Do you wake with LO or let...

twirlyjack73 · August 2011

LO hang in crib while you sleep? I get woken by LO around 6 & get up. But I have a friend who told me that I'm crazy & should just let LO hang until I'm ready to get up, even if it's an hour or 2. I've never heard of doing that. Not sure if I even could. What do you do?

bmqcmg · August 2011

I let Juliana hang out until she lets me know that she is ready to get up.

LordValuemart · August 2011

Depends, his crib is in my room so he's right there with me. If he's mad I get up with him, but if he's happy sometimes I toss some toys in there with him and let him play while I get a few mins of extra shut eye.

Pennilyn Novus · August 2011

I get up with him. I try to get to him before he wakes up too much because the only way distract-a-baby will eat right now is if he's drowsy.

CupcakeKaper · August 2011

I'd never let her hang out in her crib for 'an hour or two.' Maybe 15 minutes or so, but only if she isn't crying. I wouldn't want someone to ignore me for an hour or two and let me sit there in a diaper that's been wet all night long, so I wouldn't do it to her either. Usually I'm up before she is so it's a non-issue, but when she does get up before me, I get up with her. I see it as part of my job description.

SeussicalOne · August 2011

He cries when he wakes up, as far as I know (he may be awake for a little bit before he cries for us but I don't know) so I go get him. If he was awake and playing happily for awhile I wouldn't get him right away.

spursgirl10 · August 2011

I don't know any baby that can sit there unattended for "an hour or two". That's unheard of. At some point my LO would start screaming. I let her sit there and talk to herself and play but that only last a little bit before she starts crying and wants us to come get her. I don't blame her either. Her diaper is pretty wet and she's gone a long time without eating so my poor baby is starving. Don't listen to your friend. That's crazy.

jcole32444 · August 2011

I get up as soon as I hear him. But, I think that a couple of times he had been awake for a while. He wakes up, rolls around, makes some quiet noises for about and hour before he makes a noise I can actually hear. I figured this out after the morning I woke up before him.

Wufroggy79 · August 2011

CupcakeKaper:
I'd never let her hang out in her crib for 'an hour or two.' Maybe 15 minutes or so, but only if she isn't crying. I wouldn't want someone to ignore me for an hour or two and let me sit there in a diaper that's been wet all night long, so I wouldn't do it to her either. Usually I'm up before she is so it's a non-issue, but when she does get up before me, I get up with her. I see it as part of my job description.

. Exactly this for us too.

PeonyPumps · August 2011

nbeseau:
CupcakeKaper:
I'd never let her hang out in her crib for 'an hour or two.' Maybe 15 minutes or so, but only if she isn't crying. I wouldn't want someone to ignore me for an hour or two and let me sit there in a diaper that's been wet all night long, so I wouldn't do it to her either. Usually I'm up before she is so it's a non-issue, but when she does get up before me, I get up with her. I see it as part of my job description.
. Exactly this for us too.

This. DS almost always has a VERY full diaper in the morning as well as is really hungry, as he sleeps some nights over 12-13 hours. I have noticed that if I get him immediately at the first noise, he hasn't quite woken yet and gets a little cranky. But if I let him wake himself up and chatter for a few minutes (read: less than 5-10 minutes usually) he will be all smiles and ready for the day when I come in. If I let him stay in his crib any longer he would be wailing to eat by the time I got in, because usually I can barely make it through the first morning diaper change without him starting to get a little insistent that he is hungry.

LordValuemart · August 2011

I guess I should have added that Ronan wakes up to eat about 2-3 hours before he's up for the day, so I change his butt then and he's not particularly wet or hungry when he's finally up and at 'em. Without that info I sound like the lazy beeyotch of the group.

AimeeL85 · August 2011

If he's content talking to himself or playing in there, I'll let him hang out while I rest a few more minutes...20 minutes is probably the longest he's ever done this. An hour or two? I don't understand why anyone would do that (except laziness of course).

aktemple · August 2011

spursgirl10:
I don't know any baby that can sit there unattended for "an hour or two". That's unheard of. At some point my LO would start screaming. I let her sit there and talk to herself and play but that only last a little bit before she starts crying and wants us to come get her. I don't blame her either. Her diaper is pretty wet and she's gone a long time without eating so my poor baby is starving. Don't listen to your friend. That's crazy.

Ditto. I can't imagine Ava being content enough for an hour or two that I could leave her in her crib. I wouldn't get any sleep with her screaming. I go in and get her as soon as she gets up.

twirlyjack73 · August 2011

Whew, thanks ladies. I thought that was crazy & it's good to hear what you had to say. I agree, if he's playing for a little bit that's fine, otherwise it is my job & joy to not ignore the poor thing.

Strunella · August 2011

I used to run in to DS' room as soon as I heard that he was up. And then I thought...he's not crying or unhappy...so let him be. During the week, I'm quicker to get in to get him because I have to get ready for work. On the weekends, I'll let him entertain himself for a bit to get some extra sleep. Sometimes, he'll fall back to sleep himself. This may get us an extra half hour or so of sleep...definitely not an hour or two.

rms879 · August 2011

My policy?

Since my LO usually sleeps until 7:30AM, I consider this the official start of our day.

If she happens to wake early and seems content, I let her hang out and play with her crib toys until 7:30. If she wakes and cries, I go in to feed and change her--and then put her back down (assuming that she's now content) until 7:30.

So long as she's not upset, I think it's reasonable to keep to schedule! Since she normally sleeps until then anyway, I don't feel that I'm depriving her.

rms879 · August 2011

Btw, we've gone as long as an hour. She's capable of playing and chatting for that length of time... *I'm* definitely the lazy one!

jaxxx15 · August 2011

Yes, D hangs until 7 everyday. Sometimes he is still asleep when I gently wake, others he has learned to just play. It gives me a routine that I must have LOL

jaxxx15 · August 2011

And he plays for only about 20 min.

skio · August 2011

I SAH and DH works 1-10p, so we're flexible with our morning hours. DD generally sleeps until 9 or 9:30. She sometimes wakes at 7 or 8, at which time I usually go in and give her a paci and she goes back out for an hour or two, as do I. But she's not "hanging out" for an hour or two while I ignore her and sleep.

I let her coo and babble for 5-10 minutes before going in to get her, just to make sure she's fully awake before disturbing her.

AggieBeth06 · August 2011

We're still working on a consistent morning routine. He wakes before 6 to nurse and I'm trying to get him to sleep in, so I've been putting him back into his crib. He's drowsy until I lay him down again, but he's happy and it's really too early to be up considering his bedtime, so I leave him and go back go bed. He usually plays for about 20 min and then falls back to sleep.?

In general, I will leave him unless he's fussing hard or has been up for about a half hour or more (rare). My philosophy is that he will let me know if he is not happy, and if he's enjoying some time to himself to fully wake up, no biggie. But I would never leave him for an hour or more, particularly if he's cries at all.

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