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Do you wake your baby (6m+) in the morning for routines sake if you have nowhere to be?

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Jellybabie3 · 13/04/2018 07:53

Just curious. My 6mo always wakes at 7-7.30am but we are knocking on 8am so am wondering if its a good idea to wake and establish his routine. I have always gone by dont wake a sleeping baby but he is older now. We have nowhere to be as a ftm.

He goes to bed 7 - 8pm each night

Thanks!

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Fairylea · 13/04/2018 07:57

I always did with both of mine because I wanted them to go to bed at 7/7.30 each night and they wouldn’t be ready to go down for a big sleep if they woke up too late. I like a routine! BlushGrin

NapQueen · 13/04/2018 07:58

I wouldnt wake in the morning, no, but i would cut out or cut shorter one of their daytime naps.

PotteringAlong · 13/04/2018 07:58

No

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Jellybabie3 · 13/04/2018 08:00

Thanks. Be different if we had something on but seems mean otherwise. Hopefully we may get away with 2x naps today

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Aspieparent · 13/04/2018 08:01

I wouldn't ever wake a sleeping a
Baby unless I had to be somewhere in the morning.

scrivette · 13/04/2018 08:01

No but she sometimes has to be woken up for the school run, if we are going out somewhere so she has a flexible 'routine'.

Chinnychinnychinnychib · 13/04/2018 08:01

No! If he’s asleep it’s because he needs to be, maybe he’s growing or just having a really good dream. Leave him!

Hypermice · 13/04/2018 08:01

No, but we never needed to because he has slept past 6am about twice in the last 2.5 years ... 😱

Depends if it mucks uptoir routine tbh.

absolutelycrackers · 13/04/2018 08:02

Nope never unless you have to be out for work or school runs

newcupcake · 13/04/2018 08:03

Rule number one in this house never wake a sleeping baby 🤣

ShyOyster · 13/04/2018 08:04

Nope. Never. The only rule I fully embraced in the early days was: never wake a sleeping baby.
Unless of course you need to be somewhere or need to give medication or there’s any other valid reason to do it.

Bluebelltulip · 13/04/2018 08:04

I didn't until I was preparing her for nursery.

coldbatteredpuddings · 13/04/2018 08:05

No, I always left my babies to sleep. He might need an extra bit of sleep if he is growing/ fighting off a cold / generally been busy lately. Personally, I would just enjoy the opportunity for an extra quiet cuppa and wait for him to wake up naturally. But then I was not one for sticking to a routine when mine were small, we used to go with the flow mostly. I was lucky that my life allowed me to do that.

SprogletsMum · 13/04/2018 08:06

No I wouldn't. Dc4 has to be woken up for school runs and ballet lessons so if by some miracle he sleeps in on a Sunday I thank my lucky stars and go back to sleep myself.

Spam88 · 13/04/2018 08:10

I have never found myself in this situation 😂 I wouldn't wake him, but then I'm not one for sticking to a routine. The only time I wake her is if her afternoon nap goes on past 5 and even that pains me.

MummyCuddlesSolveEverything · 13/04/2018 08:57

I don't wake up my Ds (6.5m) unless we are going somewhere and then I leave it as late as I can. He wakes up anytime between 6:30 and 8:30 so I just enjoy the extra time in bed while I can (he still wakes up every 2 hours so I'm exhausted). I'm already trying to work out what we'll do when I'm back at work and have to be leaving the house by 7:30 Confused

MummyCuddlesSolveEverything · 13/04/2018 08:58

I do occasionally wake him from naps, if they are late or something on the very rare occasion he naps for more than 2 and a half hours

ButtMuncher · 13/04/2018 09:15

Yes, I woke my baby for routine sake but only past the 1 year mark and not if he was unwell. I have to get to work in the morning and drop him off at nursery/my Mums so on the odd occasion he sleeps past 7am I have to rouse him. I hate doing it though.

I am probably more strict than most on naps but generally he wakes after 1hr 15 for daytime nap anyway - I find if he sleeps past 2pm it impacts his nighttime sleep and for me, at his age, that's the more restorative sleep.

ButtMuncher · 13/04/2018 09:15

Meant to add his 19 months now.

Origamoo · 13/04/2018 09:20

Gosh I never needed to, he was always up by 6 (or 5!). On that basis, if he ever had slept until nearly 8, I don’t think I would have woken him, I think I would have just enjoyed the peace!

PaddyF0dder · 13/04/2018 09:22

Hell no. Have a coffee. Relax.

CloudCaptain · 13/04/2018 09:26

He's only 6months. Still a baby. Confused
Just make his afternoon nap shorter, not past 4pm if you want him to settle at 7.

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Jellybabie3 · 13/04/2018 10:30

He slept til 8.15am so i had a coffee, a nice peaceful wash (lol) and some morning tv ☺ wish my body clock would bugger off sometimes!

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123456kent · 13/04/2018 16:35

If my baby slept til 8.15am I’d be asleep until... 8.16am.
There’s a whole day to mess up/correct/mess up again the routine for that nights bedtime. Both get sleep when you can!!

BitOutOfPractice · 13/04/2018 16:37

Never. Wake. A Sleeping. Baby.

Ever.

So, in short no no no no no!

HTH

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