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What to do with a child who wakes up at 5 no matter what time she goes to bed?

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TooTiredtoGoogle · 16/05/2011 18:49

DD has always been an early riser. Doesn't really bother us because she has one of these gro-clocks with a sun and moon, so she's been trained not to disturb us until 7am.
BUT, I think it's having an effect on her. She doesn't nap unless she's in the car, so by the time it's 5pm she really is the worse for wear so I usually rush to get her to bed for 6.30pm.
Would love her to sleep from 7-7. Have tried adjusting to later bedtime, but it just doesn't work for her. No matter what time she goes to bed, she always wakes at 5am!
Any ideas what I can do?
BTW - DD is 4.

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TooTiredtoGoogle · 17/05/2011 07:27

Woke at 4am this morning. Can anyone help?

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BellaBearisWideAwake · 17/05/2011 07:48

Is anything happening at 5am? DS's bed was next door to our neighbpur's alarm clock. Took us a while to work out!

jetmonkey · 17/05/2011 07:50

Is she at school yet? If not, that might tire her out enough to sleep longer?

DialsMavis · 17/05/2011 10:14

Yes, I would sleep in her room and see what happens at 5 am, could it be the sun coing in or the boiler or a neighbour leaving for work?. I recently slept in DS's room as we had guests and discovered why he has been waking at 6.30am lately- he had set a alarm for that time every day so he can get up and do his hair (he is only 8 Confused). Does she wake at 5 am even in the winter? I recemtly got a black out blind for DD (6 months) and it is giving us an hour or two extra in bed each morning.

JeremyVile · 17/05/2011 10:19

Do you take her to the toilet in the night?
If not, I'd give it a go - perhaps 1am, get her up quickly for a pee and straight back to bed.

TooTiredtoGoogle · 17/05/2011 16:42

Thanks for all your responses.
DD still wears a nappy to bed, so can't be a toilet issue.
And there's nothing which wakes her because I'm often awake at that time (lying in bed, not making a sound) and there aren't any noises from neighbours/boilers, etc.
We also have blackout curtains, so it can't be the light.

She's been like this since the age of 2 and I always thought she'd grow out of it, but it doesn't look that way now.
Any other thoughts? Or. success stories on combatting early rising?

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