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So i messed up, now my 7m.o. DD is going to bed after 2am! Help..

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mammainlove · 12/01/2011 00:39

My dd has been going to bed with us at 11pmish, co sleeping since she was born. We have realised recently how much we want a couple of hours by ourselves in the evenings so we want her to sleep from 9pm ideally. She sleeps 11hours, and naps every 3 hours in the daytime. Today she had a late nap at 9.3Opm (got up 10.30am) so i thought i'd try and see if she'll stay asleep, by feeding her back to sleep every time she woke up. Alas she woke up at 12am and is totally hyper (her daddy's playing with her at the moment, though he has to be up for work at 8am!) i know she wont calm down enough to go back to sleep til after 2am. How do i get her to go to bed earlier from tomorrow? Do i just wake her up at 8am? If so she (and myself) will be tired out through the day and she'll probably just fall back to sleep and make up for it anyway, like she did last time. What shall i do? i cant think straight.

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Chil1234 · 12/01/2011 07:08

You're going to have to treat this like 'jet-lag' and force the pace for a few days until she gets into a more normal routine. Keep bringing bedtime forward.... and most babies that age go down between 7 and 8pm.... and wake her up at a reasonable time in the morning. Make sure her bedroom is completely dark (with a blackout blind if necessary) because stray light triggers the waking response. Yes, she'll want a nap mid-morning but that's pretty normal. Good luck

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Geepers · 12/01/2011 07:13

Get the Gina Ford book. Even if you don't follow her routine to the letter her advice is good when adapted to suit each baby.

How many hours total is she sleeping as day?

My babies day is this, give or take

7am wake
9-9.30 nap
11.45-1.45 nap
4-4.45 nap
6.45 bed

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mammainlove · 12/01/2011 14:49

Thanks everyone. She awoke at 11am today and is having a nap now. She sleeps about 11hours at night and about 2 hours split into 3 naps in the day. I think you're right mrspickles about waking her half an hour earlier each day, and it's understandable them getting bit fed up about sleeping on their own at night, it's best being together especially at night when it's snuggle time! Ah well they might get used to it the older they get x