How can I convince LO to sleep later?

mssaint

I can't complain too much because he's been sleeping from 7:30 pm-5 am without waking up, but once he's up at 5, he's up. I get up, nurse him, and then try to get him back to sleep, but he is not having it!

I just can't function waking up at 5 am.  Help!

And he's still nap striking, too. So I know he needs more sleep and I can't figure out how to make him do it.

umdbride

We ended up putting a small toy in LO's crib - it's soft and makes a quiet jingle-y rattle noise when he shakes it and it works wonders.  Most mornings he wakes up at 6 on the dot but we aren't readfy for him to get up that early - he'll often play with the toy and babble for a while (maybe 15 mins) and fall back to sleep until at least 7.  Rarely his happy babbling will get louder and more like complaining, and that's when we know he's ready to get up, even if it's not much later than 6.  Once we see him and/or I nurse him he definitely won't go back to sleep - I think he's excited to see us and wants to play. HTH! 

Now, you'll have to tell me how you get your LO to stay up til 7:30!  DS is so tired some nights we can barely keep him up until 6:30, he hardly ever makes it to 7.  It's been hard lately since with my new job I'm home later, sometimes just in time to nurse him to sleep   any tips there?

 ETA: This is the toy:  https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Beginnings-Chime-Balls-Gund/dp/B001G5RC7W/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1321628210&sr=8-6

WinesNot Whines

We're in the same situation and I haven't figured it out. Putting M to bed earlier or later makes no difference in what time he wakes up. I'm trying to make myself go to bed earlier so I can handle the 5 am wakeups.

QueSrah

Have you tried putting him to bed earlier?  (For naps and/or nighttime)  It doesn't always work (see WNW), but it might help.

mssaint

We probably should try putting him to bed earlier, but I don't get home until 5:30 or 6 most nights and he always seems happy to eat with us and then play with me for awhile. We start night-night time at 7 (washing hands and face, jammies, sleep sack, nursing and book), and he's asleep in bed by 7:30. Maybe I'll try an earlier bedtime over the weekend.

victoria1212

When you all figure it out- let me know. DD has always gotten up at 6:30. There have been rare weekend mornings where it is 7:30 but never later. She always wakes up so happy so I am just thinking she is a morning person.

Sofka

my 1st thought is - LOL, you can't

my 2nd - try putting him to bed earlier and remember when he was up 3-4 times a night? 10.5 straight hours is great!

 

mssaint

Sofka:

my 1st thought is - LOL, you can't

my 2nd - try putting him to bed earlier and remember when he was up 3-4 times a night? 10.5 straight hours is great!

 

I know! I remember reading posts like this when LO was 3 or 4 months and up 3-4 times a night and I'd want to throw things at the person writing. I couldn't believe that they didn't know how good they had it

umdbride

mssaint:

Sofka:

my 1st thought is - LOL, you can't

my 2nd - try putting him to bed earlier and remember when he was up 3-4 times a night? 10.5 straight hours is great!

 

I know! I remember reading posts like this when LO was 3 or 4 months and up 3-4 times a night and I'd want to throw things at the person writing. I couldn't believe that they didn't know how good they had it

haha and one day he'll be a teenager and you'll be dragging him out of bed at noon, wondering where your "morning kid" went  

mssaint

umdbride:

mssaint:

Sofka:

my 1st thought is - LOL, you can't

my 2nd - try putting him to bed earlier and remember when he was up 3-4 times a night? 10.5 straight hours is great!

 

I know! I remember reading posts like this when LO was 3 or 4 months and up 3-4 times a night and I'd want to throw things at the person writing. I couldn't believe that they didn't know how good they had it

haha and one day he'll be a teenager and you'll be dragging him out of bed at noon, wondering where your "morning kid" went  

 

I don't know if I've ever shared my nefarious plan, but I fully intend to randomly wake LO in the middle of the night a few times when he's a teenager. I figure it's both payback and a warning for him not to knock up a girlfriend.

Kewliegirl

Dear MsSaint,

This won't work for everyone, but it worked for H1, and when I have the energy, it works for H2.

 J used to have some reaaaaaaally early mornings, himself. I would get up with him (not opening my eyes...haha) and dreamfeed H1. It filled her belly, she didn't really wake up. While I was up in the middle of the night again, it yielded me a much later morning. The risk of course, is creating a dependency for that very early morning feeding. Ya win some, ya lose some.

DreamCream,

kewliegirl

mommmyz

I've been looking for an answer to this one for 2 years now...DS is a 5:30 kid and pretty much always has been. No fun at all - on the weekdays I just get up and go with it, on the weekends we do watch a little Sesame Street to give me some time to wake up!

And yes, I fully plan on waking him up at 5am when he is about 15...

VARedhead

This may not be a popular answer, but when we had issues with DD waking up too early, per the pediatrician's advice, we let her CIO. It was painful for the first few days, but eventually she got it and slept until 7:00. The doctor basically said any that DD (who went to sleep at 7:00) shouldn't be getting up earlier than 6:00, so if she woke up before then, have her stay in her crib.

Whatever you do, good luck!

ak1234

VARedhead:

This may not be a popular answer, but when we had issues with DD waking up too early, per the pediatrician's advice, we let her CIO. It was painful for the first few days, but eventually she got it and slept until 7:00. The doctor basically said any that DD (who went to sleep at 7:00) shouldn't be getting up earlier than 6:00, so if she woke up before then, have her stay in her crib.

Whatever you do, good luck!

We did this to an extent as well.  Basically, if LO wasn't crying (just singing/talking) he stayed in his crib until he started crying. 

QueSrah

Clearly joining in this conversation jinxed me - DD was up at 5:15 this morning.  I do feel your pain...

Mrs.Handy

VARedhead:

This may not be a popular answer, but when we had issues with DD waking up too early, per the pediatrician's advice, we let her CIO. It was painful for the first few days, but eventually she got it and slept until 7:00. The doctor basically said any that DD (who went to sleep at 7:00) shouldn't be getting up earlier than 6:00, so if she woke up before then, have her stay in her crib.

Whatever you do, good luck!

This is what we do. I don't get DS up before 6. Simple as that. I'm not getting him in the habit of getting up before 6. He wakes up at 5:30, 5:45, I'm not getting up. He can stay in his crib and play.