11 hours is good for that age, and you could always do the occasional catch up nap on days when he is extra tired. Have you tried putting him down slightly earlier at night when he doesn't have a day nap? If it just means he wakes up earlier the next day then it is not worth it, but I used to get mine to bed at 6.30pm when they were a bit younger and they would have 12 hours sleep. I had to be pretty organised to make it happen, but they were always so tired at the end of the day, it helped avoid them having meltdowns and fighting all the time.

[TTC5]

Hi Girls just a question, Any of you with 3 or 4 year olds do they still have a sleep in the day and how long do they sleep for at night? Only reason why I am asking is My ds is a very healthy boy But he doesnt have a sleep in the day anymore tho he would if I made him BUT if he does have a sleep in the day then I struggle to get him to go to bed at night.. He goes to bed between 7.30pm and 8pm and wakes between 6.30am and 7.30am Is he getting enough sleep?

If I was to make him sleep in the day he would then be a pain to put to bed at night and prob wouldnt go to sleep until 9.30pm and 10pm so really that sleep he had in the arvo didnt help anyway.

I am just worried that he should be getting more then 10 or 11 hrs of sleep for his age..?? Should I be worried? Not that I can do much about it anyway!!!

My girl doesn't and she goes to sleep at night from around 7/7.30pm and wakes around 6.30/7.30am

[pinkin2011]

I would love to get him in bed by 6.30pm but would be pretty hard because we are always so so busy! I could try for 7pm because i think He prob should be in bed by that time... Maybe with kinder next year he will be a bit more tired

[TTC5]

I tried going earlier and she only woke earlier!!

[pinkin2011]

oh geze! Well I think I will leave it He is happy enough so he must be getting enough sleep

[pinkin2011]

Hobber as for the bedroom thing.. I dont feel like doing much either its more so just to keep d/h happy Gosh he would be shattered if he heard that!! I just pretend to be interested most of the time! I would much rather be left along a cuddle is all I want!

[Mochagirl]

My ds3 is turning 3 in a month, and he's in the middle of dropping his nap right now. He's at that horrible stage where he really still needs his nap, but most days he won't take it - then by late afternoon he keeps falling asleep wherever he's sitting. Anyway, without his nap he goes to bed between 7 and 8 (in an ideal world he'd go to sleep at 7, but since his big brothers are awake and making noise at that time he's usually resistant until things settle down in their room - usually closer to 8), then he sleeps until maybe 7 the next morning. I would say he gets about 11 hours a night - about the same as his 6 year old brothers.