Yes, this is ANOTHER thread on early waking. DS now 2 1/2 tends to wake anywhere from 5:45 on and I'm desparate to get him to stay in bed until at least 6:30. I've read lots of previous posts and although any new advice would be greatly appreciated what I really want to know is more about these bunny clocks - Can the kids tell if bunny is awake it it's dark in their room? If you've used one, how helpful have you found it?
He's never been a great sleeper. Woke a lot as a baby and always had a thing for waking in the early hours of the morning even long after he no longer needed a nighttime feed. He's much better now - has only a very short daytime nap (20 min max) and goes to bed around 7:30 without much fuss but still tends to wake early. We do go through spells where he settles into a good routine (ie sleeping until at least 6:30) but any little thing upsets it. We were away in October and then the clocks changed and ever since then he's been up early again and I'm exhausted. When we go through these phases I start waking up before him and lying in bed unable to get back to sleep because I'm just waiting for him to appear.
I've considered other possibilites but I can't figure out how to make any of them work.
He would play in his room quietly but I'd either have to get up to put his light on (which still means I have to wake up early and probably not get back to sleep) or give him a light he can put on himself - but what if he decides to get up and put it on at 4:30 or something silly?
We've tried telling him to stay in bed until he hears us get up but it just doesn't work. So I"m hoping we might have better luck with somethign like a bunny clock but was just wondering what others thought of it. Thanks.