Do blackout blinds work for 5.30am wakings?

[TracyK]

ds always has been an early riser. Between 6 and 6.30am - which I can cope with as I'm in bed for 10pm. But he has been waking at 5.30 for the past couple of mornings, coughing and dozing till 6. He doesn't seem bothered as he dozes back off - but then I'm awake!
would blinds help - or is it cos he's a bit poorly with a cold that he wakes earlier.

My 15 month goes down at 7.30 up at 5.30, used to be 6.30 - she wakes up very distressed. I hear stories of other children waking calmly and chatting to their toys but we have tears and takes 15 mins to calm down no matter how quickly I get there. I wonder if its the grobag that makes it hard to stand once she's awake that upsets her. Does anyone use a douvet at this age?
Any suggestions gratefully received

Shes not teething or growth spurt therefore hungry? Sometimes if my ds hasn't eaten very well the previous day he'll cry for milk (he's 14mo)

don't want to jinx it - but
day 1 (no blinds) - 5.30am, day 2 (no blinds) - 5.15am, day 3 (blackout curtains) 6.00am, day 4 (blackout curtains) had to wake him at 6.20am!!

ROFL LGJ @ 'not morning enough'

i think blackout curtains make a teeny bit of difference. Deffo going to try black card now. At first with bo curtains ds didn't like it being so dark and screamed until we put the landing light on. Sigh. He got used to it though [evil chuckle]

blackout definitely helps. I have blackout curtains plus cardboard strips at the top to prevent light leakage & some very attractive homemade devices to stop any light coming around the edges. IME, there is little point unless you block as much light as you possibly can. If they are light sensitive, the smallest glimpse will convince them its daytime.

Reading all these threads with great interest. DD is 15 mths old; goes to bed at 6.30 (tried later & not the slightest difference) and usually wakes at 5.15. Have black out linings attached to curtains, which is ok but creates an eclipse effect. Can't wait to buy some black card & whip that up though.....a 7.00am wake up would be absolute bliss/luxury. I can still remember lie-ins and wish I'd have appreciated them more!!

As far as I'm concerned it just depends on the child. My DD 21 months wakes 4 or 5 everyday no matter how dark it is. She has blackout blinds and we also stick them down at the sides and block the top to make it pitch - but no difference. When she stays at grandmas with no blackouts, same time. But I would always say have a go because for some children it works a treat. I suppose mine is not waking with light but just waking ready for the day

6.30am this morning - much more civilised - tho no time for playing with ds at that time - so do prefer 6.15am wakings for a more relaxed 'get ready for work' routine.
Poor baby can't win!

No what you mean; early start for me and dd Monday to Thursday so it's not too bad but Sat/Sun - if only they knew to hold on a little longer for Mummy & Daddy to zzzzzz....ho-hum!