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Any tips for getting LO to sleep in later than 5:30?

LittleMissParisLittleMissParis member
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These early morning wake ups are slowly killing me.  We put LO down for the night at 7.  We have tried puting her down later but it's more of a struggle for her to go to sleep and she still wakes up super early. 

We leave her in her bassinet next to the bed and I repeatedly put her soother back in, turn on her glow seahorse, etc.  She NEVER falls back to sleep.  Around 6:15ish she gets cranky so I put her in bed with us where she just chatters or gets mad. 

Are we destined to be up this early? Any tips to get them to sleep longer? TIA

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Re: Any tips for getting LO to sleep in later than 5:30?

  • Sus77Sus77 member
    Would she go back to sleep if she had a quick feed?  My LO gets up between 4am and 5.30 for his early feed but falls back to sleep when his tummy is full!
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  • LittleMissParisLittleMissParis member
    I have tried this and she is still awake right after, even if I lay her back in her bed :(  I haven't tried it in a while so maybe I will again.  Thanks for the reminder.
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  • mommy~to~mjmommy~to~mj

    If my LO wakes any time after 6 then I give her a feed, paci and we snuggle for a bit. That usually gets us another 2 hours at least.

    If it's before 6 I figure out what she needs and soothe her back to sleep in her room/crib. 

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  • gwenypher7gwenypher7 member

    No idea. We have just trained ourselves to go to bed within an hour of putting her down. So that means I have an 8pm bedtime most nights! I hate that, but I feel more rested in the mornings now.

    You do what you have to do! Just remember that this won't last forever! Sleep stages go in cycles.

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  • juliane2004juliane2004 member
    We put LO down between 6-7 pm, and wake her around 10-10:30 pm for a bottle. She sleeps then till 7-9 am.
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  • superkatysuperkaty
    this drives me crazy too, i just feel bad for complaining since he never wakes up during the night (goes down btwn 7-8).  he has been sleeping through the night since he was two months old, but does get up really early. sometimes it's 5:30, sometimes it's 8am.  so confusing.  but lately he has been waking in the 5 o'clock hour again, so i make a 4 oz bottle, go get him out of his crib, take him in our room, cuddle him up and start snuggling and giving him the bottle.  he usually will fall asleep with me again (if he doesn't, paci or let him suck on the bottle until he does) and sleep until about 7:15. and heck i know that's still early but, i'll take it!
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