Changes in schedule/routine

[Deleted]

I know....just as soon as we feel like we've got things under control & figure out, they CHANGE!!

Don't kill me, but DD had regularly been going to bed around 7 PM & not getting up until 630 or 7 the next morning.

In the past few weeks, it's creeping earlier & earlier...so we're at 530 now!  

I can try pushing the bed time later, but she's a really crappy napper during the day (I'm usually getting a total of 45 - 60 min of nap time) so she's exhausted and cranky by bed time.

Are they already at the phase where they require less sleep??  

She'll be 6 months this week...

[mandapanda1382]

We've had the same issue going on and my LO is 6.5 months. I'm not sure what to do, either! Then part of me thinks I'll do nothing and DST will help take care of it in a few weeks.

[caybeh]

DS went through that too at that age. He eventually changed again. There were a few times that DD would wake up at 5:30, but I just kept everything dark, fed her, and put her back to bed.

[lucylou]

Everything I've read actually says if you want them to sleep in later, try moving the bedtime earlier. Seems like it would be the opposite but multiple books/websites I've seen recommend it. I also know that around 6 months they start transitioning from 3 to 2 naps but it sounds like your LO doesn't really follow the traditional napping times so idk how that would effect their night time sleep.
One last thing, it sounds like things are going pretty well for you overall so I'm not recommending messing with it too much but for what it's worth, the Sleep Easy Solution book says wake up time should be 11-12 hours after bedtime and in rare cases 10.5 hours. It says you shouldn't get baby up before that or they will start trending and waking up for the day earlier and earlier (like sometimes 4:30). Of course what they mean by not getting baby up is leaving them in their crib and doing check ins if they're crying until it's time. Again, not saying you need to do CIO I just thought the trending info would be useful to you when deciding how to proceed.
*Disclaimer: I've read the book but haven't implemented it yet. My DS is on a great nap schedule but only when I hold him for all naps. Also, it sounds like your baby is an awesome night sleeper and I should be taking notes from you, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

[weeklyplanner]

We had a week like that. It coincided with LO having a cold, so I figured maybe he was waking at 5am and realizing he had that icky feeling when colds are the worst upon waking. It passed after about 10 days, so I'm not sure if it was directly related to the cold.

Maybe lo is just adjusting to the change since you were on vaca and she was being cared for by someone else? Just a thought!

[Deleted]

yea, she's been coughing. I tried keeping her in her crib as long as possible... she's usually happy to play in her crib for a while in the mornings, but also started rolling this week, so she tries to roll when she wakes up & gets mad if she can't.

I hate the constant change.... Guess i'm not going to fare well with this parenthood thing...

[Deleted]

This has happened to us too. She'll wake up and start chatting around 530. Also has a cough/cold. Sometimes she'll fall back to sleep for another 15-20 min. Other times I just let her talk to herself until 615 or so.

[lunarmodule626]

Exactly the same here. Terrible napper, so she is always ready for bed at 7. She has a cold, so I'm also hoping the 5am wake ups are because she feels yucky and just wants to be with us. It's tough, especially since I already wake up for work at 5:45. I'm sorry! Right there with you!

[mandapanda1382]

Feb 15, 2015 9:10:40 GMT -5 lucylou said:

I also know that around 6 months they start transitioning from 3 to 2 naps

I always laugh when I read this. My kid still isn't taking 3 naps a day. We are down to 4 (instead of 5) on a good day. I hate naps.

[kimberlyb]

I would be in heaven if DS got up at 5:30  We are still dealing with 5-6 wake-ups a night. We did the sleep easy solutions method with DD. Like lucylou said, bedtime should be 11 hours from when you want them to get up in the morning. If you want her to sleep till 6:30 I would put her to bed between 7 and 7:30. With DD, we would leave her in her crib till 7am since that was her wake-up time. She fussed a little for the first 3 days in the morning but started sleeping till 7 or later after that.

[mfsunshine]

As my other post said we are going through a sleeping stage too. As well as the teething that I mentioned he also started rolling and gets pissed when he gets stuck on his stomach.
I don't like change either! But I'm thinking we better get use to it!?