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[quote=Anonymous]I'd be somewhat concerned about a 2.5 year old who is only awake 7 hours a day; that's a lot of time with respect to interaction and skill development that he's missing that others aren't. Does he eat 3 meals in the 7 hours he's awake plus get adequate hydration? I'd go back to the ped -- and if you're in a group practice, I'd go to a different one -- just in case they have a different thought than the first one. I would make a separate appointment for this. If you ask this during a regular sick visit or at the end of a well visit -- they are more likely to say "oh his bloodwork is fine, you're lucky." With a separate appointment, they can address (new) bloodwork; if nothing is wrong, talk with them about how to shorten the sleep cycle or at least make him a bit more flexible. If everything is fine and he doesn't walk himself to bed, why not just keep him up a bit later each afternoon and wake him up a bit earlier? I'm thinking taking 15 min off the beginning and the end the first week, and then work up to more time in later weeks.

Does he go to daycare/have a nanny -- what do they think? If you don't start addressing this now, preschool may be a struggle -- at most preschools they get 1-2 hrs to nap/rest max; if he can't function on less than 4-5, he'll be sleeping most of the school day away.[/quote]

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