Gro clock

[Spacey01]

Hi
Yet another rubbish nights sleep! My DD (nearly three) has never been a good sleeper but is now getting worse and worse. Getting a bit easier to get her off at night now, and usually in bed by eight. She just never stays there, she is up and down all night until I give in and get her in bed with us and by then I do not sleep as too uncomfortable in the bed. Wondered if anyone had tried the Gro clock and how successful or not it was for you. Many thanks

We bought one for our (then) 22 month old as she's always been an earlier waker and used to routinely get up at 5am or before. It worked really well, she grasped the idea immediately and within a week or so was waking up later (or at least, not disturbing us until later) and used to proudly show us the 'yellow sun' every morning.

Now she's 2y4m and still gets up around 6-6.30am most mornings which is so much better than it was and is livable with. She can manipulate the clock herself now and override the lock but it's still done what we wanted to and is a useful tool of encouraging her to stay in her room reading books until it's a reasonable hour.

Tbh, I'm very impressed with it - we didn't really think it would work but we were desperate at the time as DC2 was due and we weren't sure we could cope with being up with the baby and then up at 5am.

Groclock has worked for us (ds 2.5) only took about 2/3 days to work and stop his early waking. Helps at bedtime as he watches the sun go down. Only thing we had to do is put it out of his reach as kept turning it off otherwise

I have found it really good and Im just about to put mine on ebay! Let me know if you are interested

• think you can email me from this site?

I've heard positive things about the Gro Clock but my DD is used to sleeping in the dark - she's not yet had a night light - so how is the "night-time/blue" light on the Gro Clock - is it bright?

Orissiah - you can turn the brightness down

We've had one for a couple of weeks for DS1 (3.8), it's great. He was waking at 5.30, now lies happily in bed til the sun comes out at 7.15! Don't know if the magic will last forever but enjoying it while it lasts :)

RacMac, thanks.

Thank you so much for the advice - will definately get one now. Racmac - I will try and email you, thanks very much

sorry spacey - Ive now sold it on Amazon

Took me a while to buy one but finally did it and wow!! we have had three wonderful nights sleep. She is going down easier and staying in bed till 7am. I am so pleased with it and can't believe it has worked so well. She has been like a different little girl this week as she is not so tired and has so much more energy as does Mummy!!

That's great news, Spacey! So how did you introduce it to her, what was her reaction, did she sleep in her bed all night from day (night) 1?

I told her that something was being delivered especially for her and then when the Argos man knocked on the door she took the parcel and we all opened it together and read through the instructions and read the book. She got so excited about bed time and then we read the book and spoke about the sun and stars.

She went off to sleep beautifully, woke up at 1am the first night and came in and when I said is the sun up? She said no and rushed back to bed got in and fell asleep till 7am!

That is the only night she has woken up!

The brightness is fine and does turn down and is a really lovely relaxing light.

We can't believe ourselves how well it has worked. I am sort of waiting for the bubble to burst!!

Is your little one a bad sleeper Orissian?

No, my DD sleeps well but I know this can change so I like to be prepared .

amazing amazing amazing, 13 hrs a night now instead of 5am coffee!!! buy one NOW

absolutely love it and my little one, after a period of hhideous sleeping pattern, now goes from 730-745.. every night!

it took a while to get him used to it but we do it with a sticker chart, no shouting in the night or no sticker in the morning.. the stickers lead to a toy of his choice (value house or somewhere equally cheap- he s 3 after all!)

now it is foolproof and if he does wake up i feel in control that it wont be on going.

thw sticker aspect reallt does help as a reward though, keeps the focus!!!

xxx

After a very good start, we had a couple of bad nights (well not as bad as they used to be, but become a little bit spoilt now!) and we have now introduced the sticker chart and has really helped - thank you for the advice

xxx

Oh god, maybe we need this. Ds gets up at 5:45 every day. Posting mainly so I don't forget; thanks for the updates, OP.

What do you do if your little one wakes up crying before the sun comes up though? My 2.8 year old get a hysterical if I try to get him back to bed / sleep. 4am wake up atm 🙄

We got one for my 23MO but I couldn't bring myself to use it and we got a superking bed instead I'm sure she'd understand the concept of 'don't get up til the sun is up' but I just don't think she's mature enough yet to actually have the self-restraint to do it and at such a young age I'd rather she just felt that she could come into our bed if she wants. Your LO is a bit older though and I know plenty of people who it's worked for so just give it ago. They're a lovely design and not breaking the bank. We will probably try our's again when she's a bit older

I agree with the superking bed. Let them sleep in with you and obviously check the overall sleep they are getting. About 11-12 hours at 2.5 - 3 years old but less not uncommon. So slowly adjust bedtime to later if needed depending on if he naps