The time change blows

amyc216

Are your LOs all messed up from this?  Yesterday DS woke up at 4:25 (new time).  Even at the old time 5:25 is too early for the weekend!  He was cranky last night so we put him to bed at 6 and he woke up at 3:50!  He finally went back to sleep around 5, but then my alarm went off at 5:30!  So, I've basically been up since 3:50.  Argh!  Just needed to vent!

amyc216

Thanks girl!  Yeah, it'll all work out in a few days.  I know I shouldn't complain that he slept 10 hours straight- he doesn't know what time it is. 

Scramblersmom

We have not had any issues yet but I am keeping my fingers crossed. Me kept DS up until 9:15 PM last night (his normal bedtime is 9 ish) so he thought it was 10:15. He woke up at his normal time this morning. We also got lucky in that he took a 3 hour nap yesterday...I laid down with him with the hope that he would sleep longer for nap and it worked. I hope things will settle out soon for you because 3:50 is way too early!

jonnygurl76

DS was up before 4am yesterday and woke DD upit was the longest.day.ever. Today DS was up at 5:30a and DD was up at 6, so it was better.

I know from experience that it sucks but they adjust in a few days, stay strong and try to go to bed earlier so that you get some rest.

jaeleigh25

Yes!!! It is awful. Last night, DD went down at normal time, but woke up at 2:30 and stayed awake, alternating crying and playing, until 4!! Then got up at 7, which is the hour earlier than the old time. Arg... Praying for a two nap day we are going out to dinner tonight with friends, and I don't want to deal with a crank pot!

amyc216

jonnygurl76:

DS was up before 4am yesterday and woke DD upit was the longest.day.ever. Today DS was up at 5:30a and DD was up at 6, so it was better. I know from experience that it sucks but they adjust in a few days, stay strong and try to go to bed earlier so that you get some rest.

I agree!  Very long day!

cantalopes24

I kept her up a little later the night of the time change and she adjusted pretty quickly.

blu-eyedwife

We had our own issues Saturday night unrelated to the time change.  And as awful as it was, it kind of ended up helping us out.  LBB slept till almost 7 yesterday morning and only woke up 15 minutes earlier today.

kagl08

The time change has never affected my DD but for some reason it's got DS in a complete mess. He was up before 6am yesterday. 6:20 today. 7:30 is normal wakeup time. 

This is with bedtime being at 8:30pm instead of 8pm both nights. We did that to encourage a later wake up time, but that just didn't work in our favor. I have no advice since this is the very first time I am dealing with it, even with an older child.