Time change?

kari0426

I heard this weekend that I'm supposed to start "training" DS for the time change? Anyone have information on this?  What did you do, if anything?  How far in advance did you start working on it?  Thanks.

 

eeclem

Ohhh, I was going to ask this too. I can't figure out if we're supposed to start putting him to bed a little earlier or a little later. Luckily (knock on wood), C's been waking up later and later these days so it might even out. Last year when he was 2ish months it wreaked havoc on his sleep.

bh2720

I've been meaning to ask about this as well.

The time change RUINED. OUR. LIVES. last year

(okay, perhaps I'm being a tad dramatic...but it sucked.)

tomandcourt

Lalalalala I'm not thinking about this lalalala <covers ears with hands>.

jess08200

Thanks for asking...I was going to ask this as well!

tracy042206

So far I have only gone through one rough time change for each kid so hopefully if you have already had a bad time change that will be the only one.  Molly is old enough now that a one hour difference in bedtime is not going to wreck her.I am just going to take a day or two and start putting her to bed a little later.  So the day before the time change she goes to bed at 7:30 instead of 6:45 so then next night when it is 6:30 it will feel like 7:30 to her and she will be ready for bed (please tell me that makes sense?)

I don't know that I can do much about the wake up though.  She is usually content in her crib by herself to play for a little bit so I don't know exactly when she wakes up unless she makes some noise.

Sofka

I adjust bedtime by 10 mins a day in preparation and hope for the best. Time changes SUCK with LOs.

bh2720

I just asked the googles for advice  and here is what I found:

Assuming a 7pm bedtime:

 

Day	Routine during the day	Bedtime
Wednesday	Usual sleep & feed times	7.00pm
Thursday	Sleep & feed times 15 mins later, (eg first feed at 7.15am not 7am).	7.15pm
Friday	Sleep & feed times 30 mins later (eg first feed at 7.30am not 7am).	7.30pm
Saturday	Sleep& feed times 45 mins later (eg first feed at 7.45am not 7am).	7.45pm
Sunday	Wake your child at 7am (new time), then your usual routine times for feeds & sleeps.	7.00pm (new time)

• If your baby or toddler wants to sleep in a bit later (after you start adjusting their bedtime, then allow this.
• Try and adjust the routine from the first feed of the day by 15 mins each day. if your baby can't last first thing in the morning, just try to make the routine adjustments as the day goes on.

• Put your clock back on Saturday night before you go to bed.
• Check your smoke alarms at the same times.

 https://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/Sleep+Information/Babies+4+to+12+months/Adjusting+to++from+Daylight+Saving+Time.html

(pp was definitely on the right track with making the bedtime later in preparation)

brown.fonger

FYI -  The time change doesn't happen until the first Sunday of November -- Nov 7th.

https://tinyurl.com/cotu8k

WinesNotWhines

Oh no, I didn't realize this would be an issue!

tracy042206

gtown_bride:

Oh no, I didn't realize this would be an issue!

 

Is he STTN yet?  Maggie was born in August too and the first time change didn't really affect us much since she was still on a round the clock schedule.

mommmyz

tomandcourt:

Lalalalala I'm not thinking about this lalalala <covers ears with hands>.

This, completely. Every time I think we've got this sleep thing down...

And thanks to the poster who said not until 11/7...otherwise it would have been a long almost 2 weeks for us, I thought it was this weekend!

amh_navyblue

I may take these words back in 2 weeks, but the time change has never been a big issue for either of my LOs...though I would say that I think the change in the spring is harder because it is lighter later and harder to get the kids settled down in the evening.  Fingers crossed it's not a mess for you and your LO!

tomandcourt

bh2720:

I just asked the googles for advice  and here is what I found:

Assuming a 7pm bedtime:

 

Day	Routine during the day	Bedtime
Wednesday	Usual sleep & feed times	7.00pm
Thursday	Sleep & feed times 15 mins later, (eg first feed at 7.15am not 7am).	7.15pm
Friday	Sleep & feed times 30 mins later (eg first feed at 7.30am not 7am).	7.30pm
Saturday	Sleep& feed times 45 mins later (eg first feed at 7.45am not 7am).	7.45pm
Sunday	Wake your child at 7am (new time), then your usual routine times for feeds & sleeps.	7.00pm (new time)

• If your baby or toddler wants to sleep in a bit later (after you start adjusting their bedtime, then allow this.
• Try and adjust the routine from the first feed of the day by 15 mins each day. if your baby can't last first thing in the morning, just try to make the routine adjustments as the day goes on.

• Put your clock back on Saturday night before you go to bed.
• Check your smoke alarms at the same times.

 https://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/Sleep+Information/Babies+4+to+12+months/Adjusting+to++from+Daylight+Saving+Time.html

(pp was definitely on the right track with making the bedtime later in preparation)

Thanks! I am totally bookmarking this - it's genius!