Hi all!
I am having a problem with my 1 year old. He has been waking up no later than 5:45am for the morning. Initially I thought he may need to be put down at night a little later...maybe not needing as much sleep @ night now that he is 1 BUT he is totally exhausted by 6:30pm. In the morning he is waking up completely exhausted & wired. I know it sounds like a wierd combo but he is tired but so wired up he can't get back to sleep even if we rock him (which we try to avoid if we can). He is a good sleeper overall (asleep by 6:45 and maybe wakes up once b/c of teething issues). Not sure where to go with this one but any help would be great! Thanks in advance!
Thank u all soooo much! We have some new sleep issues (in the middle of the night) BUT putting him down just a little later has really done the trick...we now put him donw at 7 and he wakes up anywhere between 6:30 - 7:00am! WOOHOO! Thanks so much to everyone for thier responses!
Cut out refined sugar and artificial colors and any juk food. These things I have found are a main cause of sleep irregularities. (being wired) 6:45 to bed though you would expect him to be up early. So you need to make a chouse of either mornings or evenings for your quiet personal time.
Hmm, My opionion, going to sleep at 6:45pm for the whole night is pretty early. My baby girl is 6 months and she take a few cat naps throughout the day then goes down for the night between 10pm and 11pm and doesint wake up until 730am. try a warm bath about 2 hours before putting him down for the night, also keep trying to put him to sleep alittle later. Hope this helps.
I would say it's being put down to early we ran into that with my son. My mom told me to do the math... calc the amount of hrs you have the baby in bed. And figure in your head is that TO MUCH to expect a small child to sleep... with cat naps or naps during the day?
My son is 19 months and goes to bed at 8/8:30 and we get up @ 6:30 to get ready for the day. It seems to work perfect but if he goes to bed even 15 min earlier we get up earlier in the am.
If you are at a loss for how much sleep your little guy needs check with your peds doctor I found my old one gave me some great insight
In my opinion the being out down at 6:45 is way too early. If he wakes up at 5:45 in the morning that is 11 hours of sleep and you can't expect any more than that. Does he nap at all during the day?
I would suggest a nap, or even two short ones during the day at his age and keeping him up till 8-8:30.
I should give you my number and you can call me at 5:45 because that's the time my 2 year old wakes up. Every day! During the week, she goes to sleep between 8 & 9 and she'll wake up before 6. Friday nights, my mom will come to babysit my kids while I go out for a few hours. I put her to bed when I get home so that's usually between 10 & 11. She'll still wake me up Saturday morning before 6. It's awful isn't it?? I don't have any advice, looking for some myself. I do have a silver lining for your cloud though. My 4 year old used to be the same way, she now sleeps until 8 or 9 on the weekends when she doesn't have to wake up for school. Hang in there. She'll sleep late sooner or later. Meanwhile, take advantage of being up that early. I usually try to get most of the housework done early this way it frees up the rest of the day. Good luck!!
I know this is a little late, but may help still. My 18 month old is up by 6am, naps around 10a-12, then again at 3-4pm, dinner between 5-6pm, bath by 7:30pm, and bed by 8pm. He then sleeps till 6am the next morning when we get ready for work/school. Maybe introducing a later evening routine will help him out. Plus you didn't mention daytime naps...does he get any?
Putting your child to bed later will not fix his early rising promblem. I would put him to bed EARLIER! I know it sounds crazy, but it does actually work. I put both of my kids(19mos and 3 years) to bed around 6:00- 6:30 and they wake up between 7 and 8! All though your son might always be a early riser, at least he will be well rested.
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child is the book that I read when my first daughter was having sleep promblems and it really helped a lot. My second daughter is an amazing sleeper (2-3 hour nap and 12-14 hours at night)and I attribute it to this book. Sorry I don't have the authors name as I am lending it to a very tired Mommy!!!
