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Does tiredness = early morning??

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Lethal · 18/11/2003 22:23

Do others find that when their kids go to bed REALLY tired, they wake up early the next morning??!! I don't understand what happened last night. DS is 3 and he always has a sleep during the day (1 1/2 - 2 hrs), and his night sleep is usually from 8.30pm til approx 7.15 am. Well yesterday, for some reason, he didn't sleep at all during the day - I put him down for his nap but could hear him playing & chattering to himself the whole time, so eventually I got him back up again. I think this was the first time that he'd actually missed out on his daytime sleep. Last night he was understandably very tired and fell asleep as soon as he went to bed, around 8.15. My feeling was that he would sleep longer this morning because of the lack of sleep yesterday... and then he woke up at 6.00am this morning!!!! He hasn't woken up that early in months, 7.00am is usually his earliest. Does anyone else find that this happens to them, & does it have anything to do with being overtired? I just wonder if it was the change in his routine or something - just seems weird.

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JJ · 18/11/2003 22:29

Yes. If my eldest missed a nap, he'd be up all night and then again early in the morning. My youngest is a bit better but also needs more sleep to sleep, iyswim.

tomboy · 18/11/2003 22:40

what is weird about changing routine? do you sleep evry night at the same time for the same amount of time?!

GeorginaA · 18/11/2003 22:57

Hmm, I don't know about other people, but I do more or less (and when I don't, I don't feel rested at all).

To be more helpful to Lethal, yes I have noticed the exact same thing with my ds who is in the process of giving up the afternoon nap. If he has it, then he's not tired enough at bedtime, if he doesn't have it he's overtired.

Despite him being in a good routine for a while, I've started to become more aware of the signs when he's getting overtired and trying to take him to bed a little earlier on those days before he crosses the barrier into sleeplessness. It's still a bit hit and miss, but it has helped.

Funnily enough, the last few weeks he's had a bad cold and really needed the extra sleep during the day again (although has been waking during the night)... he's starting to settle better now though, so fingers crossed!

Lethal · 18/11/2003 22:58

Er... no tomboy, I was simply saying that ds usually needs a certain amount of sleep, and he didn't get it yesterday. The change in his routine was the fact that he didn't get any sleep yesterday, when he has a nap every single other day. He hardly ever wakes up this early and I found it strange since he had a lot less sleep the day before. That is what I meant.

Some children are very routine-oriented, as I have found with my own son.. perhaps it's not the same for you.

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dinosaur · 18/11/2003 22:58

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tomboy · 18/11/2003 22:59

everybody has bad nights.

Chinchilla · 18/11/2003 23:00

Yes dinosaur, I do. Just ignore him/her as that is supposed to be the best way to deal with trolls. I'm sure that Tech will delete the messages soon...

tomboy · 18/11/2003 23:01

whats a troll?

wobblyknicks · 18/11/2003 23:01

think tomboy is definitely a troll (probably a hobgoblin come to that! sorry, my childish side rearing its head - I'm fed up of trolls!)

tomboy · 18/11/2003 23:03

why delete, what have i done?

wobblyknicks · 18/11/2003 23:04

ummm....been a troll?

dinosaur · 18/11/2003 23:05

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Chinchilla · 18/11/2003 23:06

A troll is someone who posts stupid/offensive comments just for their own fun. An example of your trolldom would be suggesting the name 'poo' for a girl. Inane, and not the way that a genuine poster would start their membership of a forum like this.

tomboy · 18/11/2003 23:07

I don't understand - just because i'm honest?

tomboy · 18/11/2003 23:10

chinchilla - sorry!! my fault, when the website went wrong (the timing was all wrong) i wrote that to test if it was working, I am sorry if I upset anyone.

wobblyknicks · 18/11/2003 23:11

right, what about calling everyone selfish on the one toddler thread then? Another test?

Chinchilla · 18/11/2003 23:14

I just did a search for Tomboy's postings, and guess what, they are all in the same vein. My guess is that we are all making this poster very happy by giving him/her this much attention, and I suggest a complete lack of response to any posts.

dinosaur · 18/11/2003 23:17

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tomboy · 18/11/2003 23:19

ok - sorry you feel that way, i will say goodby.

Chinchilla · 18/11/2003 23:21

No need to apologise to ME! I am not in charge here It was just a suggestion. If Tomboy is genuine, then she will start to post 'normal' posts eventually. She'll get addicted like all of us. Unfortunately, I can't get the image of a fat 50 year old man having a sad joke with us out of my mind.

Angeliz · 18/11/2003 23:22

Chinchilla lol at the "she'll get addicted like we all do bit".....Hi i'm Angeliz,and i Am a mumsnetter!

Chinchilla · 18/11/2003 23:23

I'm still trying to do the 12 steps! I'm taking eachg day as it comes, and managing not to post every day now!

Angeliz · 18/11/2003 23:25

.......i always say to dp." i'll just have a quick look to see what they're all talking about"....an hour later!

tomboy · 18/11/2003 23:26

whats normal? I'm on my own with 3 children, have no family other than them and although I do love them I can't see a future

dinosaur · 18/11/2003 23:29

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