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7MO Waking at 5am - Help.

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MrsB20 · 10/05/2020 06:46

Hi, I hope you are well & all staying safe during this difficult time.

I’m looking for a bit of advice - my DS is 7 months old, he has 3 meals a day and around 3 bottles a day 7oz, he dosnt wake for feeds during the night, he’s not going through a leap, he goes to bed between 6/7pmand this has been going on for around 2 weeks.

He keeps waking at 5am and I don’t know what else to try to get him through to 6am or even 7am.

So far I have tried:
Making sure his room is dark
White noise
He naps twice a day (times can vary)
He’s not hungry as tried him with a bottle
If I change his nappy it dosnt send him back to sleep
Putting him to bed earlier
Putting him to bed later
Comforting him back to sleep
A night time routine

Is this just phase? Should I just accept this is it now?I’m so worried that this is it now and when I go back to work I will have to get up at 5. Any help is appreciated. Thank you and take care.

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weepingwillow22 · 10/05/2020 06:57

I think 11 hours night sleep is pretty normal for that age. Maybe try putting him to bed a bit later.

RefuseTheLies · 10/05/2020 06:59

My 4 year old still wakes at 5am. I have accepted this as our new normal for now (it has nearly killed me though and I can’t say I’ve always accepted it with good grace Grin)

MrsG010814 · 10/05/2020 08:06

You could try putting to bed later but my 4 year old still gets up at 5 and we tried everything. This is just normal for us now. Sometimes they are just early risers and not much you can do.

Sipperskipper · 10/05/2020 08:09

I would put him to bed later. It will take at least a week to have any effect.

I would also try and get some set nap times in place - have a look at age appropriate routines / wake times.

When he wakes I would leave him unless very upset. Then gently soothe him but don’t get him up.

SpillTheTeaa · 10/05/2020 08:11

My LB is 10 months but did this at 7mo for about 2-3 weeks.
Always been a good sleeper and used to wake at about 7.
He wakes at about 6 now and goes to bed between 7-8. I think it could have been linked with his teeth and growing. Through this time he also woke at about 1am for an hour.
He sleeps through better again now.

SpillTheTeaa · 10/05/2020 08:12

Just to add he has set nap times and tried putting him to bed later but it didn't make a difference

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 10/05/2020 08:13

Maybe he is hungry or thirsty? All 3 of mine did this. I just gave them a quick feed and settled them back to sleep

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 10/05/2020 08:15

Agree it could be teeth as (sorry) have just seen you’ve tried him with a bottle. Try some calpol and maybe a soppy cup of water

Tootletum · 10/05/2020 08:15

Ours started walking up at 5 at the same age. She's 2 now. She's will play for an hour and babble before she starts crying so we leave her.

HariboBrenshnio · 10/05/2020 08:40

Some children are just early risers. My DS got up at 5am every morning until he started school. Now he goes to 5.30/6 but I don't have to get up with him anymore at 6.

It feels like torture but I used to just bring him into our bed for a cuddle, let him play on his tablet or leave him to chat in his cot if he was happy while I shut my eyes. Do whatever needs to be done to survive - and take it in turns to get up if you can! Fighting made me feel worse about a situation I couldn't change.

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MrsB20 · 10/05/2020 10:35

Thank you for the comments - it's nice to know that I'm not alone Smile I will try getting him to bed later. Maybe adjusting his routine during the day and if that dosnt work.. 5am start it is lol. Thanks again xx

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CaryStoppins · 10/05/2020 10:38

You put him to bed early so he gets up early.

Children are very adaptable to clock changes, it happens twice a year after all and usually they are on the new routine in a week.
Try shifting everything, including naps and meals, forward an hour.

Sandrine1982 · 11/05/2020 21:11

Hi - I'm following your thread as I'm in a similar situation.
She's 8.5 months old and wakes up around 5am to start the day.
It's killing me - especially as she also wakes up around 3 times a night to booby feed :(

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MrsB20 · 12/05/2020 06:18

Thank you again for all the comments I honestly really appreciate them!

Update - We are still on 5am starts.. I'm getting him to bed around 7 now (which is progressSmile)

He's not waking during the night, I've tried him with a night feed but won't take it and seem to cause more damage then good Confused

I'm going to try and embrace the 5am starts & hope in time when we can start getting a proper routine in place (as it's changed 3 times due to lockdown) his wake time will be a little bit later. What time would you do his first bottle & breakfast?

Thanks again x

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MrsB20 · 12/05/2020 06:20

@Sandrine1982 - it's so difficult isn't it Confused..How long as you LO been up from 5?

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fuuuuuuck · 12/05/2020 06:22

I think this sounds amazing and I'd have sold a limb to get this sleep pattern when mine was your age!

beggingforsleep · 12/05/2020 06:29

If it offers any hope I was in a similar situation a couple of months ago (and posted about it). My DS is now 10 months and wakes more like 5:50/6am - a big improvement! It's just happened naturally.

Fingers crossed it just keeps creeping later for both of us

ThePurpleMoose · 12/05/2020 06:30

Also sounds good to me 😂 if you need more sleep yourself, can you have a reverse lie-in i.e. go to bed early? That's what I do - my 11 mo wakes multiple times a night so I go to bed early while DH deals with any wake-ups early on, then I usually handle anything after midnight/1.

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MrsB20 · 12/05/2020 08:01

@fuuuuuuck - Thanks, I need to remind myself that bar the 5am sleeping through is brill! 

@beggingforsleep - yes definitely.. it's nice to know I'm not alone. Fingers & toes crossed. 

@ThePurpleMoose - 9pm is my bedtime atm.. how embarrassing.. needs must I suppose.

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fuuuuuuck · 12/05/2020 08:02

I'm 3.5 years down the line and still don't have sleep through.......

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MrsB20 · 13/05/2020 06:42

Update - I think I might have jinxed it!!!!!

Last night wouldn't go down until 8:30 Shock

Spelt terribly! Up every couple of hours, then up at 4...able to get him down until 6. Today I going to be a long day Confused

Plus I've had an added bonus - he's just started his next leap... poor little man. Xx

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MrsB20 · 13/05/2020 06:43

I have just reread my post. Can you tell I am tired. Sorry about the typos Blush

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Sipperskipper · 13/05/2020 07:03

I wonder if he is teething? That’s the only reason my solid night sleeper woke regularly in the night out of nowhere. I’d suggest trying calpol and some anbesol to see if it helps. If no effect you can (sort of) rule it out.

fuuuuuuck · 13/05/2020 07:09

I think that you just have to roll with it as shit as it is and stop trying to find solutions or putting it down to leaps (if they even exist)! After having tried everything it just becomes a mindfuck as these things normally just change without doing anything......that's the gift of children !!!! X

midnightstar66 · 13/05/2020 07:10

Well I'm 40 and can't stop waking at 5am so id like some tips as well. But your dc is sleeping for 11 hours which is pretty impressive. Mine have never once slept an 11 hour stretch and they are 7 and 10. Try gradually making bedtime a bit later

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