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My dd is 15 months almost 16 months and she sleeps about 11 hours still. She is a good sleeper though, very hard to go down but once she does she will sleep for a long time usually. She is in bed by 9 and is up about 7:30 or 8:00. She still has one long nap early and then a shorter nap in the early evening. My oldest son was never a good sleeper and he didn't nap long or sleep through the night well for ages. He still don't require much sleep. He did away with all naps by 2.5 and would only nap if he accidentally fell asleep playing. I guess all of us are different and some babies will require a little more sleep than others. I would say if he is active and not tired and cranky all the time then just follow his cues.

when my ds was 15-18 months ( he's 24 months now) he slept a solid 11hrs at night adn anywhere from 1hr 15 min -2.5hrs for nap. It worked out 12-13 hrs a day. now at 24 months he's only doing 10hrs at night max and 1-2hrs during the day. so 11-12 total. If he is active adn not cranky then that is probally just what he needs he is getting. i wouldn't worry if he is happy!!! :)

My dd has never slept more that 9 hours at night. I think at 15 months nine hours is okay if he is getting a solid nap in the middle of the day. Maybe he just needs less sleep lately. A growth spurt will come along soon and he will probably be back to sleep the 12 hours. I am jealous, I wish my dd would do that!!!

At that age my ds1 was sleeping about 11-11.5 hrs at night (7pm to 6 or 6:30am), and then 2 naps a day (about 1.5 hrs each). He went to 1 nap a day at 18 months. Now at 21 months he still sleeps 11-11.5hrs with a nap during the day that lasts anywhere from 1.5-2.5hrs. I think its different with every child. Some go through phases, growth spurts, and then some just need less or more sleep than others. I think 9hrs at night should be fine as long as he is getting 1.5-2hr nap during the day.

ok, ty ladies. i was just curious. i am hoping to try and push his bedtime up to 7 or 8 (instead of his usual 6-6:30) because he wakes up so early in the morning usually between 3:30-4am. and when he wakes up...he wakes up chatting and having a good ol time (like he is refreshed and ready to start his day) and of course i just let him stay in there until around 7 because i just refuse to get him up before then. sometimes he will fall back asleep and wake up for the day around 8-8:30 (which is great), but i just feel so bad that he wakes up so early before then and is up there chatting and playing all by himself. as far as his bedtime hours...he has always been early to bed and an early riser....we have tried everything from trying to delay his naps/nap to forcing him to stay up (which was not a pretty sight...lol) so i am hoping this phase doesnt last long :-/

My 15 month old usually sleeps about 11.5 hrs a night. I am fairly pleased with that. She goes down around 7pm and get up around 6:30 AM. She takes a morning nap of about 1.5-2 hrs, but usually won't take an afternoon nap. Eclectic i think if you ds isn't crying or anything i would just let it go. I know it is hard but my dd use to do that to us, although not quite as early, and we just left her in her crib b/c she wasn't crying or anything. She has a rainforest soother on the side of her crib she can turn on and watch, she really seems to enjoy that. Sometimes in the afternoon i put her in her crib for a while just so i can get a little me time and straighten up a bit. She won't fall asleep but she is ok for about 30 min, which is enough time to re-energize myself.

We have the rainforest soother too and it's at the foot of his crib...he LOVES that thing. He will turn it on and off a lot during his early morning wakings...lol You know, I am now beginning to think that his latest sleeping issue might be teething because last night I gave him motrin and orajel before bed and he slept like a champ. Was in bed at 6:30....woke up and played for about 30 minutes around 3 am and then woke up for the day at 7:30 (which is more like his usual self....lol) I swear teething is the worst thing for him. He has such a hard time with it. Not sure if that's it or not.

yes teething can effect them in many ways... i always found with my ds his sleep was very disturbed, night wakes started in. I would wait a bit and see if it gets backs to normal in the next little bit and if not then gradually set back his bedtime and see if that helps. I'm just surprised that he wakes and stays up so early in the am.....

Wow, you all have really early bedtimes for your babies. My dd would wake up at 4 am if I put her down at 6:30. She is in bed by 9:00, but one reason for that I guess is because my oldest two are so loud until they go to bed at 8:30 so I wait for the to be in bed and then lay her down. Try moving his bedtime up a little.

Oh, sorry I just re-read your post, I see you have tried to move his bedtime up already. Maybe you could just add 20 mins. a day until he is going down at 7:30ish or so.