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Baby waking early

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Nancyrose76 · 28/08/2019 18:09

Hi there,

My daughter who is 9 months today constantly wakes between 4.30am and 5am every morning.

I usually get up between 5.20 and 5.30am play with her and then give her milk around 5.45 -6am. She’ll go back down for a short nap between 6.30 and 7am and wake up at about 8am.

Anyone know anything I can try to get her to stay asleep longer - ideally until 6 or 7am and then she wouldn’t need the nap before breakfast anymore?

Thanks
Nx

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Janeyraemer · 28/08/2019 22:54

No real advice. I have the same and it's exhausting. I have spoken to two health visitors and the both suggested that I think myself lucky that o don't have any night waking!

Seaweed42 · 29/08/2019 10:00

I had this too. The blackout curtains helped. But she just grew out of it. I didn't play with my girl I just gave her the milk and tried to pretend it was still night!
Try just give her the milk straightaway and settle her back down. I used to put my DD in one of those rocking chairs on the floor and rock it with my foot in the hopes she would go back to sleep!

albanyd · 29/08/2019 18:00

Both mine were like this. It'll gradually get better but the only thing that really helped was me accepting that there's nothing I can do to change it.

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Nancyrose76 · 29/08/2019 19:40

Thanks for your replies so far.

It's nice to know I'm not alone and also comforting that it all sounds normal and she'll get there in the end.

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TheLetterOfTheLawTheLetter · 29/08/2019 21:05

I have the same with ds1- now 21months. Nothing, absolutely nothing I did helped! So now I accept it, and go to bed early myself. At least now he can generally happily entertain himself in cot from 515-545/6am....

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Nancyrose76 · 30/08/2019 08:27

I was just going to ask what age the babies were that grew out of it - 21 months sounds tough. At the moment we are in a one bed flat so hoping when we move somewhere bigger and she has her own room she may stay in her cot amusing herself in the mornings! Smile

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TheLetterOfTheLawTheLetter · 30/08/2019 09:47

It's OK, it's really not so bad. You get lots done in the mornings - never a rush to meet people! And I'm hopeful this will mean the lovely two hour lunch time nap will last for a long time Smile he is great in terms of going to sleep and staying asleep, so I have learned to adapt

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