Clocks changing

[Celebelly]

Anyone else dreading it?! 😬

I'm not sure of this coincides with DS needing to drop his morning nap - he is teething as well so it's hard to judge but when he wakes early at the moment he isnt settling back down to sleep.

How old is yours @NeverGotMyPuppy? (Is there a sad story behind that name?!) I’m wondering the same about DD 13mo.

He is 13 months too! Its sonhatd to know because he goes down so easily in the mornings...

Ha just waiting many many years for the chance to have one!

Yep. Was 2 for us. Autistic 7 year old with the sleep pattern of a newborn. 4.30 is a good day for us

Well hope you get your chance! Although that would be someone else to wake you up early. Yeah I feel it’s not quite time to drop nap but we’re on way there and like you with teeth and clocks in the mix it’s hard to know!

Ooft Badger, feeling for you, you must be so tired with that being your norm.

I think what I panic about is wgat to do. Should i get him up ir leave him crying? Should i go in and out for an hour until eventually i give in and get up. Is it teaching bad habits to just get him up at 5.15 if hes woken at 4.30 but hysterical by 5 15. Its sooo hard! X

I spend the week beforehand moving bedtime backwards gradually... around 10 mins a night. Which means by the time the clocks change, they’re already going to bed an hour later and their wake up time has started to adjust. It was worked for all three of mine.
9 month old DS usually wakes up at 6.45ish, and he woke at 6.20 Sunday morning (7.20 old time) as I’d been moving bedtime back gradually.

Very clever - I hadn't thought of that.

His sleep has been so up and down anyway I have no idea where we are. He isnt very happy this afternoon.

Usual bedtime is 7. Should I just stick to this now and hope he adjusts and stops waking at 4 something soon?! I'm.back to work next week and it's going to be awful if it's like this.

I’d just stick with 7 for bedtime. Hopefully won’t take him too long to adjust.

I feel sorry for night workers who have to work an extra hour. Our nurses do 12 hour shifts so it's 13 hours instead!

My dds were okay until this morning when they thought 6am was time to play ridiculously loudly

We're on day 3 of 4.30am wake ups with my 22 month old 😩 how long does it normally take them to adjust?! We're putting him to bed at his normal time of 7-7.30. Solidarity to you all!

Mine has been absolutely fine. We changed the clocks at midday on Saturday as per the suggestion from PP.

SuperSteven I would normally say about 3 days! Would be go back to sleep if you put him in bed with you?
All three of mine are still asleep and I’m wide awake!

It weirdly didn't affect my LO at all. But when the clocks went forward in the summer, it completely messed up her routine. Strange!

Oh that’s horrible @SuperSteven! We were back to 6 today but that was after being up in night with teeth (I think). 4 yo old still waking at 6 when she hears baby, she used to sleep til 7. There’s a school of thought that putting to bed early when they are so overtired can help them sleep longer. Worth a go? I’m sure you’re knackered enough for it! I’m exhausted. You know when you’re so tired you can kind of feel your immune system failing?!

Sorry to all those of you who have had crap nights.

DS woke at 4.30 again but DH went in and made sure he had an extra dummy and he went back til 6.40.

It’s getting worse! Sunday DSwoke at 6:20am, earlier than normal but I can cope with that. Monday 5:55am. Today 4:40!!!!
My husband ended up taking him downstairs at 5:30 which we wouldn’t normally do but I have tonsillitis and desperately need some sleep. I hope it doesn’t go on for long.

I dont no what is going on here.I have been trying to follos a sleep plan since Sunday due to my lo waking early and naps been all over. Its suggested he needs to go from 2-1 nap. Prob is hes waking at 4.40. We leave him to chat or grumble but hvae had to transfer him into travel cot in our room last couple if days aa my 4 year old he shares with is starting to wake early coz of clocks and a cold and him chatting hasnt helped. So I get really obsessed and then very down and angry and frustrated then upset coz I obsess over habit. So if i got him up and gave him a bottle in living room he might lay and cuddle but do u wana start this habit? I leave hik chatting and am on day 4 of not giving milk in a bottle and only giving milk in beaker once lights are on. Am i obsessing to much are habiits things. I feel so useless like i have to do something otherwise my husnand will be awake who works and my daughter will wake up which is awful if she's tired. But then in a selfish way ill be really tired and gotta look after 2 kids. I dunno. This sleep plan isnt going exactly to plan becaise we are put a bit this week as half term but he is having his long nap after lunch. They suggest 12.30-2.30 but yesterday it was in buggy 1-2.30 day before hand it was 1-3 but he slept til 5.40 yesterday so an hour longer.. Ahhh i feel my brain hurting :( xxx

How old is he SnowWhite26? What sleep plan are you following?

Thanks for your reply soy. Hes 14 month. A sleep consultants plan. Which is put hin down 12.30-130 and get rid of nilk association in morning and try the the contoled crying or the rubbing back. Neither work as hes just awake x

I absolutely feel your pain @SnowWhite26.
I'm so tired of thinking about booody sleep. I've tried so hard and he is still back to 5.30 starts.

Dont know whether to drop the morning nap. Everyone else's baby seems to sleep til 7

@NeverGotMyPuppy Most babies I know are up between 5-6. I think there's a lot of fibbing that goes on about baby sleep, or rounding up (so 6.15 becomes 7, etc). DD can wake anywhere from 5.45 to 7, but usually between 6.30 and 6.45, which I think is good! I think true 7-7 babies are rare!

Does anyone just get there baby up at 5 when they wake or persist with keeping them in bed disturbing both u and ur partner?

Does anyone just get there baby up at 5 when they wake or persist with keeping them in bed disturbing both u and ur partner?

Anytime before half five I keep mine in bed with me. Anytime after half five I get up with her.

If it’s before 6 I always try and resettle them. If it doesn’t work, we get up.

Celebelly DD1 was a 7-7er, but was up at least twice a night in between! DD2 was a genuine 7-7er from 15 months.
DS (9 months) is up at least twice a night and starts his day between 6 and 6.30.