Hello everyone!
So my DS is 16 months. Pre lockdown he was on a rough 7-7 sleep pattern with a 2.5hr nap in the middle of the day. I say rough pattern as he’s usually wake up once a night for 30 mins and would have early wake ups etc but 7-7 was what we were aiming for and it was starting to work before lockdown.
In comes lockdown and his sleeping pattern has shifted. I’m talking early wake ups, multiple wake ups at night. We are starting to edge to 6-5am routine. This would be fine but if he’s going back into childcare (childminder is planning on re-opening) then 6-5am wont work for him or us and he’ll be knackered!
We’ve finally sorted the multiple wake ups (touch wood) butttt no matter when we put him to bed he wakes at 5am. We’ve been trying desperately to put him in bed around 6:30-7pm ish but he still wakes at 5am.
Last night we put him to bed at 6am and he woke up at 5am, whinged a bit, was silent for 20mins (maybe sleeping) then was up. We put him to bed earlier so he could at least get a bit more sleep.
I’ve been trying to leave him in his cot until 6am to try and teach him that it’s not ready to get up but this doesn’t seem to be working.
His blackout blind blocks of most of the light but bits of light do seep in in the morning but I’m not 100% sure this is the issue as it’s the same when he goes to sleep and he doesn’t have any problems the.
Anyway, any times how to get him back into a 7-7 routine?? Current nap time is around 11am-1pm with lunch straight after.
Any tips, advice much appreciated!