Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Sleep

Join our Sleep forum for tips on creating a sleep routine for your baby or toddler. Need more advice on your childs development? Sign up to our Ages and Stages newsletter here.

Original poster

AIBU to want to go back in time and kill the person who invented daylight saving?!

50 replies

PurplePetalPip · 31/10/2022 04:54

We were finally getting somewhere with our 14 month olds sleep, was going through until 5 or 5:30 but this was after months of multiple wake ups. But now we are on 4am wake ups after the clocks went back and I just want to scream. My attempts to gradually move bedtime later before Sunday have been fruitless. Now sat on the sofa with DS having had 9 hours sleep and me about 6 (which I know isn't that bad but it's on the back of 14 months of sleep deprivation and to be honest I'm just permanently exhausted now).

If I stick to normal routine, I'm assuming things will naturally adjust but actually I don't hold out much hope as DS just seems to think sleep is for the weak. No real reason for this post I just need to vent!

OP posts:
Eminybob · 31/10/2022 05:03

Here for a hand hold op. I remember having the exact same issues when mine were smaller. Extra hour in bed my arse!

I have also had very little sleep tonight but for a different reason. My youngest likes to climb into bed with us part way through the night, and then proceeds to scratch and scratch at his eczema keeping everyone awake. DH has gone off in to ds's bed leaving me lying next to scratchy mcscratcheson all night Angry

Blackeyesbluetears · 31/10/2022 05:13

Painful isn't is. My first child was up at 4.30 and my second at 5.

babyyodaxmas · 31/10/2022 05:14

It's tough, the sleep advice used to be to move bedtime by 10 minutes a night for a week in preparation for the clocks change. Interestingly I think they are stopping this madness in Europe.

TortusMaximus · 31/10/2022 05:23

I agree - it is like jet lag for us every time. It’s awful. I read something recently about it being good for those in Scotland so we are taking on for the team. Sorry you’re going through this. Mine - now 11 and 8 are starting to sleep a lot better, but it has been better than it was at that age each year.

tempforquestion · 31/10/2022 05:24

I totally sympathise with you. I have also been up since 4am. My one year old has now gone back to sleep! But I am wide awake. I hope it gets easier quickly for you.

sittingonacornflake · 31/10/2022 05:28

Yep. I'm so fucking annoyed. First day of the new half term and 4 fucking 30 DD woke up. He will no doubt be an absolute delight when I pick him up after after school club Angry

singlemanreadymealplan · 31/10/2022 05:29

In my sleep deprived haze, can anyone tell me if getting up normal time for us with earlier risers is a one off when the clocks go back, or if you literally keep losing sleep until they go forward again!

I'm so confused Blush

My DS is 5 and is up for 3am. It's painfully tiring!!

Original poster
PurplePetalPip · 31/10/2022 05:32

@Eminybob oh no that sounds really frustrating! It's so hard isn't it, love DS to bits but I'm so tired I can't think straight at this time of the morning!

OP posts:
Original poster
PurplePetalPip · 31/10/2022 05:36

@babyyodaxmas I tried moving bedtime back in advance but it didn't make any difference! He's just programmed to wake up early I think. I'd definitely vote to stop the changes if there were a referendum but I appreciate there are apparently good reasons still for keeping them!

OP posts:
Original poster
PurplePetalPip · 31/10/2022 05:37

Thank you for all the posts in solidarity everyone... it's some comfort at least to know I'm not alone! Fingers crossed things get easier over the next week for you.

OP posts:
Mumonthedge · 31/10/2022 05:37

I’m in the same boat. I’m curled up on the sofa trying my hardest to wake up whilst my 13 month old is stomping around the living room. Before babies I would have loved that extra hour in bed

houseargh · 31/10/2022 05:42

Mine woke up at 3.45 today. Less than 8 hours sleep 😥She's got a cough that's made napping hard and keeps her up part of the night, so she's overtired, so sleeps even less than her usual 9.5 hrs, then daylight savings on top of that. And god knows how she'll shake this virus on so little sleep. This week is gonna be loooooong

Believeitornot · 31/10/2022 05:43

Moving bedtimes etc never worked for us. In the end I gave up and just cracked on with the new time and would have pain for a couple of weeks. Mine were terrible sleepers and I used to tire myself even more thinking of ways to fix it.

my dd is ten and still has disturbed nights, early starts, late nights etc. I just accept that’s what happens and put in place good habits and get as much rest as I can.

ginsparkles · 31/10/2022 05:45

I'm with you too although not because of DD.... she's zonked .... Ddog also does not understand daylight saving so she wanted her morning wee at 4.30. So she's now fast asleep next to me and I'm wide awake! Brilliant !!

bakewellbride · 31/10/2022 05:47

Yanbu op, I've got a 4 year old and 7 month old! Eldest has been begging for ages to get up and go downstairs now. The baby just lies there looking at me. It's shit.

houseargh · 31/10/2022 05:50

Also I think it's generally accepted that the benefits are negligible or non-existent, everywhere (including Scotland!). It's just a very disruptive thing that exists because it exists and there was been lots of debate around ending it in various places, though not much yet here (bring it on!)

Dox9 · 31/10/2022 05:57

Can I offer my sympathy op. It will get better.
However, I have lived in a European country where they trialled not changing the clocks about 20 years ago. How did it go?...absolutely everybody HATED it and they moved back to daylight savings the following year.. there's been no talk of getting rid of daylight saving there since.

JemimaPiddleDick · 31/10/2022 06:54

Appreciate you’re tired today and I sympathise, but from memory of when my own DCs were little they were tired earlier and bedtimes were easier for the week or so it takes them to get used to it.
I’m in the far North of Scotland and it would still be dark at half past nine in the morning if the clocks didn’t change.

radiantorange · 31/10/2022 06:55

4.5 year old up at 4.30 am yesterday and today. He usually sleeps 11 hours but the last week it’s been 9 hours. No naps anymore so he will be super grumpy today and nursery will likely see bad behaviour 😫

Choice4567 · 31/10/2022 06:57

@Dox9 that’s interesting. Why was it hated?

Wigollia · 31/10/2022 07:03

I don’t know how much has moved on since mine were little (they’re teens now) but why are some of you getting up with them at 3/4/5 in the morning??!

”it’s not morning we’re going back to sleep” repeat ad nauseam

Babies I would just take into my bed and interact with as little as possible until actual getting up time. At least you’re lying down and getting some kind of rest.

Getting up at 3/4 in the morning is mental

Y7drama · 31/10/2022 07:08

i sympathise as my eldest was a nightmare with this clock change for the first couple of weeks but can those elder children not be left in their rooms with a gro clock or similar? On the plus side, it’s great for a week or two when the clocks go forward!

LGBirmingham · 31/10/2022 07:08

You are definitely not being unreasonable. It causes havoc and actually only gives us reasonable light in the morning for about a month more anyway. Definitely not worth it.

snoodles · 31/10/2022 07:13

IT IS VERY ANNOYING. Baby up 4.30, no amount of shhhuusshh or cuddles would keep him in bed. Ended up going downstairs.

tribpot · 31/10/2022 07:13

It looks as if the US tried permanent daylight savings time 50 year ago and it was very unpopular. They are now legislating to do it again. The EU is similarly aiming to move in that direction too.

Sympathy with all those going through this with small children; ds (now 17) was up at 4:30 this morning but I paid no attention and went back to sleep. Your time (pun intended) will come!