Darn time change..

Lferr417 · March 2014

So what used to be a pretty consistent 8-9 bed time has now turned to 10pm every night this week. Although I love this party animal because he is the silliest at night... This mom needs her sleep! I've tried starting bed time on time etc but he's too wound up and we end up doing night Time routine for an hour and a half. Will he self adjust? And about how long?

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vamomtobe · March 2014

Last year, when our DS would have been closer in age to your LO, he did adjust over the course of a week or so. But it can be rough! I agree with pp on shifting things by 15 min increments until you're at a more reasonable bed time!

Lferr417 · March 2014

@Nicb13and what kind of "posts" are you referring to? Moms that are looking for help from other moms who might have gone through the same situation? Moms that want advice- ya know from a community board that is geared toward providing advice to other moms? I dont get the reason for the snarky comment - but I digress.

We tried his bed time routine at 8pm every night like we always do and he was literally too wired to be rocked, hushed or read to sleep. He did wake up an hour later in the morning 2/4 days, one day normal time, and then this am I woke him up. He is taking all of his naps at his usual time- which led me to believe we shouldnt be having a problem. his last nap is typically at 4, and he wakes up any where between 445-515. I read some where that toddlers need 5 hours inbetween each sleep- but that doesnt add up throughout the day...

Thank you ladies who provided helpful comments- we will try shifting by 15 minutes and see if that helps.

Add on Questions: What are your current nap times?

Brayden is waking at 630, nap around 1030 to 1130/12, second nap around 345-415 to about 515, then bed time routine starting at 8- so asleep by 9.

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jnnfrrose6 · March 2014

I'm with @Nicb13 on this one.I don't understand the struggle. We get DS up at the same time every morning. If the clock has moved up and hour, then he gets up when it says 7am, even if it's "only 6" to his body. We continue with our day as we normally would and when the clock says 7pm, he's put to bed, even if it's "only 6" to his body and he's not tired. He's got to learn that it's bedtime now, whether he's tired or not. Yes, he may play in his crib for an hour, he won't learn it's time to sleep if he's not given the chance. The next morning, he's up when the clock says 7. He spent Sunday night and Monday night singing to himself for about an hour. Tuesday was maybe 30 minutes, and last night he was down in his regular amount of time.

It seems you've lost your consistency and given in to your kid "because they're too wired" with the time change and therefore you're struggling with a later bedtime.

Lferr417 · March 2014

Unfortunately the battle we lost was having a kid who can put him self to sleep. He never has and I haven't found a sleep training method that works for us.. I don't want to cio.. I don't think it would work at this stage anyway. He is just hysterical and doesn't calm down. Bed time Routine consists of a bath, books, and then rocking in his chair.
I started each night at the same time so my consistency wasn't gone, his willingness to sit still and be sleepy is gone. I've been able to put him in his crib and sit in his room.. Tell him to lay down but he doesn't stay down... He runs back and fourth across the crib... Humorous yes... But productive for sleep no.

I'd love to let him sleep in but he needs to be up at 630 3 days a week to go to the sitters house.

Maybe this is just a phase and just a coincidence that the time change happen.. Who the heck knows.

honeydew01 · March 2014

jnnfrrose6 said:

I'm with @Nicb13 on this one.I don't understand the struggle. We get DS up at the same time every morning. If the clock has moved up and hour, then he gets up when it says 7am, even if it's "only 6" to his body. We continue with our day as we normally would and when the clock says 7pm, he's put to bed, even if it's "only 6" to his body and he's not tired. He's got to learn that it's bedtime now, whether he's tired or not. Yes, he may play in his crib for an hour, he won't learn it's time to sleep if he's not given the chance. The next morning, he's up when the clock says 7. He spent Sunday night and Monday night singing to himself for about an hour. Tuesday was maybe 30 minutes, and last night he was down in his regular amount of time.

It seems you've lost your consistency and given in to your kid "because they're too wired" with the time change and therefore you're struggling with a later bedtime.

This is exactly what we did as well and DD didn't notice the time change at all.

honeydew01 · March 2014

Sorry it posted before I was done. But basically, DD usually wakes up between 6:30 to 7 but I don't let her go past 7 because then she protests her naps. So she is either up by 7 or I wake her up by 7. On the day of the time change I got her at the new 7 or old "6" o'clock. She made up for that half an hour to hour of "lost" sleep at her first nap and then took a normal second nap and went to bed at the same time as usual that night 7:30.

honeydew01 · March 2014

Nicb13 said:

Lferr417 said:

Unfortunately the battle we lost was having a kid who can put him self to sleep. He never has and I haven't found a sleep training method that works for us.. I don't want to cio.. I don't think it would work at this stage anyway. He is just hysterical and doesn't calm down. Bed time Routine consists of a bath, books, and then rocking in his chair. I started each night at the same time so my consistency wasn't gone, his willingness to sit still and be sleepy is gone. I've been able to put him in his crib and sit in his room.. Tell him to lay down but he doesn't stay down... He runs back and fourth across the crib... Humorous yes... But productive for sleep no. I'd love to let him sleep in but he needs to be up at 630 3 days a week to go to the sitters house. Maybe this is just a phase and just a coincidence that the time change happen.. Who the heck knows.

Is he crying while he's running around in his crib or refusing to lay down? If not, why not just say good night and walk out? DS will go nuts some nights and play in his crib for over an hour but if he's not crying, then I just let him do his thing.
You can't force them to sleep so really all you can do is wait it out. Try to keep evenings before bed calm and low key so he can wind down. I have the exact same routine as you, even the rocking but if he's all hyper, I put him in his bed and leave the room. I think DS actually likes his alone time to do whatever he wants and then falls asleep when he's ready.

My DD does the same thing. Sometimes she falls sleep within 5-10 minutes but more often than not, she takes her time, and then when ready to fall sleep she flips to her tummy and passes out.

Lferr417 · March 2014

DaisyBlinks said:
I don't have any real advice about the time change because DS has always been pretty flexible with his sleep schedule, but I feel like 8:00 is too late to start a bedtime routine for a 14 month old that wakes up at 6:30. I bet he's wound up because he's overtired. I'd start at 7:00 and go from there.

His first nap is at 10 and last nap he wakes up between 445 and 515. If we tried to out him down at 7 I don't feel like that's enough time between. We tried earlier afternoon naps but wasn't ready for them at all either.... Are you down to one nap?

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