What time does your LO wake up?

Kriss34 · August 2009

My 15 month old goes to bed between 7:30 and 8pm every night and wakes up at 5:30am every morning. It is driving DH and I crazy! What time does your LO wake up and does anyone know the secret to getting them to sleep later in the morning? Everything I read online and in the books says not to push bedtime back later, but what has worked for all of you? She only naps for about 1 1/2 hours per day. Thanks for your suggestions!

CFO · August 2009

Honestly, I haven't seen much correlation b/w later bedtime = later wake time. What I can suggest is getting great naps in during the day. There IS a correlation between good naps = good sleep.

Fordlor · August 2009

My DD is almost 15 months old. We put her to bed between 7:45 and 8pm. She usually wakes between 7am and 8am. Most days closer to 7am.

I don't really have any suggestions about getting your DD to sleep later. Black out shades? GL!

Amrice78 · August 2009

between 6 and 7

he goes to bed at 7

armywife7205 · August 2009

She goes to bed bewtween 7-730 and gets up between 6:30-8

raceyrae · August 2009

She goes to bed at 7:30 p.m. and usually gets up around 6-6:30 a.m.

chatty6176 · August 2009

DS goes to bed around 7:30 and is up between 6-7....these days closer to 7:00 (let's hope it stays that way). He used to get up around 530-600. There will still be some occasional early times but we can deal with them here and there. Do you know what actually got him sleeping later? (Now I hope I don't jinx it). It was going on vacation....once we did he's been sleeping later....it could just be coincidence but before that it was 530-6:00. First day of vacation he slept til 7:15 and days after around 7 or later. Good luck. Good naps help! Don't wait til DD is overtired.

Lucky_Dragonfly · August 2009

DS goes to bed around 7/730pm and he gets up around 630am sometimes he sleeps until closer to 7am on the weekends.

jellybean529 · August 2009

My DD goes to bed at 8 like clockwork and is up at 7:30 like clockwork. If we push her bedtime back, she STILL wakes up at 7:30. She also only naps about an hour and a half.

rylee1 · August 2009

I feel your pain. My son just pushed his wake up time back to 5-5:30...it used to be more like 4:45-5 and we've tried everything!!!! Bottles, naps, later bedtime, earlier bedtime, you name it...we've tried it. I think he sleeping in a little later these days because he plays so hard and is exhausted by bed time (8pm). A couple days lately he's actually slept in until 6 which was heaven! I'm hoping he outgrows this early bird stuff!

_junebaby_ · August 2009

I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but put her to bed EARLIER! Trust me, it works. I had this problem a couple of months ago and I tried EVERYTHING. The only thing that worked was moving his bedtime up to 7pm. And I mean that I literally close his door by 7. Now he sleeps till 6/6:30. Still early, but at least it's better than 5/5:30.?

Remember: sleep begets sleep.

And if you try this, stick with it for a week before you decide it doesn't work. It does take some time to adjust. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the results. If it's easier for you, try moving bedtime up 15 minutes at a time.

Good luck!?

oliviasmom08 · August 2009

Right around that same age (15 months), my DD did the same thing... woke up between 5/5:30 every morning. Then, about a week or 2 ago, she started sleeping later (between 6:30/7:30). We didn't change anything about her bedtime or her naps. I don't know if it was a growing thing, but she seemed to grow out of it and is now sleeping much better (knock on wood). But, I also know some ladies have had luck with pushing the bedtime back, so you may want to give that a try. GL!

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