If you had an early riser how/ when did they get better?

[Mrsbadger77]

Dd up again this morning at 4:30 am. I'm somebody who needs sleep and this is really starting to get to me. She's 19 months old but is actually worse now than a year ago. At least when she was little when she woke at that time she'd go back to sleep but she won't now. Can't cope. When did it get better?

Mine still gets up early and he’s 5. Even a full day at school then a 30 minute walk and a swimming lesson don’t make him sleep in. Some days he manages till 6am which is nice.
He’s old enough now though to understand that he isn’t allowed to come and wake us till his clock says 6 o clock. So he just plays in his room/reads or whatever. Also he can do a lot himself, getting dressed, going to the toilet etc so it does get a lot less full on.
I’m with you though sleep is the most important thing it’s my number one reason for not having anymore children I can’t cope without my full night sleep.

What time does she go to bed? My ds (10mo) wakes 4.30-5 every morning, I’m not a morning person so it’s a struggle. He wakes at this time no matter what time he goes to bed, so he’s usually asleep before 5.30 - means at least he’s getting a full night, even if I’m not...

I appreciate some dc won’t go to sleep that early though. Older dc went through a 5pm-5am phase when then were toddlers, only lasted a few looooong months.

I'm afraid ds didn't start sleeping longer until he was about 11 or 12.
But, I did train him not to get up so early, by about 2 or 3 ( he is 19 now which why I am a bit vague) if he called out for me earlier than 6 ish I told him it was still night time and sent him back to bed/ tucked him in. He knew that he didn't have to sleep just stay in his room quietly.
Sometimes he whinged for ages and I didn't gain much, but I just persisted.
I mean 4.30 am is the middle of the bloody night!?