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10month old dd waking earlier and earlier...am going in to meltdown!

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Koogers · 19/03/2011 06:26

My dd is 10.5 months old and until about 2 weeks ago, she was waking up at 6.45 which was great. These last two weeks she's started waking up earlier and earlier-this morning was 4.55. It's nothing to do with the light, it was still pitch black at that time, her room wasn't too cold either. She goes to bed at 7, sometimes a little earlier because by then she's tired and ready to go to bed. Have tried just leaving her to go back to sleep but she screams, tried picking up putting down, tried rocking her but nothing is working. I'm getting more and more exhausted which is not helping at work. She has recently undergone a growth spurt-could it be related? Any advice would be gratefully received as I'm so tired I can't think straight!

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Timepasses · 19/03/2011 06:54

Koogers, I could have wrote the exact same message myself. My ds is 12 months and has slept from approx 7pm to 7am for months. for the past 3 weeks he has been gradually waking earlier, this morning 4.50am.

I feel your pain and as i have just returned to work, i am shattered.

Sorry no advice from me but eagerly await advice with you.

summerof76 · 19/03/2011 07:03

I am also struggling with this and would love some advice DS2 (13 months) has been waking up between 4 and 4.30 every day for weeks. I have tried cuddling back to sleep (just starts again when I put him down), leaving him to cry (he will shout and scream until I get him up. I don't think he's hungry or cold, just wants comfort and company. Trouble is I am working 4 days a week and it is exhausting me. Would love to hear any suggestions to help with this.

OP - I feel your pain!

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Koogers · 19/03/2011 07:16

Sounds like a lot of people are going through it, I feel your pain! Trying to deal with it and put in a full day at work is hard-and the longer it continues, the rougher I feel and look! Let's hope there's someone out there with some advice/tips/solutions!

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Georgimama · 19/03/2011 07:16

The mornings are getting much lighter - you might sleep through it but a small child may not. If you haven't got a black out blind, get one.

summerof76 · 19/03/2011 07:20

We've got internal shutters so I don't think that's the problem. Good suggestion though!

beela · 19/03/2011 08:45

Dozing with you in your bed for a couple of hours? It works for us sometimes but DS is only 5 months, don't know if it would work with an older baby.

Possibly not ideal but if it gets you a little bit more sleep....

Timepasses · 19/03/2011 08:54

We have got a black out blind and it makes no difference, i hope its just a phase, like all the others Smile

vez123 · 19/03/2011 09:28

OP, what is your baby's routine? You may need to adjust it a little bit.

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Koogers · 19/03/2011 10:08

My dds routine is loosely as follows-breakfast at 7, nap at 9/9.30 depending how early she wakes up. She usually has about half an hour. Lunch at 12, nap around 12.30/1 for about 40 mins to an hour. Bottle 2.30, tea at 5, bath at 6, bed at 7. I've tried to increase her daytime naps but she's always been a bit of a power napper. She sometimes has about 20 mins late afternoon if she hasn't had much before.

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ellabella2 · 19/03/2011 21:01

It may be a silly idea but could the birds singing their morning chorus be disturbing baby's sleep. It's just that I have noticed over the last week or so that the birdies are getting more noisy with their morning song, which does seem to be at it's peak between 4 and 5am Hmm

If that was the case then maybe upping the white noise volume could help?! Probably far too straight forward an answer to the complexities of sleep problems I know, but always worth a shot!

Georgimama · 20/03/2011 06:49

I thought that this morning - DS woke at 5:00 - it was starting to get light, although not very, but the birds were tweeting their little heads off. When the clocks change next week they'll be singing at a more reasonable hour!

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Koogers · 21/03/2011 05:57

Ellabella2-I've never used White noise before but ll give it a try! What can I use to provide that kind of sound?

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ellabella2 · 25/03/2011 21:01

Kooger we have a sound machine that has a selection of 'white noise' like waves, rain and heartbeat sounds aswell as various lullaby tunes. It has a timer so you can set it to play for 15,30, 60 minutes or continuously. DS has listened to wave sounds since he was a few weeks old and has it on all night Smile I don't know whether he still needs it to sleep but there is no way I am going to risk jeopordising his sleep and try turning it off Wink

Other people use their ipod to play 'white noise' soundtracks or just tune out a radio.

mewkins · 26/03/2011 09:43

Hiya

We also go through phases of this and it is mostly due to timings of the morning nap...at ten months your little one is probably working towards outgrowing it and will probably only need one nap in a couple of months time. In the mean time try a week or so of not doing the morning nap til 9.30 regardless of wake up time etc and see how that goes. Also make sure they are up again by 10. It sounds harsh but I found that sticking with this workef

Rosedee · 27/03/2011 19:21

My ds did this too. I read somewhere that the later the first nap is then the later they sleep the next morning. I don't know how it works but we did have some success with this. Try a 10am nap maybe.

YouTry · 27/03/2011 19:51

I think it's the birds singing that disturbs my DD because it also disturbs me! I'm interested in the morning nap theory though- might try it!

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