What Time Is The Right Time?

Simone Chandler
Jul 16, 2016
1 min read

The last week or so I've been wondering if I'm putting Aella to bed too early, every night without fail she wakes at 2.30am. I know babies/toddlers are all different, some will sleep straight through and like Aella some wont. When they aren't doing something that all your friends babies are doing you feel like it's you parenting wrong.

We have tried later naps, earlier naps (Aella is very good at going down for a nap, so this wasn't a problem) and putting Aella to bed later but nothing helps her sleep through.

I had a little search online which was surprisingly helpful and made me feel better (shocking I know, normally the internet scares me and tells me I'm doing everything wrong), I read that babies/toddlers ages 12-15 months will have around 12-15 hours sleep, napping twice a day and go to bed between 6 and 8. I've been putting Aella to bed at 7.30 which turns out to be a really good time.

I just have to accept I'm going to be woken up every night, until Aella decides otherwise. To be honest a 2.30am cuddle is really lovely so I think i'll enjoy them whilst they last, its just hard to think like at in the early hours of the morning!