9 month waking earlier...and earlier...and earlier.

[dan220282]

Hi everyone! Ive posted here a few times and you're all incredibly helpful. Thought I'd drop this in here. Our little boy is 9 months on Friday. Since he was little he has slept relatively well. Goes to bed half 6-7ish..sometimes wakes for a bottle which is fine. Weve tried to wean him off it but sometimes he won't stop until he gets a bottle. He'd then wake at about half 6 7am. Since December he's decided that waking at 5am is the new thing he wants to do. He is still knackered when he wakes but soon wakes up. He has naps during the day. We try to make sure he isn't over tired when he goes to bed. Nothing so re settle him. He's literally awake and ready to play. Are we doomed forever😂😂😂

Thankyou again for any help

What solids is he having and at what time?

He has breakfast. Toast and weetabix or porridge. Full lunch. Full dinner. And 3 bottles a day. He sometimes doesnt finish his bottle because he would rather squeal and play. We're thinking of introducing snacks during the day as he goes from midday to half 4 5 pm without any other food. And he's on the go all day. Trying to walk. Never ever stops. Still has his 2 naps. Hour in the morning. 2 ish hours early afternoon. Goes down like a dream. But wakes every morning like clockwork at 5am then gradually wakes himself about half 5 when he wants to play

Is he in his own room? Does he cry when he wakes? If he’s not crying I would try leaving him to see if he will go back to sleep on his own. My DD did this a few times and I could leave her a bit and sometimes she would go back to sleep - bliss!

He's been in his own room since 6 months. If he wakes earlier generally he'll make some giggly noises and drift off. But from 5am he works himself up until he starts crying. We go into his room and he's standing in his cot waving at us. Like he knows we're coming in. We tried pushing back bedtime a bit. Hasnt worked. We make sure he isn't over tired. Hasnt worked. Sometimes he'll sleep straight past to 7am. But this is very rare.

Trying to walk

Probably the 8 month development leap getting ready for this.

Pretty normal in my experience. My now 11 year old woke at 5 from around 7 months until she was maybe 4 or 5. My 1 and 2 year olds both get up now between 4.30 and 5.

I can't wait till theyre older and I'm gonna get up at 5am and start stomping around 😂😂😂 thing is when he wakes up at half 6/7 he is so much happier. But babies will be babies I suppose

Put him to bed later?

Try bed a bit earlier - counterproductive as it sounds I find my DD wakes up later if she’s gone to bed at a good time. She’s 10 months as is asleep before 7pm most nights. Also make sure he’s getting 2-3 hours sleep in the day. Again I find if DD doesn’t get enough sleep, she wakes up more in the night or rises early.

It definitely could be the sleep disruption that apparently comes with learning to walk. It’ll pass.

Thankyou! He has 60-90 minutes in the morning. Then 1-2 hours in the afternoon. You think going back to putting him to bed at half 6 might work?

I could have written this! My 9 month old has been doing exactly the same for about 3 weeks. I think she's hungry as I've reintroduced a dream feed which gets her to sleep til about 6. Is there a growth spurt at this age?

I think you should put him to bed at 7.30. Half six is early.

He goes to bed at 7 now. Literally cannot keep him awake any longer. He falls to sleep on the floor lol. I really hope its just a phase. The lads a maniac. Couldn't ask for a happier baby. But just another hour in bed would be great 😂