Need More Sleep - Swampscott,MA

M.
I feel your pain. My husband works 24 hour shifts. My first concern is that as a pregnant woman you MUST get sleep. For your health and the health of your child. Is there any way your husband can wake up withthe baby in the morning? My guess is he is going to work then. You could try getting some help, like a mothers helper a couple days a week so you can take a nap and get some rest. Try babysitters4hire.com or care.com. We found a "mothers helper" and a baby sitter there for the days that my husband has a busy night and I have to work the next day.

My only other thought is to try to work different hours that are better for mommyhood... it sucks, I know. I REALLY hope it works out.
ps. we live in beverly if you ever wanted to get together on a sunday our daughter is 9 months old.

Hi M.,

Your daughter's sleep pattern is nearly identical to my almost 14 month old son's. Over the last six months he has (for short periods of time) "slept in" until 7:00-7:30 but for the most part his natural wake up time is between 6:00-6:30. For the most part length of nap time hasn't really made a difference in terms of morning wake up time.

However, only recently we noticed that on days he only takes one of his two naps he sleeps in a little later. It isn't always easy to give up a nap but some days it works out. Also, we started not running in as soon as we heard him and find that he more often then not he doesn't cry. He talks to himself and sometimes even goes back to sleep.

Good Luck!

I don't have any suggestions, but I'll be following up on this because I sure would like to know!! My daughter has always woken at 6-6:30, since she was 3 or 4 months old. She is now 15 months. It doesn't matter whether we try to move her bedtime. Sometimes, maybe once every 2 weeks, she sleeps until 7.

That's so difficult since you get to bed so late :( Good luck!

M.,

My daughter's sleep time is the same thing. But her to bed later or earlier doesn't mean she will get up any later. My mom said the same was true with us as kids. The best advice is to get as much sleep when she naps as possible.