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Clock change - how's everyone tackling it?

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MilkyChops · 24/10/2015 09:10

How's everyone tackling the clocks going back tonight with LOs?

I'm going to approach it as I would with potential jetlag and timezone change, keep LO on napping cycle and have a later bedtime today.

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Purpleboa · 24/10/2015 11:20

Seriously, what is the matter with people! Why on earth would it be in AIBU? Is this a Saturday activity for some of you - let's goad the posters on Mumsnet?? In which case, I would really recommend getting a life of your own. I always wondered why Mumsnet has a negative reputation and now I understand why.

Boredofthinkingofnewnames · 24/10/2015 11:37

Op - I'm keeping DTs up for an extra half hour tonight - hopefully we will get 6am tomorrow and not 5am. Based on previous years I doubt it though.

CharityBarnum · 24/10/2015 11:43

"Escaped from AIBU"

There have always been threads about the clock changes on MN.

OffMyAyersRocker · 24/10/2015 11:48

Going to hope for the best! Dd2 is 5 weeks old so not much we can do.

Dd1 is nearly 5 and dh is looking after night wakings and early mornings. But l bet she sleep longer tomorrow for him

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MilkyChops · 24/10/2015 11:53

It's sods law isn't it.

My LO has only STNT once in 7 months. On a night where OH said that he'd get up with him overnight so I could catch up on my sleep

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Penguin13 · 24/10/2015 17:33

I understand your concern OP! We have finally been making progress with DD 10 mo and am terrified of ruining it all. that said I have now obvs jinxed it by saying we are making progress

Our sleep consultant advised us to shift the routine gradually later over the week before the change so that's what we have done. Crossing everything that our hard - won progress doesn't go to pot!

Queendedede · 24/10/2015 19:17

I have a 6yr old and 18mo. In the past I've just gone with the new times straight away without any adjusting but today my toddler napped an extra hour so I've delayed everything by an hour..... Essentially doing the clock change a day early! (So he is in the bath now whereas usually he would be tucked up in bed sleeping). His night wakings can vary so much that I don't think he has a 'body clock' to mess up anyway!

mintbiscuit · 24/10/2015 20:17

I've sneakily coped with it by moving my lie-in day to tomorrow, so it will be DH's problem!!!

Mouthful liking your work!

FreeButtonBee · 24/10/2015 21:30

Yeah NickNacks but it's like pregnancy and having a newborn. You forget how hard it is. I have a 10 week old and found myself daydreaming about havin another one the other day. I must be fucking insane. Today's car journey with all 3 screaming their heads off as I drove through grid locked sw London traffic ahead of the RWC Seminfinal has quickly disabused me of that notion...

2 screaming tired 2 yos finally in bed at 7.30. Fingers crossed I don't see them at 5.30 new time.

Purpleboa · 25/10/2015 01:32

Well, don't know if it's anything to do with the clock change but since 11 we've been up hourly :( this is the longest bloody night ever!! Anyone else?

Mouthfulofquiz · 25/10/2015 06:39

Thank you mint.
Alas my evil plan has failed (I'm posting at 06:39) because I woke up early! How annoying.

September60b · 25/10/2015 07:13

Hmmm managed to get her to sleep until 6 but had to go in and resettle her countless times from 3am onwards (as well as the usual wake ups before then). Not sure that counts as a victory given that we're both still pretty tired and it's only 7.12!

cabbageleaf · 25/10/2015 07:37

DS usually wakes at six, so we had a 5 am wake up today. We are putting him to bed half an hour before his usual bed time tonight, because he would never manage to stay awake an extra hour! He gets overtired very quickly in the evenings. Tomorrow we will put him to bed at his usual bedtime and hopefully he'll be back to waking at six am again.
All the best OP, ignore the posters who'll say anything as long as they're hiding behind a computer screen!

mrsmugoo · 25/10/2015 07:46

It's no biggy. DS went to bed at usual time last night and got up a bit earlier today because of clocks. He'll have same nap time and meal times today and go to bed at normal time tonight. I expect he'll wake up at normal time tomorrow - it's not a big deal!!

KittyandTeal · 25/10/2015 07:46

I still try and tackle this issue now dd is 3. She has been terrible sleeper and clocks changing have always resulted in horridly early wake ups.

She now has a gro clock that works wonders. I changed it last night accidentally put it forward then panicked at 10pm and snuck in to change it! she woke up a bit later than normal but stayed in bed singing and playing with her toys.

I'm taking it as a win

FreeButtonBee · 25/10/2015 07:54

6.20 (new time). So a decent night's sleep for the DTs - almost 12 hours which is minimum for basic civilisation.

BlueBananas · 25/10/2015 07:59

Ah the clocks have gone back?! Wondered why DS was up at 6:45, so to his body it's 7:45? Which is about right!
Ok I'm slightly less miffed at this early rising now haha

winchester1 · 25/10/2015 08:04

Some how mine (9 months and 2.2yrs) both seemed to know and slept an hour longer then normal so woke at the right time. Now if I could work out how to get them to do the same next weekend

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MilkyChops · 25/10/2015 11:01

My LO woke at 2am. Farted about for 2 hours. Had a 45 minute nap. Then woke for the day. He never did get the 'sleep like a baby' memo.

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