As a parent, nap time and bed time are somewhat normal and often looked forward to. But, what if you have a low sleep needs kid? What if nap time and bed time is never a routine and rarely happens? Check out this article to see how this mom copes and enlightens us on her routines to help her low sleep needs kid and still maintain her household.

Key Takeaways:

• I write this post on what is a rare occasion in at the Carrot Patch. It’s 9 PM and Baby C, currently a month shy of 3 and a half years old, is asleep. For most people reading this post (probably all people, actually), a 3.5 year old asleep at 9 PM is an every day occurrence.
• Ever since Baby C was born, she was extremely alert. Even as a tiny 4 and a half pound premie in the NICU, she was constantly observing, and though I didn’t start paying real attention to her sleep until she was a few months old, it always felt like she just didn’t sleep much (though I’m guessing most new parents feel that way).
• After Baby C turned one, her bedtime shifted noticeably. Where she was previously falling asleep around 6:30, after having a bottle, she was suddenly staying awake longer. And then longer and longer, until her bedtime (aka, the time she actually fell sleep).

“If you Google search for a definition of a low sleep needs kid, there really isn’t one, but the term gets tossed around a lot.”

http://www.hellobee.com/2016/11/08/life-with-a-low-sleep-needs-kid/