It's too early!!!

IEtoLA · May 2012

We transitioned DD to a toddler bed almost 2 months ago without any problems during naps or going to bed at night and we would still have to wake her to get ready for the day. Starting about 2-3 weeks ago she started waking up early. I thought she was just going through a phase, but nope! I'm going to go get one of hose childproof door handle things today because she knows how to open the door, but I don't know what to do about the early waking??? Any suggestions? Her room is at the front of the house, and while it's a very quiet neighborhood, our neighbor across the street just started working again and has a huge/loud truck that I think is what's waking her, but she's even waking early now on the weekends. She is still taking her regular 2 hour nap and her bedtime hasn't changed, so I don't know what to do. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

jalaiaa · May 2012

What I've heard on this is the OK to wake clocks work wonders. However, I got one and my kids immediately broke it. Grrrr.

memali26 · May 2012

We're having the same issue. We moved bedtime up by a half hour and now she sleeps about 15 minutes later than the early wake up in the mornings. Still not ideal because I am NOT a morning person, but she's less cranky with that extra 45 minutes of sleep again.

Kingston54 · May 2012

Are you still sleeping? Can you bring her into bed with you for a little while longer?

Jeremy'sMom · May 2012

I'm sorry. I can totally relate. When DS was in the crib, he slept from 9-9 and napped from 2-4 or 5. When we put him in the toddler bed, all of a sudden he was sleeping 9-6 or 7 and no more naps. It sucked. He's been in his toddler bed for almost a year now. The bad news is, he still doesn't nap and doesn't sleep till 9 anymore. The good news is, black out curtains and a clock in his room helped. He can read a digital clock so we told him he can't come out of his room until 7. Now, instead of waking up at 6, he wakes up closer to 8.