To wake up DD tomorrow or leave her sleep?

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DD is 6 months, DS is 7 years. DD normally wakes around 8am. DS will be up tomorrow crazy early, but we will let him head downstairs and start the present unwrapping with us at 6am. Do we wake up DD to bring her down with us all, or leave her sleep? I know it sounds silly because she doesn't know, but it feels mean starting the fun without her. Any advice on what others would do is appreciated! 😁.

Christmas is a long day for them. I'm leaving my 11 month old to sleep if my 3.5 year old is up before him.

If you've already had one child, surely to goodness, you know you never, ever wake a sleeping baby!

Aw let her sleep and enjoy being with DS- let him rip everything open in a mad frenzy- he is the perfect age! DD will not know or understand at her age- you might find next Christmas a bit different

DD knows it is Christmas and she will wake up at 5. You will be downstairs with a crabby baby waiting for DS to wake up. He for no reason will sleep until 8 and all of your plans for the day will go out of the window!

Hopefully not but this was my Christmas 3 years ago!

Christmas is and should be nearly meaningless to a six month old. Do what you would normally have done with the 7 year old pre new baby. If it’s loud and she wakes fine, if she doesn’t wake till 8 also fine.

I'd leave her, she will be upset at being woken and doesn't understand anyway x

DD is six months, she’s only little so don’t interrupt her routine. Let her sleep when you get up with DC to enjoy Christmas morning, then let DD join in the fun when she wakes!
nothing to worry about xx

Let her sleep. He can open his presents, and then he’ll have all the fun of opening hers later (because she is too little, and will need his help).

We used to leave our daughter in bed and take our son down when she was a baby. He got quality time with just us and she got all the attention when she woke up.
Doesn't last forever!

Let the baby sleep! Make the most of it...

Let her sleep and let your ds open all of his presents enjoying having all of your attention on him for a while.

Waking her up will result in a cranky baby and one parent distracted with settling her, making him wait tells him that in this family his little sister matters more. Plus, she's six months old, she won't care about presents so he'll end up opening hers too.