Early morning waking- lo has internal alarm clock !
Hi, Archie is 13wks and in general his sleeping isn't too bad. On a good night he will sleep from 7.30 and only wake once for a feed, anywhere between 3-5am If he wakes earlier he's always happy enough to take his dummy and go back to sleep). But even if I feed him at 5am and put him back down he will only sleep till 6.10 am. He won't take his dummy and settle himself. But if I take him into bed with me he will happily sleep on my tummy, or curled beside me until 7.30.
I really want to stop doing this so it doesn't become a habit (although i have a sneaking suspicion that he's already formed a habit) Also when I go back to work it's not gonna be practical for him to wake at 6 when I need to be getting ready etc.
Gina Ford (don't follow her routine but have stollen bits of advice) says morning waking is almost always hunger, nope sometimes he's just been fed. Or light ocming into the room, nope it's pitch dark until at least 8am(I'm up north in Scotland).
Any ideas ladies on why he might be waking and how I can stop it ? Thanks. Suz xx
I really want to stop doing this so it doesn't become a habit (although i have a sneaking suspicion that he's already formed a habit) Also when I go back to work it's not gonna be practical for him to wake at 6 when I need to be getting ready etc.
Gina Ford (don't follow her routine but have stollen bits of advice) says morning waking is almost always hunger, nope sometimes he's just been fed. Or light ocming into the room, nope it's pitch dark until at least 8am(I'm up north in Scotland).
Any ideas ladies on why he might be waking and how I can stop it ? Thanks. Suz xx
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Gabe has always been a late waker. Earliest is 7am (but rare). Average is 8.15am but this morning he was up at 9.35 (he was up several times in the night though!)
No real advice - if you're going back to work anyway I'd be inclined to leave it as it is!xx
I think you are doing well to get him through the night in his cot.
I know 1 mum cured her baby early waking by setting an alarm for just before the normal waking time so she could go to them and gently comfort/ settle them before they fully woke. Also by getting up a few minutes before him you might identify the problem (my neighbour realised it was the farm dogs barking that woke her lo).
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