Early morning preschooler

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AIBU to think that a child who goes to sleep at 7pm is doing very well to sleep till 7am. After this we hear the horrible shout 'Is it morning time?' Repeatedly. Till I go in with dp berating me for 'giving in to her & letting her dominate the house' I'm almost embarrassed at how well she sleeps compared to more exhausted friends. So I'm sorry to even ask the question. Really I'm asking Is He Being Unreasonable IHBU?

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I'm a single mother, and the idea of having someone to take over and let me have a lie-in is pure fantasy.

He should take turns with you to get and, be bloody grateful for every second he gets in bed when it's your turn to do the kids.

You don't say how old your DD is...

If she's 15, YABU.

She's a preschooler - says in thread title.

I live in fear of the mornings. But, looking on bright side, they are better than the nights!

we all get up 6am to go to nursery

sorry

Time for bed- can't actually see properly.

Now we've established HIBU, please tell us how many consecutive hours does he expect a preschooler to sleep for?
It sounds like your DD is being lovely and asking if it's the morning yet, mine just leap out of their room, into ours and start jumping on us some time around 6am.

Being stressed about what your DP thinks sounds like an awful way to start your day with DD, who is obviously excited about being awake and starting the day

Hi There, I left this thread alone after my thanks for the polite responses and showed him those ones. His opinion didn't alter but I felt vindicated. The ruder responses are much more fun though! I agree, he should get to bl*y bed and I should feign deafness at 7am more often. I had a bunny alarm clock but you can only set it about 11 hours before you want it to go off and she pushes his ears down at any opportunity so £26 was soon wasted! It's bust now. Other mumsnetters suggested a timer light to indicate when it was really morning. I'm doing that but she's been waking at 6 needing a wee since I set it up! She's too little to reach the light switch and her door wedges very tightly shut so she's stuck! Thanks again though for all your words of reason!!!

Holy shit 7am is a lie in, your DH sounds like a delusional prick TBH. He needs to grow up and realise that he has a family now and that means an early start-"letting her dominate the house", that's a fucking belter that one.

Ha ha he's 50!!! He has a 19 and 15 yo from before who apparently played quietly in their bedrooms like little angels! Yeah right!

Your DP is being VVVVU. Am and v at him.

DS goes to sleep at 7/7.30 and wakes anytime between 6.15/7am. We are exceptionally lucky to get a full nights sleep out of him consistently, so when he wakes up - of course we go and get him! He hasnt eaten or drank anything for 12 hours!

How late does your DP expect your DD to sleep in????

He's got it so wrong, I know. I'm off to bed now so I can greet her with a smile at 7 ish. Thanks for all the hilarious replies.

I'm one of the really lucky ones my ds goes to bed at about 7:30 and very very rarely wakes up before 8. I have to normally wake him at that time - weekends it's 08:30.

Our DCs wake up anytime between 6am and 7.30am. We have a TV in our room and have trained them to sit quietly in our bed watching CBeebies with the sound on low. If we are very, very lucky it buys us an extra half hour of light sleep only interrupted by DS(1yo) trying to sit on our heads and DD(6yo) wielding her unreasonably sharp and pointy knees and elbows.

Is it worth it? Possibly not, generally we bite the bullet and get up on demand when called.

hahahaha.

Your DP is BVVU.

My DS (3 1/2) rarely sleeps after 5.45, he goes to bed at 7.30pm. It improves slightly if he's had something to eat not ling before bed and if he's has a 4 mile walk that day.

On work days it's not a problem as we have to be out but 7.45 but I would love a lie in from time to time.

I don't think it's that unusual tbh.

Also despite the knackeredness (Single Mum here as well) I do love our mornings, DS is a total darling and wakes up wanting to tell me all about his dreams.

If DP is worried about missing good TV get SKY+

I'm planning to show this thread to a sleep deprived friend who is regularly up at 4am with her two preschoolers....

also at DP having a problem with children dominating the household, didn't he read the user manual for DC's????

at a 7am start you lucky things
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ah my boy did always come straight to see us in the morning ...and i would have a toy (a car) or a book or something close so he could play close by ...i would occasionally remember something like oh your train is is your room by the door ...or something like we all do ..but i was gonna say ...it suddenly changes and now he is five ...(only ) ..its me saying you should tell me when you get up....!!! sounds like you need a morning time toy ..."yes play morning time toys ..." oh have alittle shoe box and your child can look in it to see wht you put in it ..might do ten mins and then you can listen to the russle !!!! and you will be compelled to go see how she is doing ..

as for sunday morning ...ah! i was often trying to keep the peace ..sometimes literally while dad extends his comfy lie in...do talk about taking it in turns but agree something to do ...movie ..dare i say it but a nice early predictable 90mins could be cool ....and dads do get to like "curious george" or "Kung foo panda" hey they can even watch top gear if ya want ...just dont complain!!!

and oh yes 7 till 7 ..my happy child, yes slept well and i had no sympathy from anyone least of all dad who thought that was how it was for everyone ...so does sound similar ..up at 7 why not 8 hey up at 9 what would he say ..why cant our baby sleep till 10 ...!

and er "yes she does dominate the house ...shes our baby!"

i am on mumnet at 6.30am ..cos my child is actually still asleep .....mmmm dont hate me !!!! and not in bed cos ...oh bugger dont know ..better get back in ..!!!

I appreciate we're lucky to get till 7 most days, I just wish he knew how lucky we are. And how lucky he is to have an early riser doing his shift as well.Thanks for all the laughs.