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is 9pm to late for a 1 year old to go to bed?

my son is 1 and he goes to bed at 9pm. i thought that he had a great routine ie 7pm he has a snack

7:30 bath

8 plays we read etc

9 he is in bed

now he sleeps through the night from 9-7 sometimes 8 but i was just wondering if 9pm is a late bedtime also he naps a lot and my pediatrician says nothing is wrong with it its just he is up at 7am naps from 9-11 then again at1-3 then sometimes around 5-6. just want some opinions on this. thanks

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  • 1 decade ago
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    My daughter is 14 months old, and she usually goes down around 8 or so. In a book I have read on baby sleep habits, it says that toddlers from about 1 to 2 years (that's all I have read up to) need 11 and 1/4 hours of sleep a night, and anywhere from 2 naps, closer to the first birthday, to just 1 nap, which they should be down to by 18 months, but could be as early as 15 months. My daughter is taking just one right now, but every baby is different.

    My advice would be to start your routine 15 minutes earlier tonight, or whenever you want to start, and if it works, and your son sleeps till about the same time in the morning, then try 15 minutes earlier that next night. Maybe do 2 days of 15 minutes earlier, then the next 2 a little earlier still. As long as he is going to bed alright, and waking up at a fairly decent time, then he should be ok. Some babies/toddlers/kids just need more sleep than others.

    Source(s): daughter, and some research from the book Good Night, Sleep Tight by Kim West
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No my son is one and goes to bed about nine. He gets his bath about 8:00 and he has a snack and plays until bed. He sleeps till at least 8:00 sometimes 9:00. He naps about 10:30 and then another about 3:00. Nine is fine. Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    It's all a matter of choice but i put all 4 of mine to bed at 7pm when school is in. Mine are 6, 4, 2 1/2, & 8 mos. The 2 older ones stay up till 8'm in the summer & the younger 2 are still at 7pm. They all sleep till 7am-9am. Thier little bodies are doing a lot of growing & need a lot of sleep.

  • 1 decade ago

    Sounds like you have a good routine going. As long as he is getting a the recommended amount of sleep and its in sync with your schedule than I say that your doing great. My daughter is two and she wakes up at 9:30 takes a nap at 1:30 and goes to bed around 9:30 sometimes later. and it works out for us.

    Source(s): Mother of Two Year old Daughter Me MySelf and I
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  • 1 decade ago

    When my kids were a year old, their bedtime was between 7 and 7:30pm. They slept until 7am, and then had a 2-hour nap around 1pm. So they got 14 hours of sleep at that age. As long as he is not showing signs of needing more sleep (rubbing his eyes, over-excitability, crankiness, etc.) then he is fine. Every child is different. If you think he needs more sleep, try putting him to bed a little earlier every night until he shows improvement during the day.

  • 1 decade ago

    My daughter is nearly one, and she is usually in bed between 8 and 9. One of the things you should look at is whether he gets really grumpy or rubs his eyes a lot. That's her signs for letting me know she's ready for bed. She also takes naps throughout the day on a regular basis. Personally at their age I don't think there is a "Set" bedtime, but if you can see they are sleepy or they are telling you with their body they are sleepy, then yeah it might be a little late.

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    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    I think 9 is alittle late maybe start the bed time process earlier so that he can go to sleep at like 8

  • 1 decade ago

    No...he is getting plenty of nap time. As long as he's getting enough sleep all together, with the majority of it at night, I wouldn't worry about it at this age.

    Both my kids went to bed much later around that age.....it's just the routines we got into!!!

    Source(s): Mom of 2.
  • 1 decade ago

    that sounds like my daughter shes very active so she takes a lot of naps id love to put her to bed later so she sleeps long in the morning but she just wont make it past 10 lol9 is perfect for a baby that age

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