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How to get babies on a consistent wake-up time?
My babies are sleeping through the night now (thank you jeebus and knock on wood). But I'm actually having a little trouble now with their wake up times. They're not consistent, and sometimes they sleep in really late. Can't believe I'm writing that I have a problem with that.
The problem is that I'd like to get on a consistent schedule, and to start organizing nap time, and it's hard to do that when their wake-up times are a) not at the same times each day and b) sometimes not at the same time as each other.
As an example, on Sunday they both slept until 9:30. !!! We had to make a lot of noise outside of their room to coax them awake. It was nice to have a quiet morning, sure, but it sort of screwed up the rest of the morning. Though, weirdly, bedtime was not a problem.
This morning Luke woke up at 6. I fed him, but he feel back to sleep immediately after eating--while he was eating, really--so I put him back in his crib since Cal was still sleeping. Cal didn't wake up until 8, and then we had to wake up Luke at 8:45 because the nanny had arrived and because I was worried about them being on opposite wake-sleep schedules all day.
They go to bed at 8 every night. I don't mind them sleeping in on the weekends (nice!), but I think my ideal would be if they always woke up at 8 during the week. Should I just wake them up at 8? And if so, should I do that on weekends, too, for the sake of the routine? Luke is NOT HAPPY when he's awoken before he's ready. Just like momma. :-)
Ideas?
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Re: How to get babies on a consistent wake-up time?
IMO starting off the day with a consistent wake up time will help to set the stage for consistent schedules throughout the day. I don't see anything wrong with gently waking them.
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins recommends that babies between the ages of 4-9 months need about 14 hours of sleep. Since my girls go to bed around 6:30 consistently every night, I decided I didn't want them to sleep longer than twelve and a half hours every night, so that they are able to still take decent naps during the day. By 7am, I open their door, turn on the hall light, and turn off their sound machine. Usually they wake up on their own, without me actually having to wake them up.
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During the week, we always wake the boys up at 5:45 for their bottles. They eat, get dressed, and then get in their carseats and take a nap on the way to DC. On weekends, I let them "sleep in" which usually means anywhere between 6 and 7. If they are not awake by 7, I wake them.
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I am little jealous of your late sleepers
But I know what you mean about having a consistent wake up time, esp now that I'm back to work. One of mine is up btwn 5-5:30 and the other usually sleeps till 6am. Sine I have to get them ready before I leave I would wake Mia after I got Keira changed, but I've learned that Mia needs that extra 30-45 mins, so now I just let her sleep or she gets way too cranky!
I keep hoping Keira will start sleeping until 6am though...she did yesterday and I felt like I was sleeping in!