Hellobee Boards Topic: does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?

Hellobee Boards Topic: does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:22:00 +0000 LuLu Mom on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316428 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:42:00 +0000 LuLu Mom 2316428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The baby sleeps worse, she can never get into a deep sleep when she's super tired, our toddler seems to "crash" but you better not wake her up the next morning if you can avoid it, she is a grizzly bear unless she wakes up on her own terms. Alivoo01 on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316417 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 08:34:19 +0000 Alivoo01 2316417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Worse because overtired for us means he was running around and playing a lot. Which means he'll wake up complaining his legs hurt. Pain = no sleep! However, there is that PERFECT balance of overtiredness where it's not due to over exertion during play that will cause him to STTN, but those are super rare! Cherrybee on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316306 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 02:07:54 +0000 Cherrybee 2316306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Worse. We put E in an evening creche session while we were on holiday - 7-10pm - so we could have a quiet dinner out together. We were back at the room by 10.05pm and put her straight to bed. Cue 3 hours of squealing, yelling, jumping on the bed, crying, taking nappy (diaper) off and weeing in the bed, wailing, singing.....It was almost 1am when she finally went to sleep and she was up at 7am as usual. Needless to say, we didn't try it again. Bubbles on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316304 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 01:52:23 +0000 Bubbles 2316304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not in the past but recently he's started sleeping later in the mornings after days when he didn't nap as well as usual. He always takes about an hour to fall asleep at bedtime though, and that doesn't change. daniellemybelle on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316288 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 00:18:53 +0000 daniellemybelle 2316288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This is something I have witnessed so I know it happens. There are kids that "crash" and their parents do not understand what it's like to have an overtired monster! LO was a sleep fighter from the very early newborn days so all I have known is chasing the sleep and protecting the sleep and worshipping the sleep. I am in awe of parents toting around their kid that just drifts off when they're tired. Boogs on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316277 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 23:43:14 +0000 Boogs 2316277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Worse, always worse. When I tell people this irl they don't believe me. I remember reading somewhere at some point that sleep begets sleep. sapphire on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316260 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 23:28:51 +0000 sapphire 2316260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Agree with all of you.bedtime is pretty easy for us regardless but our LO has a lot of trouble napping if she is over tired. rattles on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316247 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:44:57 +0000 rattles 2316247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So much worse. Both of them. ALV91711 on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316238 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:12:00 +0000 ALV91711 2316238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Overtired = worse sleep. He is harder to put to bed, sleeps worse and usually gets up earlier. We have to stick to our bedtime even if it means no fun evening outings. autumnlove on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316233 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:00:26 +0000 autumnlove 2316233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sleep is the same at night but there are definitely more emotional outbursts/tantrums! Nutella on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316187 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:55:20 +0000 Nutella 2316187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Worse for sure. It's like he's reliving the day's events as he wakes up every few hours yelling out. Right now we are struggling through some horrible regression at 20 months and it's killing us! Especially on the days he gets overtired during the day 😭😭😭 Mae on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316168 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:37:19 +0000 Mae 2316168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When she was a baby (like maybe less than 9 mo or so?) overtired meant way worse sleep. At this point (17mo) she seems to crash out and sleep fine/normal. But she is never a kid that would like, fall asleep on the couch or in a car seat. She needs a sensory deprivation chamber to fall asleep even on days when she skips her nap! :shocked: catomd00 on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316156 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:28:26 +0000 catomd00 2316156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Worse!! Freckles on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316123 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:23:06 +0000 Freckles 2316123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope!! If he gets less than 3 hours in naps he will wake up 2-3x at night. 3 hours or close to it? 1 wakeup late in the morning. If I keep him up too long he will have a crappy 30 minute nap. It's very rare he will have a looking nap from being overtired. MamaChin on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316120 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:16:21 +0000 MamaChin 2316120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Foodnerd81: same. Fuckin same. FaithFertility on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316113 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:03:46 +0000 FaithFertility 2316113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Foodnerd81: Yep!! Foodnerd81 on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316087 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 18:06:43 +0000 Foodnerd81 2316087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Completely hit or miss these days. One night she is overtired and cranky mess, crying as I put her to bed, then she immediately crashes and sleeps through and sleeps in in the morning- awesome! Another night, same situation, and while she usually does fall asleep right away, she wakes up sometime in the middle of the night, takes forever to go back to sleep, and wakes up way early. So yeah. Who knows. twodoghouse on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316086 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 18:06:23 +0000 twodoghouse 2316086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It never works out for us - overtired makes for really rough nights and usually an early wake for the day over here. pastemoo on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316080 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:46:04 +0000 pastemoo 2316080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sorrycharlie: WORSE!! He actually wakes up earlier when he goes to bed late, It sucks. But, to be fair, it was much worse when he was younger. He is such a better sleeper now. BabyBoecksMom on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316063 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:19:16 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2316063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Um no! I never understood that either. Everyone sleeps worse when the kids are overtired sorrycharlie on "does your LO sleep better or worse when they're overtired?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-sleep-better-or-worse-when-theyre-overtired#post-2316061 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:16:20 +0000 sorrycharlie 2316061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ ugh. I will never understand why people (particularly other parents?!) seem so confident my kids will "crash!" when they're overtired. maybe I'm just unlucky - but this never happens! my 9 month old took a 10 minute car nap and aside from that, has been awake since 11 am. she's a miserable, screaming wreck at the moment. it would be way easier if she'd just pass out from exhaustion!