Early Riser Help
Hi All,
My LO is 8.5 months old and NEVER sleeps past 05:20. His waking time is between 04:30-05:20.
This just cant continue. I am an early riser by nature so would happily get up at 06:00am but 04:30-05:00 is simply breaking me. Me and OH argue as we have to go to bed super early then worry to let him cry in the mornings due to neighbours/OH having work etc.
I have decided enough is enough and I wont get him up for the day until 06:00am regardless of when he wakes. Today we have been awake since 04:20. I stuck with it and didnt get up with him until 06:00 however this mean 1 hour 40 mins of a constant battle.
I cant use cc method as he is standing in his cot and then will fall and bang his head etc so I cant just leave him for too long. I was doing PUPD.....this went on and on for 1 hour 4o mins...with possibly 40 PUPD's. He is not crying as such more 'screaming', he has no tears and the moment we leave his room he stops.
We have been doing this a week with no difference!
I have tried EVERYTHING, black out blinds, earlier to bed, later to bed, more food, only water blah blah blah........
I go back to work in 2 months and this will kill me as I work shifts.
Should I continue with the PUPD - can it even be used for the morning?
Please help a broken exhausted mummy who hasnt had a decent sleep in 8.5 months and is back to work in 2 months and wants to ttc in novemenber ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Thanks
p.s I would even be willing to pay an expert like the baby whisperer if she was still with us...thats how bad it is!!!
My LO is 8.5 months old and NEVER sleeps past 05:20. His waking time is between 04:30-05:20.
This just cant continue. I am an early riser by nature so would happily get up at 06:00am but 04:30-05:00 is simply breaking me. Me and OH argue as we have to go to bed super early then worry to let him cry in the mornings due to neighbours/OH having work etc.
I have decided enough is enough and I wont get him up for the day until 06:00am regardless of when he wakes. Today we have been awake since 04:20. I stuck with it and didnt get up with him until 06:00 however this mean 1 hour 40 mins of a constant battle.
I cant use cc method as he is standing in his cot and then will fall and bang his head etc so I cant just leave him for too long. I was doing PUPD.....this went on and on for 1 hour 4o mins...with possibly 40 PUPD's. He is not crying as such more 'screaming', he has no tears and the moment we leave his room he stops.
We have been doing this a week with no difference!
I have tried EVERYTHING, black out blinds, earlier to bed, later to bed, more food, only water blah blah blah........
I go back to work in 2 months and this will kill me as I work shifts.
Should I continue with the PUPD - can it even be used for the morning?
Please help a broken exhausted mummy who hasnt had a decent sleep in 8.5 months and is back to work in 2 months and wants to ttc in novemenber ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Thanks
p.s I would even be willing to pay an expert like the baby whisperer if she was still with us...thats how bad it is!!!
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Black-out blinds are another thing - do you have these? I need to invest in some as LO used to sleep until 6.30 - 7am but since the mornings because lighter its been 5.30am!
Oh my God P.Bob - don't tell me it'll last until 14th months!! I've convinced myself it's just a phase! xx
DD goes through phases with what time she wakes and I've tried everything I can possibly think of. I hate the unpredicability. This morning was 4, left her too it she went back off then crying again at 4.45 then on/off until just after 6. I don't like to start the day before 6.30 so she doesn't get a "good morning" until then! x
Don't know why! but might be worth a try if you haven't already.
Hope you get some sleep soon.
Bringing in him bed with us is major no no - he thinks it is play time haha
He is also raring to go at 04.30-05.00 am - very happy and in his best mood of the day. Generally goes for a 1 hour nap at 08:30-09:00
I suppose I could try reduce that to 40 mins.......
Right, am off to wake Beth as she's already had 45 minutes. Hate waking her
She's only had 30 mins this morning (grrr) so I'll be dealing with a grumpy baby and an early wake-up tomorrow!
I don't understand why these babies don't like sleeping so much, can't get enough of it myself
If you find a cure then please let us know lol x
If he sleeps well in the day and has good quality naps - i.e. in his cot at home - he sleeps really well at night and doesn't get up so early.
He doesn't get great naps at nursery unfortunately so we are on watch anytime after 5.30am most days. It kills me - and I hate it so much because I can't get showered and ready for work / him ready for nursery etc...
At the moment, we are going through a period of great daytime naps (on non nursery days), going to bed well and not hearing a peep from him at night. He's waking at 6.45am for the day which is a bonus for us.
I just know that as soon as teething starts or he gets ill again - we'll be back to rubbish sleeps all round
xxx