Advice for toddler waking earlier and earlier....

[Napqueen1234]

Hello 👋🏻
My DD used to sleep in until between 6 and 7 which was absolutely fine. The last 3-4 weeks she’s been getting earlier and earlier (5:45..:.5:30) and today was 4:50!
Now pregnant with DC2 and need to try and tackle this.
We try and keep naps to 1-1.5 hrs at home (she’s at nursery 4 days a week and has a good sleep of between 1 and 2 hours) has bedtime at 7 and goes off brilliantly.
We take it in turns getting up so it’s bearable and keep all lights off, no snacks til after 6:30 and just put the telly on as it’s the only way we can cope really
Any advice? Just a phase? She seems to be pulling her teeth a lot over these 3 weeks so thinking could be molars as these are the only teeth she doesn’t have but I can’t actually see them coming through.
When she was younger we would leave her to cry for a bit and she’d drop back off when she went through a phase of this but she’s a bit old for that now!
Any advice very welcome thank you!!

How old is she? Does the nap need shortning/moving further away from bed time?

I would try shifting/shortening naps to see if that makes a difference.
DS only has a 30min nap now at 22months as he was waking up in the night wide awake

Have you tried a groclock? My 2 year old DS knows he will be returned to his bedroom with no interaction until the sun shows on his clock at 6am.

Don't put the telly on. Take her back to bed until 6.30. Gro clocks are great.

TBF though I thing anything after 6 with a toddler is a lie in.

Later bedtime?

@loafofsellotape that was always my rule too. Even 5:45 was bearable! Thanks for the advice. She’s 22 months sorry should have said. Was thinking of trying the gro clock she’s pretty bright so I think she’d pick it up!0