Early riser solution???

[abseptember]

So L wakes at 7ish, G wakes at 7ish, and E wakes 5-530. E's early waking is making it really hard to get him and G on a similar schedule bc by the time G wakes up, E is ready to nap. I like the 7ish wake time that 2 out of 3 have. Is there anything I can do to help E sleep later? Boys will be 4 mths on Sat and E is my light sleeper. I really don't want to wake G earlier to get him and E on a similar schedule bc let's be honest.... I have no interest in being awake that early.

[lainikins]

Since E is your lighter sleeper, could it be because there is light coming into the room? Maybe keep the room darker? I don't really have any good solutions though. We were never able to get Emmett to sleep later when he was little. Good luck. I hope you find a solution.

[starfishy]

T has always been an early riser. When he was little we tried to go into his room to get him a little later each day.
I'm not going to say it worked bc we are going on 3 years and the latest he's ever gotten up is like 7. So I can just commiserate.

[bliz1712]

I'd love to see if anyone has advice because eliza is this way as well. It's not as bad as 5-530 and more like 630. But there are a few days a week she's up at 545-6.

[abseptember]

Jun 4, 2015 18:53:50 GMT -5 starfishy said:

T has always been an early riser. When he was little we tried to go into his room to get him a little later each day.
I'm not going to say it worked bc we are going on 3 years and the latest he's ever gotten up is like 7. So I can just commiserate.

I wish I could try this but the boys are in the same room. So if he's awake and fussing/crying, he ends up waking up his brother which is not good

I hope yours starts sleeping in for you!

[abseptember]

Jun 4, 2015 18:47:40 GMT -5 lainikins said:

Since E is your lighter sleeper, could it be because there is light coming into the room? Maybe keep the room darker? I don't really have any good solutions though. We were never able to get Emmett to sleep later when he was little. Good luck. I hope you find a solution.

I would be willing to try it. The room has a ton of windows. Right now they are covered with white curtains so it's not too dark. Any suggestions on easy ways to block the light?

[justbeth]

I would try black out curtains. Emma is up at 6 if she sees even a speck of light (on vacation, my moms, etc.), but with blackout curtains she sleeps late.

[lainikins]

Jun 4, 2015 21:59:09 GMT -5 abseptember said:

Jun 4, 2015 18:47:40 GMT -5 lainikins said:

Since E is your lighter sleeper, could it be because there is light coming into the room? Maybe keep the room darker? I don't really have any good solutions though. We were never able to get Emmett to sleep later when he was little. Good luck. I hope you find a solution.

I would be willing to try it. The room has a ton of windows. Right now they are covered with white curtains so it's not too dark. Any suggestions on easy ways to block the light?

Black out curtains or thicker blinds would be the permanent solution, but you might not want to invest that kind of money to see if it would work. Maybe try some cardboard, thick fabric, or blankets over the windows for a few days to see if it helps. It won't be pretty, but it would save you money incase it does not work out. Good luck. I hope you can get some sleep.

[abseptember]

Jun 5, 2015 5:00:40 GMT -5 lainikins said:

Jun 4, 2015 21:59:09 GMT -5 abseptember said:

I would be willing to try it. The room has a ton of windows. Right now they are covered with white curtains so it's not too dark. Any suggestions on easy ways to block the light?

Black out curtains or thicker blinds would be the permanent solution, but you might not want to invest that kind of money to see if it would work. Maybe try some cardboard, thick fabric, or blankets over the windows for a few days to see if it helps. It won't be pretty, but it would save you money incase it does not work out. Good luck. I hope you can get some sleep.

I'll have to see what I can rig up. There's 6 windows and a sliding glass door in that room. All are covered with blinds or curtains but not darkening ones. So yes, I don't want to shell out the cash to cover all those to not have it work! Today is super foggy so their room stayed darker and they both slept till 7. So maybe it's the brightness waking him up or today was a fluke

[nesenotes]

Nora is an early riser regardless. Room can be dark and she's up at 5am on bad days 6am on good days. I wish there were a magical cure but all I do is ignore her till 5:30 at least. She's usually talking/whining. It's so annoying though. Emery used to sleep till 7am. Now they are both up at 6am no matter what. Well Emery will wait for the ok to wake but obv Nora cant.

[abseptember]

Jun 5, 2015 23:41:35 GMT -5 nesenotes said:

Nora is an early riser regardless. Room can be dark and she's up at 5am on bad days 6am on good days. I wish there were a magical cure but all I do is ignore her till 5:30 at least. She's usually talking/whining. It's so annoying though. Emery used to sleep till 7am. Now they are both up at 6am no matter what. Well Emery will wait for the ok to wake but obv Nora cant.

Blah.... that does not make me hopeful!  I did buy the blackouts to add to their curtains.... now to find time to do that....
E wanted to party at 4:30a this morning.... no, just no, I can't little dude.