Any other extremely early risers?

homediva · January 2013

Max wakes up at 5 every single day and has for as long as I can remember. Sometimes it is 4:50. Once in a while it might be 5:30 but very rarely. Does anyone else's toddler get up this insanely early? I've learned to deal with it but reading the thread below I realized it seems like everyone else's baby's wake up normal early, not crazy-person-early!

I don't bring him into bed with us because that leads to him waking earlier and earlier and wanting to come in our bed. We are in the process of weaning and are down to one nursing session a day - first thing in the morning. I try to offer him milk and food first and we go downstairs before nursing but he is absolutely miserable until he's nursed, then he is just happy and up for the day! He goest to bed at 7 and STTN. Anyone with me? I am hopeful that when we cut out that last session (hopefully sometime in the next week...) he will start sleeping later....

MrsCase1 · January 2013

I would slowly work him to goung to bed at 7:30 or 8. Maybe that would help. Lincoln goes to bed 89 amd wakes at 8 am.

NotSharknado · January 2013

She was for awhile. But now it's 6ish. It's hard to say because I feel like every week is different. Have you considered putting him down at night at 6 or 6:30? I still believe 6 is too early.

melissa0726 · January 2013

DD always woke up between 4:30 and 5:30 to nurse. Then we would fall back asleep in my bed. Good news is, once she weaned, she started to fully STTN until at least 7:30 am, if not later.

She does have a later bedtime, though, around 9pm. She simply doesn't sleep any more than 10 or so hours at night, so we went with a later bedtime instead of an early start to the day. Hopefully once you are done weaning, Max will start sleeping in a little bit for you!

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · January 2013

I would also try to push for a later bedtime.

The girls go to bed at 8:30, and DD2 typically wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00

eatmorecupcakes · January 2013

I'm odd man out here who doesn't think a later bedtime will help. DS also goes down around 6ish and even if he goes to bed later, he wakes up at the same time.

It might suck, but I would stay with him in the dark in his room until a more desirable wake up time. It might help teach him that it is not time to wake up yet, and you might get lucky and he falls back asleep while you are in there.

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · January 2013

eatmorecupcakes:
I'm odd man out here who doesn't think a later bedtime will help. DS also goes down around 6ish and even if he goes to bed later, he wakes up at the same time. It might suck, but I would stay with him in the dark in his room until a more desirable wake up time. It might help teach him that it is not time to wake up yet, and you might get lucky and he falls back asleep while you are in there.

I should have added... You would probably need to delay his entire daily schedule for this to work. It's really no different than when we change our clocks in the spring and in the fall.

kjgilhoo · January 2013

Have you considered trying a gro-clock or something similar. I think our LO's are old enough to start being introduced to "stay in bed until the sun comes up". It may take awhile to work, but at least it won't hurt anything and won't likely cause him to wake up any earlier.

If DD was consistently waking at that time I'd try anything!

homediva · January 2013

Thanks for the tips, Ladies, much appreciated! I guess I could try a later bedtime...or maybe I'll just wait and try to catch the time change wave in the spring, LOL! I"m going to look into the gro-clocks too, I've heard of them and thought he was too young but maybe it could work!

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · January 2013

homediva:
Thanks for the tips, Ladies, much appreciated! I guess I could try a later bedtime...or maybe I'll just wait and try to catch the time change wave in the spring, LOL! I"m going to look into the gro-clocks too, I've heard of them and thought he was too young but maybe it could work!

The Gro Clock changed my life!!! For real. However, I wouldn't even dream of trying it with DD2 just yet. The age recommendation on it is 2 years old, and I wouldn't really go with a child younger than that. Well, not my children anyways - I know they just wouldn't be ready.

Temp123197812503460 · January 2013

yep, 5, and thats with a 8pm bedtime

nothing works for sleeping long (we have tried, no responding, going in and offerng milk or water, rocking, nursing, nursing in our bed, etc etc).

i try to just accept it, but its hard when you wake up and see the 4 on the clock. oh well, one day they will sleep longer

homediva · January 2013

somewhereincali:
yep, 5, and thats with a 8pm bedtime
nothing works for sleeping long (we have tried, no responding, going in and offerng milk or water, rocking, nursing, nursing in our bed, etc etc).
i try to just accept it, but its hard when you wake up and see the 4 on the clock. oh well, one day they will sleep longer

I agree! My heart falls when I see the 4, and anything in the 5s seems AWESOME. How sad!

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