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My son is 13 months old and has almost the same schedule, except that he only takes one 2-hour nap during the day at daycare. On weekends he'll usually take a morning nap too. DS has been pretty cranky lately and I thought it was that he wasn't sleeping enough during the week, with only one nap at daycare. But... he is getting 6 teeth! Including his 2 bottom 1-year molars that have popped through earlier this week.

Is it possible that there is something else contributing to him being cranky? Just a thought to consider.

I have no idea how to make DS sleep longer, for naps or in the morning I'd love for him to sleep until 7. Right now he is up at 5:45 or 6:00 every day.

Sorry I don't have much to add.

Most experts say that the earlier babies sleep the longer they sleep. Have you tried moving his bedtime to 7 or 7:30? If not, I would try that. Move it up gradually in 15 min increments.

I'm a big believer in sleep-training - have you tried sleep-training for nighttime sleep? and how do you respond/what do you do when he wakes up in the night?

Of yeah, we had to adjust to an earlier bedtime. She goes to bed at 6:45 now as opposed to 8:30. We adjusted it by 30 minute intervals and found that putting her to bed at 6:45 gave her the best nights sleep. So maybe you can try an earlier bedtime for a week or so to see what happens.

From most books I've read, babies at that age only need 10-12 hours at night, and since he still takes two day naps I'm pretty sure he is getting enough sleep.

But I do concur with another PP about an earlier bedtime meaning later wake up time.

Is it possible that sleep isn't the problem and that something else is causing him pain/frustration (on a nigh constant basis)? I don't really have good advice - I was the kid who screamed constantly for the first 18 months of life. And my mom didn't figure out until years down the road that I was hypersensitive to light, noise, and touch.

Maybe the issue is the alternating between the bed and the crib. If he sleeps with you at night and wakes up in the crib, then he's probably not happy about the bait & switch. I remember reading that when babies/kids wake up in a different location from where they were put down, they are disoriented and then seek to restore their former sleep conditions, which is to be back where they fell asleep. Essentially, they've learned to fall asleep in one environment and formed a sleep association to that environment and can't fall asleep without it. Kind of like people who can only fall asleep with the TV on.

When my LO was co-sleeping with us, we were able to wake up and leave her sleeping in the bed til her natural wake-up time. Maybe give that a try - just make sure you have safety guards in case he makes a run for it though.

I feel for you brownie. I think our sons are twins separated at birth when it comes to sleep issues!

My son is not textbook at all when it comes to sleep. The actual bedtime is irrelevant, he wakes up at the same time in the morning no matter what. I've tried everything and it is really frustrating sometimes to hear that other's babies sleep 12 hours and need to be woken up in the morning.

My suggestions would be:

darkening room (using tinfoil or something else in addition to blackout curtains to make it really dark)
white noise machine (our humidifier is REALLY loud)
making sure it's not too hot or too cold in the room (we keep it between 68 and 72 degrees)
earlier bedtime (he may wake earlier in the beginning but by changing the conditions in the room, he may put himself back to sleep in the mornings)
transitioning to one big nap after lunch (it may make him more tired and help him sleep earlier / longer at night)

I think these are the same suggestions as everyone else has made, but I hope things get better!! Wagon Jr. has always been a phenomenal sleeper, but he did go through periods when he slept a lot less than normal, which is about 14 hours a day.