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How to push back bedtime

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Ohtheaudacity · 02/03/2022 10:31

I’ve always been very led by DS and his sleep, he has two solid naps a day but his natural bedtime seems to be between 6 and half 6. He’s completely exhausted and miserable after that. The upshot of this is that he’s awake for the day around 6, but I can usually persuade him back to sleep for another half hour if I cuddle him in bed. He wakes for one or two night feeds as well. Do I just have to accept this is the way he’s built or is there a gentle way I can push bedtime back? I was thinking of just waiting for the clock change in a couple of weeks and seeing if that helps!

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jupitermars1345 · 02/03/2022 13:27

It seems quite normal to me

How old?
My DD is almost nine months
She sleeps 6/6.30pm-6/6.30am
Occasionally until 7 ISH
She wakes up but finds her own dummy and goes back to sleep a couple of times a night

She has two naps a day as well
She's exhausted by 6

Theskullycup · 02/03/2022 13:28

I get up at 6am everyday for work. When my kids were babies they woke up at 4.30am. 6am is good IMO.

StrawberryLadybird · 02/03/2022 16:21

Think you've got the perfect solution in your OP! Defo wait until the clocks go forward in a few weeks, problem solved! Grin

Ohtheaudacity · 02/03/2022 17:09

Thanks everyone! Sorry I forgot to say, he’s just turned 9 months. Think I’ll just wait for the clocks and pray he doesn’t start waking when the sun comes up 😂

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