https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:01:56 +0000 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:07:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=40511 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1399405&title=waking-at-530#1399405 Author: squoggs
Subject: 40511
Posted: 17 October 2011 at 7:07pm

After Reds recommendation, I borrowed a copy of 'save our sleep' from the library, and have been following the routine for a week with 16mo DD....hve to say it has been working, in fact I have had to wake her up in the mornings - unheard of before! I know it doesn't work for everyone, and I have had to move her from 2 sleeps to 1 sleep in the day, and wake her up after 2.5hrs (she will usually do 3 hrs if just 1 sleep) but it has been an amazing change, great for me as I only have 3ish weeks to go before #2 arrives & really need my own sleep. No more 6am-7am screaming & she seems much happier. Feel like I finally have things under control now ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:07:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1399405&title=waking-at-530#1399405 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1399306&title=waking-at-530#1399306 Author: Kellz
Subject: 40511
Posted: 17 October 2011 at 12:47pm

Ours has stayed 5.30am, and it doesnt matter at all what time he goes to bed- will still only sleep max 1 hr in the day and still up at 5.30pm- even we we stayed out late on Fri night!
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:47:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1399306&title=waking-at-530#1399306 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1399285&title=waking-at-530#1399285 Author: buzylizy
Subject: 40511
Posted: 17 October 2011 at 11:51am

Ugh, and I spoke too soon...He has slowly started pulling wake up time back again and I am getting worried. Back to 6:20 already...hope it doesn't go back even more.
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:51:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1399285&title=waking-at-530#1399285 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1394943&title=waking-at-530#1394943 Author: Kellz
Subject: 40511
Posted: 04 October 2011 at 11:02am

Daylight savings did nothing good here- DS 21months is still waking at 5.40am everyday. I bf him my bed for 1/2hr then the day begins!]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:02:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1394943&title=waking-at-530#1394943 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1394855&title=waking-at-530#1394855 Author: TansP
Subject: 40511
Posted: 03 October 2011 at 9:43pm

DS started waking early at 18months. He would wake up and yell out to us that he wanted to go to the lounge. His father or I would oblige and drag ourselves down to watch mind numbing cartoons We soon realised that he always expected the TV to be turned on for him. When he woke too early we would get up but not turn on cartoons like he was hoping. We explained that waking up before the sun meant that we were coming to the lounge to watch Breakfast or C4 and he would have to play with his toys for entertainment. Seemed to work after a week or two and soon went back to his 7 - 7.30am wake time. ]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:43:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1394855&title=waking-at-530#1394855 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1393007&title=waking-at-530#1393007 Author: buzylizy
Subject: 40511
Posted: 28 September 2011 at 1:23pm

Thank goodness for daylight savings!!!! Now to move bed time earlier and see what happens. He is doing 8pm - 6:40 now...so I will try and move 8 back to 7:30...slowly...]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:23:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1393007&title=waking-at-530#1393007 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389295&title=waking-at-530#1389295 Author: Red
Subject: 40511
Posted: 19 September 2011 at 10:40am

In my save our sleep book, one of the suggestions is putting them to sleep a bit earlier if they are waking early. The past few days my DD who has been an awesome sleeper has been waking about 6am instead of 7am. So tonight I am going to try putting her to bed at 6:30pm instead of 7pm and see if that helps.

Some of the other suggestions are, moving the day time nap back by 20 minutes every few days, and also diet if their nutritional needs aren't being met. Or they may be cold.

Too much day sleep can also be another cause - but if he is sleeping two hours then that doesn't sound like too much. If he is taking a little while to fall alseep at nap time then maybe push it out a bit.

Good luck.]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:40:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389295&title=waking-at-530#1389295 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389233&title=waking-at-530#1389233 Author: BugTeeny
Subject: 40511
Posted: 19 September 2011 at 6:39am

Both my kids have started waking early (mind you, they share a room, so I think Miss 3.5 would probably keep sleeing if Mister 13 months didn't wake her!).

It used to be 6:45am wake up (both of them) but now it's more like 5-5:30. But Miss 3.5 did the same thing each year before the clocks went forward. The sun's up super early, the birds are chirping, all "morning" signs, so I think (and hope, for all our sakes!) that once the clocks go forward they'll sort themselves out.

I just colsole myself with the fact they'll be teenagers before long and I'll be begging them to get out of bed ]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:39:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389233&title=waking-at-530#1389233 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389065&title=waking-at-530#1389065 Author: naysgirl
Subject: 40511
Posted: 18 September 2011 at 8:58am

oh i thought things were meant to get better as they got older! DS woke at 4am this morning and that was it, didnt go back to sleep. He was happy to talk to himself which is fine but we can hear all of it as we are right next door so no sleep for anybody.]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:58:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389065&title=waking-at-530#1389065 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389050&title=waking-at-530#1389050 Author: Danda08
Subject: 40511
Posted: 18 September 2011 at 7:52am

Oh MissAngel that fills me with dread. We've been doing battle with one of our girls for months and after a small reprive of 6am starts she's back to 4am ]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:52:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389050&title=waking-at-530#1389050 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389042&title=waking-at-530#1389042 Author: MissAngel
Subject: 40511
Posted: 18 September 2011 at 6:09am

monster toddler wakes up at 4.30am - 5am. EVERY morning without fail. He's nearly 3.5 and has been doing it for nearly a year :D I tell you what, it's a good thing I'm a morning person and I dont mind kids TV! LOL. ]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:09:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1389042&title=waking-at-530#1389042 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388835&title=waking-at-530#1388835 Author: naysgirl
Subject: 40511
Posted: 17 September 2011 at 7:38am

I wish I could find a solution, we have had months and months of early rising. I am looking forward to and dreading daylight saving as when he wakes at 5am at least it will be 6am but then I think it will start to get earlier and earlier.

We just tend to leave him talking to himself until he starts to get ratty and that is usually around 6am when DH gets up for work. I just keep hoping that out of his own accord he will start sleeping later. It does seem to be quite a common thing for toddlers of this age.]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:38:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388835&title=waking-at-530#1388835 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388808&title=waking-at-530#1388808 Author: Nikki
Subject: 40511
Posted: 16 September 2011 at 10:29pm

My kids (especially my early riser) start waking earlier a few weeks out from daylight saving each year too. It should come right when daylight savings kicks in - but you may need to keep bedtime slightly later for a while and gradually push it back. ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:29:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388808&title=waking-at-530#1388808 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388807&title=waking-at-530#1388807 Author: scribe
Subject: 40511
Posted: 16 September 2011 at 10:21pm

Is the room completely dark? I am obsessed with making sure the room is totally pitch black; if it's not, my 9-month-old WILL start waking earlier... DH says "but the room is dark" but I insist on putting dark sheets over the blackout blinds (you think that's bad - I have friends who have pinned duvets or cardboard over the windows) and then she goes back to sleeping until we go in (at about 7.15am). This has happened a few times lately, as the days get longer. Also, Recently we had my dad sleeping in her room and she started waking earlier and earlier then, I think she is really sensitive to noise and light from 4am onwards.
]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:21:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388807&title=waking-at-530#1388807 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388550&title=waking-at-530#1388550 Author: KH25
Subject: 40511
Posted: 16 September 2011 at 1:45pm

Daylight savings starts in a few weeks so hopefully he'll be waking at 6.30 instead of 5.30. I did find with DD that she adjusted her body clock a few weeks before daylight savings stopped/started and know of a few other kids who did the same!!]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:45:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388550&title=waking-at-530#1388550 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388536&title=waking-at-530#1388536 Author: LILLIS
Subject: 40511
Posted: 16 September 2011 at 1:28pm

Hi buzylizy
I have a similar problem with my DD who is 20 months.

I would recommend www.sleepstore.co.nz - there is some good advice on there.
I have a copy of the sleepsense program that I used when she was 12 months old and it was great, so will dig it out and read that again tonight :)

]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:28:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388536&title=waking-at-530#1388536 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40511&PID=1388511&title=waking-at-530#1388511 Author: buzylizy
Subject: 40511
Posted: 16 September 2011 at 12:50pm

Help. My son is 18 months old and he started waking up at 5:30 in the morning. He goes to bed at 7:30 and sleeps quite well and he sleeps for about 2 hours during the day. I can't stand waking up at 5:30. We try ignoring him and he keeps quiet for another half hour maybe and then he calls again. He used to sleep until 6:30 up to about a month ago. Any advice please....I'm desperate...I can't watch baby einstein videos at 5:30 in the morning!!!!
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