Is there a sleep regression at 15 months old?

My little girl turns 15 months old in a week. She has 1 nap at nursery but will mainly have 2 at home mainly because I can’t seem to keep her up past 9am! However, no matter if she has 1 or 2 naps she has been really resisting bedtime! It also doesn’t matter what time she wakes up from her afternoon nap, she will still resist going to bed at bedtime. It doesn’t take her long to fall asleep but she faffs about like lifting her head, rolling around, looking at me and smiling etc. The past 2 days she’s also woken up earlier, the day before was 5am but she was happy in her bed so I left her til 5:30 but as soon as I got her she was so grouchy, but wouldn’t go back to sleep. This morning, I randomly woke up at 4:30, checked the monitor and she was laid on her back wide awake, so god knows what time she actually woke up! How long is acceptable to leave them in their cot awake for knowing they are awake but not crying? I feel bad knowing she’s awake and probably wants me but like I said the other day when I went to get her she was not happy! She’s also waking up around 9/11pm screaming but I think that’s because she’s got 3 molars coming through but as soon as we go in and give her a cuddle she’s back asleep and stays asleep until morning! I don’t mind the early wake ups on my days off because I can try and nap when she naps but I am not sure how I’m gunna cope if she’s still waking up early next week when I’m back at work 😅 do you think she’s maybe ready to drop to 1 nap completely? However, I’m not sure how to get her to sleep after lunch if she’s been awake since 4:30…

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We've just hit a regression at 18 months. Similar to what you describe with resistance to bedtime but my son has been one on nap since about 12/13 months.

Generally regressions just need a tweak in routine, potentially Just change in sleep needs!
How longs the nap? How long are they awake before bed?
Anything you change needs to be consistent for 5-7 days to see if it helps xx

I wrote this exact post just a few weeks ago. My little girl is 15 months today and we're on week 6 of this now 🫩 I've cut her second nap and it has helped with her going to bed in the evening. But she wakes by 12pm after her first nap so it's a real struggle keeping her awake until bedtime. I've ended up paying for the huckleberry app to show me her sweet spot between 1-2 naps which has helped.

Thank you all! I definitely think she’s ready for 1 nap completely! So yesterday I tried her on one nap which was 12-1:30 and she went to bed at 7pm a lot easier! She has woken up around 5:30am which can be quite normal for her so once we’re in more of a routine with 1 nap I may try and push bedtime to 7:30pm to see if that helps her sleep in a bit. she used to sleep 9-10ish and then 1:30-2:30 and bed for 7 but I definitely think she’s extending her wake window before bed x

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