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How do u get them to sleep later?

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Munz · 30/09/2006 06:58

Joey seems to think the day begins at 5.45am - don't get me wrong he's only been doing this since he's been sleeping thru and i'm so grateful for this esp as DH's alarm normally goes off at 6.30, but he seems to think everyday ios 5.45 - so far thou i've not got out of bed till 6 but I can hear him talking away/crying in his cot.

typically he'll go to bed between 6.45 and 7, has a last bottle last night at 8.40 (still the same thou the bottle doesn't seem to matter when I give it to him - 7.30 or 8.30 he sleeps the same till then.)

am of course v grateful he's going thru, would just like an extra hour (or half hour) asleep in bed - any ideas?

so far i've taken all his toys out of his cot as well as I was worried he'd suffocate or something as he llikes to move about the cot and ends up in some random places! lol. he's on 3 meals a day so i'm quite happy he's eating enough solids and getting enough milk.
(he's 7 months btw)

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moomoo1967 · 30/09/2006 07:20

I have always put my dd to bed early at 7pm and she has always slept through but as we have to get up so early for me to go to work in the week, obviously wakes at this time on a weekend too. I have also tried different things as would love a lie in now and again ! I have tried keeping her up a little later on a Thur and Fri evening but she still wakes up early. When she goes on sleepovers she wakes up later and when she stays at my mums she wakes up later also ! She is now 6 and I suppose I have got resigned to the fact she is an early riser, she now trundles off downstairs and makes her own cereal, this probably doesnt help Munz but just wanted you to know you weren't the only one

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Munz · 30/09/2006 07:31

thanks moomoo - my mum likes to keep telling me DB also was an earlier riser - apparently 5am until he was 9 years old then it was 6 - I can't handle that early! lol.

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jerikaka · 30/09/2006 08:58

What time does your ds have his first nap in the morning? If he tends to go down at a particular time, then try pushing it forwards by 10 minutes every couple of days. I find that it doens't matter what time my ds goes to bed at night, it's the time of his first nap that makes the difference. I have struggled with this one for 3 years with my ds, and this is the only thing that helps with him, I hope it helps you too.

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Munz · 30/09/2006 09:00

about 2 hours after he wakes normally - he'll be down from about 7.30 till 9.30 ish then about 1.30 (infact that's gettin ealier as well) now prtob about 12.30 ish till about 2.30 if I'm lucky.

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hermykne · 30/09/2006 09:20

munz his first nap of 2 hrs is compensating for waking so early, if i was you, i'd drastically shorten that to 45mins and wake him.mean mummy you might say but it will work.
he knows himself at 5.30 i.m back here in two hours for a nice sleep.
then let him have a later noon nap on for about 2hrs

and then bed at 7 for 12hours sleep hopefully.

jerikaka · 30/09/2006 09:29

Shortening his nap should make him sleep better at his midday nap, but just push it til 7.45am, then 8am, just gradually over a couple of days. I would aim to get him sleeping at 9am, but pushing it over a couple of days should push the body clock round a bit. My 3 yr old woke at 5am for over six months. It didn't matter if he only slept for 10 minutes in the day, if that was at 9am, then you could bet he would be up at 5am. I have to get him to nap after 3pm, and that helps. It has taken over three weeks to see a consistent change, but then it is a long standing habit with him.

jerikaka · 30/09/2006 09:45

forgot to say, if you are going to shorten the nap, then do it gradually as well, a tired baby is a nightmare baby in my experience. Maybe as you push his nap forward, get him up at the same time so you are shortening it that way. It does take time as well, don't expect to see any drastic changes overnight.

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Munz · 30/09/2006 09:47

lol, thanks guys for the tips - when he does do the i.5 hours he's a dream boat till his next nap - then iof he has 45 mins he's a horror.

i've not been having him nap after 3pm tbh - seems then he's ready for bed at 7, we did do it nothing after 5 but as he wanted a nap ealier we went with it and made it earlier.

I guess 11 hours is very good thou for a baby so can't complain on that front it's just an extra half hour i'd like! lol.

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jerikaka · 30/09/2006 09:52

I find it such a hard balancing act. I think that anything after 6am is a reasonable time, but anything before that is harder to cope with. Good luck!

naswm · 30/09/2006 10:07

I empathise entirely Munz. But dont have the answers I'm afraid. My DS2 is 2.3 and still wakes everyone up ridiculously early. I tried putting him to bed later but that didnt work either. If you find the answer though - please let me know!

jerikaka · 30/09/2006 20:27

Does she still nap in the day NASWM? You could try the same with her. I really thought that there was no answer to my sons early morning waking, but it did help. He still has the occasional early morning, but movning his nap does help.

naswm · 01/10/2006 17:10

yes he still sleeps during the day - altho I have cut it right back. But atm he cannot get through the day without it. Just about makes it to after lunch, but often falls asleep over his lunch, so ideally he has half an hour just before lunch. It's all a juggling act isnt it?!

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Munz · 02/10/2006 09:35

he managed 7am today - but woke twice in the night

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naswm · 02/10/2006 18:17

Oh Munz it is hard isnt it?

jerikaka · 02/10/2006 20:56

It's the worst. Trying to get through the day when you feel like you've been up since the middle of the night as well. I do find that my ds does not sleep well at night if he hasn't had enough sleep during the day. I try to give him at least an hour, but just keep pushing him to stay up slightly longer bfore he goes down for his nap. Makes him more bearable to live with :-). Makes it easier to know that you're not the only one in the world trying to cope with it! How are you getting on Munz?

jerikaka · 02/10/2006 20:58

Sorry NASWM, said she not he. No offence meant!

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Munz · 03/10/2006 13:03

ok last night better, no waking in the night - woke 5.45 as normal - gave him a litlte feed on the boob and he went back till 7am - so not too bad - infact rather pleased, had a nap at 8.30 till 945 ish, afternoon nap will be within the next hour.

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NumNumMum · 03/10/2006 21:13

Hello Munz, just popped over from the "early morning waking- advice please" thread to say I am in the same boat with my ds and completely empathise with you. He wakes any time from 4.15 and I just snooze while he bfs and sleeps. (Rods and backs, I know, but anything for extra sleep!) We'll go on till 7 or even rarely 8 like that.

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