Waking up too early

basil2008

Hey ladies, if my DD's afternoon nap is too short she can barely make it to her bedtime (6pm) so I put her down earlier to prevent becoming overtired. But now lately she is waking up too early around 5:45am. Am I putting her down too early? I've read to put her down earlier to prevent her from being overtired, but this 5:45am wake up time is killing me (on top of waking up 4-6x a night) and then throws off her entire day of naps and then bedtime again. I need to get out of this cycle. She is currently sick but once she is over it we are going to night wean, so I hope this helps all of the wake up times. I do nurse her at 5:45am hoping she will go back to sleep but she doesn't. She is up! Thanks!

DeniseRN

Caleb was like this. It sucks, but 545 is a "normal" wake time at this age. Try the 234 schedule. First nap 2 hours after waking, second nap 3 hours after waking from first nap, and bedtime 4 hours after waking from second nap.

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TMNTgirl

Both my kids have been early to bed, early to rise kids from birth.

DS2 usually wakes up sometime in the early 5am hour, but we try our best to not go get him up until 6am. He goes to bed between 6 to 630pm.

Yesterday he took a

basil2008

DeniseRN:

Caleb was like this. It sucks, but 545 is a "normal" wake time at this age. Try the 234 schedule. First nap 2 hours

DeniseRN

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lilsquirt75

If you are putting your LO down at 6pm, waking up at 5:45am seems normal.  If you want her to wake up later, put her down later.  Most babies at this age sleep anywhere from 10-12 hours.  Maybe allow a short nap in the evening and then keep