Waking baby in the morning when SAH?

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Cellis · May 2013

I don't wake DS up either, but he is up before me. He usually wakes up between 6 and 7:30 (majority of the time it's 6:45). It doesn't sound like your DD is waking up that late, at least I don't consider 9 am late lol. If she is up at 4 am, are you waking up for the day with her? If DS were to wake up then, I would try to feed him and put him back in his crib.

kescalera · May 2013

While I do work, we have a nanny in our home so LO technically doesn't have to wake up for the day when I leave but I always make sure he's up by 7:30a when I leave for work. It 1) lets me get in a kiss/hug/cuddle before I'm gone for 10 hours and 2) IMO helps him keep a more consistent schedule. His naps have settled into a fairly predictable routine and bed-time is set although we do allow for up to 30 minutes in either direction depending on how his last nap of the day goes.

If you are having issues at bedtime it can't hurt to try a normal wake-up time just to see if introducing a routine/loose schedule helps.

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Cellis · May 2013

Oh ok, then yeah I would go ahead and get her up at 7 or whatever time works for you. Definitely try it out and attempt to set nap times (it's not exact, but I try to get DS to nap around 9, 12 and 3 or some variation of that). I hope it works out for you!

minervacullen · May 2013

j3nnyb:
I'm a SAHM.nbsp; I don't wake DD up in the morning.nbsp; She's usually the one waking me up in the mornings.nbsp; She wakes up fairly regularly anywhere between 6:30am7:30am.nbsp; Very rarely she "sleeps in" until 8am.nbsp; Personally, I don't see the point in waking a sleeping baby, if I can help it.

This exactly

su2002 · May 2013

I'm a SAHM and I wake DS up no later than 7:30 if he isn't already up.

Jackiemxoxo · May 2013

DD is usually the one waking me up too. Very rarely do we get to sleep in til 8. The thing that I have noticed that helps with her sleeping at night is not letting her nap too late in the day especially past 6pm if we can help it. Lately she will take her last nap around 3-4 stay up til 7-730 and I notice she is sleeping longer at night.

jac409 · May 2013

Oh my, your babies are up early! DD sleeps till at least 9 am. Goes to bed at 9 pm. I stay at home. I don't wake her. I figure if she sleeps in it is because she needs it and I can always use a few extra minutes to do whatever I need to do.

ForeverEverAfter · May 2013

I SAH, and I value my sleep. If she wakes up before 8 she comes into bed to nurse and we usually both fall asleep like that for a bit. I don't think I have ever gotten up before her, I will sleep as long as she lets me. A few times it has taken a while to go back to sleep and its 9:30-10 before we get out of bed. I'm just useless and cranky if I don't get my sleep, so I won't put her through that. She has a dependable routine (up 2h, nap 1.5-2.5h, 3 times a day) and it doesn't bother me if her bedtime shifts. I just go with it. Sometimes I need to take her out late at night to pick up DH so I like that she is flexible.

We do the same routine whenever she gets up and that seems to help her. Nurse, diaper change then to playmat while I do laundry and make breakfast.

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