My DD will be 14 months in a couple of weeks. She's always been a fairly early riser, which I largely don't mind as I realise that is what children do, however recently we are seeing a '5' on the clock sometimes and I'd really like to nip this in the bud if at all possible. She is a bit grizzly in the mornings and I think she could do with a little extra sleep.
She goes to bed at 6.45/7 - any later she becomes a screaming mess. She usually sleeps through the night and always used to be 6.20/6.30 wake up. She now has one nap a day (her choice to drop the morning) and this i is between 90 to two hours starting around 12.30, sometimes a little earlier.
We bought a little oil heater for her room to make sure the temp doesn't drop down too low, and she is well dressed. Her room is pitch black, and we live on a quiet road so there's no noise or light to get her up - this morning however she woke at 5.40.
We have left her to grizzle until 6.30 several times, we have tried letting her doze in her bed (she doesn't really do this she just faffs about) and we don't give her a drink of milk until 6.45. Once she's been asleep for 11 hours, I completely understand why she finds it hard to re-settle in the early hours, but if anyone has any advice I would be most grateful. I'm not looking for 8am wakeups, but no earlier than 6.30 would be ideal.
Thanks!