My early bird is driving us batty!
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Topic: My early bird is driving us batty!
Posted By: WigglesFan
Subject: My early bird is driving us batty!
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 8:29am
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I mean seriously, 5am EVERY morning??? I shudder to think what it will be like next week with daylight savings ending!
And I have no idea what to do next. He won't resettle the normal ways. I try giving him a drink, playing his sleeptime music, lying with him in his bed, bringing him into our bed. I have even tried phenergan but it might as well have been water. And of course that means by 10am he is shattered and ready for his only daytime sleep. Anyone got any suggestions? I can't remember this with my eldest even though a early waker too. |
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 10:57am
Caprece has been waking early too which wakes up Jack  I'm so dreading daylight savings.
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Posted By: fabians mum
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 11:11am
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My little sausage doesn't fall asleep till about 8pm and he's always up by about 6am! ------------- http://www.baby-gaga.com/"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 11:29am
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I can only offer support too - I have no suggestions as you've tried everything I would try.
Does he wake the others up? How do you feel about going into the lounge with him and putting on a wiggles dvd while you nap on the couch? (or even better, send DH to do it while you continue sleeping) -------------  
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Posted By: shaz
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 12:02pm
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I agree with MrsMojo!!! DVD's can be a life saver if you just aren't getting enough sleep. When my older girls were little this was our weekend thing so that DH and I could have a little bit of a sleep-in as we would be up during the week at 6am for work.
It does get better, now I can't get my girls to get up in the morning I practically have to drag them out of bed  .
Now I use them to watch Alyssa some mornings. ------------- Mum to Natasha Aroha 9/12/1995, Alexandra Makareta Waimarie 22/4/1998 and....Alyssa Frances Hopaea 18/03/2007 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 2:45pm
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Man that sucks! I dont have any advice either because I don't have that problem and you have also tried everything I would have tried! I would be inclined to do the DVD thing too, wiggles work a treat in our house! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WigglesFan
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 3:24pm
That's what happens at the moment. I kick poor DH out of be to deal with the toddler and I stay in bed and feed the baby. I am just dreading daylight savings and I feel bad for my poor DH who never complains but usually falls asleep on the couch once the kids are in bed for the night. I wish there was some easy way to reprogram him. 
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MrsMojo wrote:Posted By: lottieandharry
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 4:52pm
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I know exactly how you feel!! DD (24months) has been waking between 5 and 5.30am for about 3 to 4 months now and it is NOT fun. We have resorted to Playhouse disney channel to keep her quiet and still for slightly longer! In saying that about a week ago we got a 4.45am and DH had enough and put her back in her room closed the door and left her until 6am. There was a bit of banging and calling out mummy but eventually she stopped. We have done this every morning since. I have no idea if she goes back to sleep or not but we do!!! That probably sounds awful but we had to do something. And this morning she was put back to bed at 5.30am and we didn't hear her again til 7.10am. She may be starting to get the idea?? I am dreading daylight savings too.
I wish you luck and if you do find anything that works please let me know  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 8:02pm
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Your DH is really good WigglesFan. I was really impressed with the way he got up and sorted out breakfast for our niece and your oldest 2 and took control of the older kids while we looked after the toddlers at bedtime while I was staying.
Have you checked out the sleep store? They have heaps of articles including this one http://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/Sleep+Information/Toddlers+and+Preschoolers/The+Early+Bird+Waking+up+too+early.html - The Early Bird: Waking up too early . Also I'm pretty sure OB now has a sleep expert again, you could ask him. -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 8:05pm
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Just read the article myself and one of the tips is to set the clock/radio to play classical music - since #2 falls asleep to soft music at night maybe you could try setting a timer on the cd player so when he rouses in the early hours it's playing and *fingers crossed* he'll think it's still sleep time. -------------
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Posted By: WigglesFan
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 9:57am
He is an absolute gem! I did good picking him, aye?
I'll have a look at those articles later today. We have been brainstorming about the things that might influence his ability to sleep better: Warmth: He often kicks off his covers and it has been getting quite cold around 4am. So now I am putting him into his fleecy sleepsuits. Dark: It has been light earlier here in Auckland. But even now, when it is darker in the morning we still have a small nightlight on in the hallway which casts a dim light into his room. We are turning this off. Hunger: He is a very poor eater and we have dinner at 5:30pm. He may be waking due to hunger so we are now having a story and suppertime before bed with filling low GI foods (I'm cooking an oaty slice right now). Tiredness levels: He may simply not be tired enough to need more sleep. I haven't been out and about as much as I should due to a small baby and recovering from a c-section. I am going to try and do more with him during the day and DH is going to do stuff with the two older ones at night to wear them out. We started doing all this yesterday and maybe its a coincidence, but this morning he slept an hour later - to the more reasonable time of 6am! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 10:58am
Yay. I'm so pleased that you got a bit of a sleep-in this morning. I hope it heralds more to come. -------------
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