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Post by dara1012 on Feb 29, 2012 9:12:55 GMT -6
DS (almost 4) has recently begun waking up at 6- 6:30am instead of his normal 7-7:30am and then today woke up for the day at 5:30am. Unfortunately I was stressed last night and didn't fall asleep until almost 1am so I am exhausted today (and won't get home from work until 9p). I am worried that he isn't getting enough sleep but couldn't convince him to go back to bed after he went potty at 5:30am.
His naps at daycare are getting shorter and he won't nap at all on the weekends. He didn't fall asleep until about 9p last night. We put him to bed between 7:30p and 8:00p, but then he will "read" in bed to himself until he falls asleep.
Any ideas for not having him wake up so early, but also ensuring he doesn't wet the bed? (not sure if an urge to urinate is what is waking him up in the morning)
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Post by bunsy on Feb 29, 2012 9:16:48 GMT -6
Our rule was you don't get out of bed until your clock says 7 unless you need to go potty. IF you need to go potty, you go back to your bed when you are done. That's just the way it was. Hopefully they fell back asleep since it's pretty boring to just lay in your bed. It worked with all 3 kids. I actually covered the minute numbers with black tape so only the hour number showed so they wouldn't get confused by too many 7s.
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Post by dara1012 on Feb 29, 2012 9:22:55 GMT -6
I thought of that Bunsy but right now DS's clock in his room is off by an hour (it auto set itself - hopefully it will fix itself when daylight savings hit) so it says 10:20a even though it is 9:20a. I tried to explain the 7am thing to him today looking at the clock in our room and he insisted that it was time to be up and playing....I dragged myself out of bed and laid on the couch but didn't get any more sleep. He used to wait until the sun was up so we tried to point out how dark it was.
guess it's time to teach him how to look at a clock....in my opinion there is no need to be up before 7a
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Post by ReneeW on Feb 29, 2012 9:39:19 GMT -6
That's our rule as well -- clock has to have a 7 on it to get out of bed. It might take him a while to "get" it, but hopefully if you stay consistent, eventually he'll get the hang of it.
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Post by bunsy on Feb 29, 2012 9:44:52 GMT -6
More consistency. Nothing happens until 7. No playing. No TV. No talking to mom. It will be boring enough that he'll catch on. It was the rule here as soon as the kids knew what a 7 was! 2 1/2 for ds#1. Luckily it was his favorite number. Harder to institute that kind of rule when DS is older. Hang in there.
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Post by bunsy on Feb 29, 2012 10:01:57 GMT -6
That sounded bossy. I didn't mean it that way. My habit of not using complete sentences is a bad one.
I meant it's another area where consistency is required as obnoxious as that is.
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Post by elizac on Feb 29, 2012 10:18:02 GMT -6
Oh, I know how hard it is to get up early but I would not make a child stay in bed for longer than 10 minutes unless she/he had books to read, color, play, etc.
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Post by lilmermaid on Feb 29, 2012 11:34:42 GMT -6
I am blessed with good sleepers! In our house they could climb in our bed to snuggle and most of the time they fell back asleep. When it was just DD1 sometimes I would turn on our bedroom TV and turn down the volume so I could get some more zzzz's. DD2 is my earliest riser. She gets up, turns on the TV and snuggles on the couch. Very rarely is that before 7 though. Good Luck! I think some kids are just early risers and there isn't anything to can do to change it.
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Post by bunsy on Feb 29, 2012 11:36:59 GMT -6
As a kid, I was awake before 7 and got up by myself at 7. Turned on the TV, poured myself some cereal to eat dry and waited until my mom got up.
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Post by dara1012 on Feb 29, 2012 11:50:44 GMT -6
He has always been a good sleeper until now (started sleeping through the night at 10 days old). We used to do the cuddling time in bed, but he doesn't want that anymore. His usual routine is get up go to the bathroom, wash hands, announce he is awake and go into the living room to play. We can hear him play but still get some rest, stretching, waking up time. He usually does this around 7a. This past 2 weeks it has been 6:30a, 6a and now 5:30a and he won't play unless someone is in the living room with him. I think we'll try to switch his clock and try the 7 thing tonight, he is a smart kid he should be able to figure it out. He has books and stuffed animals in his room so he can play with those until it is time to get out of bed. Bunsy- I didn't take your comments as bossy
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Post by sharon on Feb 29, 2012 12:10:41 GMT -6
Is it time to give up the naps altogether? Just a thought.
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Post by supermommy on Feb 29, 2012 13:02:14 GMT -6
I agree with the 7 thing and dropping the nap. Ds1 sometimes gets up early but he plays quietly either in my bed or the living room and I sleep. He knows to wake me if he needs anything at all. He is aware there is to be no loud activity until his little brother wakes up.
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Post by dara1012 on Feb 29, 2012 14:10:33 GMT -6
He only naps at daycare....they have required quiet time and if he rests long enough he'll fall asleep at least for awhile. Some days he is just exhausted (he fell asleep in the cart at Target on Sunday late afternoon) and other days he wakes up early and falls asleep late w/ no nap. He has been crabbier than usual (maybe a growth spurt?). I did talk to our provider at drop off about the sleeping issue so she'll keep an eye on things and we can make a plan.
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Post by sharon on Feb 29, 2012 14:13:20 GMT -6
She is also required to let him get up if he is on his cot for 30 minutes and does not fall asleep.
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Post by dara1012 on Feb 29, 2012 14:24:26 GMT -6
I don't have concerns with our provider making DS stay in his cot. She goes in to check on them after about 20 min and if they haven't fallen asleep they go out in the main room and play quietly (so as not to disturb others in the nap room). She said he has only not fallen asleep twice, but lately he gets up after only a 1/2 hr-45 min instead of his usual 1 1/2hr. She is definitely keeping an eye on it.
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