sleep questions for my 19 month olds

Which is no party for me! When the time changed they started sleeping from 7 pm to 7 am, before that it was 6:30 to 6:30. They usually take about a 2 hour nap in the afternoon around noonish to two.

However, lately when I put them down to bed they cry a lot (don't want me or me and DH to leave) and then I hear them in their room chatting it up for anywhere up to an hour! This means that they aren't falling alseep until 8 pm at least. And now they have started waking up at 6 am.

I am worried that they aren't getting enough sleep. Separating them isn't an option, and I am fine with them talking and such for a little bit... but it seems out of control lately.

Tonight We tried putting them down at 6:30 - and now at 8 I think it is finally quiet down there - I really don't want to go down and find out the truth.

My questions is - should I continue to keep trying to put them down earlier? Or, are they just not ready to go to sleep - they sure seem ready, they start heading into crazyland and getting wound up if I wait until 7. 12 hours total just doesn't seem like enough sleep for 19 month olds. They will start rubbing their eyes around 6:20 usually, sometimes lay down on the floor - but then jump up and start running around like crazy monkeys.

I should add that when they go down for their nap they will chat for maybe 10 minutes.. and then they go to sleep.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!!
-Melissa

 

Ideally I would seperate them but if that's not an option I would continue doing what you're doing. I would definitely not starting things later, and I would keep the bedtime routine very simple. I always do bath, pj's, bottle, play / book / songs, brush teeth and to bed. I don't go back in, I don't negotiate ... I wouldn't give in ... they're just trying to see how far they can go. Set your boundries and the sooner they get it the sooner they're back to their regular routine.

 

Mine went to bed around 6:30pm around that age a few months later it turned to 7 and I'd say for a least a few months now it has been 8 Pm, because of that it takes them less then 5m to fall asleep when it used to take awhile but the main reason I upped their bedtime is because they were waking by 6am ...not good..so I upped the bedtime until they started sleeping a little later, now they wake around 6:30/7am. I won't be upping their bedtime anymore since the schedule works for us and I like my 2 hours of relaxation before I go to bed.

 

First stop the party. I never understood why people allow kids to chat forever in bed as long as there in bed.My personal opinion.
Make it known bed is for sleeping, no talking will be allowed. Its causing them to stay up , not acceptable for you.Maybe as well, cut that nap abit. Changing bed times usually for most kids has no affect in wake times.But make it known bed is for sleeping, might help.