Wake Windows and 5am wakes!

Hey Mummas, what wake windows and nap lengths are your bubbas on? We’ve been experimenting, a schedule might work for 2 days but then it’s back to early morning wakes. Currently trying 3/3.75/3.75 with 2 x 1 hour naps but she’s nearly falling asleep in our arms 🤦🏻‍♀️

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I'm in the same position! Weve been waking at 5/5:30 for about 3 weeks🫠
He normally does about 3-4 hours, but sometimes ever so slightly longer. Naps wise, he has about 2 x 1.5 hour naps. But he's been a bit poorly the past week, so we've been letting him sleep for however long he wants.
When he does wake up at 5ish, I try and keep him up until at least 9am though.
Saying all this, he's at nursery Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and it never works out like that. He only has 1 nap a day at nursery x

oh gawddd! I just can’t figure it out 🤦🏻‍♀️. We also keep her up until 9ish. I think i’ll go back to letting her nap a little longer and hope she doesn’t start playing in the night again. We are also starting nursery soon so it’ll probably mess it all up again anyway!

Does she wake up in a morning happy or grouchy?x

What time is bedtime?

Same here. I tried one nap a few weeks ago and, after two nights, we had a run of split nights. Went back to 2 naps, worked for a few days, then she was waking up more through the night.

Had two fantastic nights two days ago, when she was at the end of her being poorly (she was clearly catching up on sleep), and last night we were back to multiple wakes 🤦‍♀️ she also refused her second nap yesterday.

We tend to do 2.75/3.5/4.5hrs, with a catnap (30/40min) and a 1.5hr nap.

she’s clearly trying to get back to sleep then eventually gives up and sits and plays with her muslin / intermittently attempts to sleep, it’s quite hard to read overtired or under tired!

somewhere between 6:30-7.15, on 3/3.5/3.75-4 so depends on the last nap a little

it’s so hard isn’t it! I’m now wondering whether the initial middle of the night chatting was a regression because she learnt to walk and was talking in the same few weeks.. she definitely just does not suit 2 x 1 hour naps.

I saw a few sleep consultants recommend 7am wake, 9:30-10am nap, 12:30-2:30 nap then 6:45 bedtime ish

@incognito I think we had a regression too mixed in a cold and teething. I’m trying to stick to two naps and pray it helps 😂

She is also a late sleeper. She doesn’t go down until 9-ish (sometimes 10pm), and wakes up around 9am. I’ve embraced this 😂

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Ok, this might get a bit long, and a bit bumpy, so get comfy and buckle up.

So about a week or 2 ago, there was a post on here regarding sleepovers. Not letting their child go to them as you can't trust who'll be at the house etc.

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Boys pinning me down trying to rip open my shirt to see my breasts.

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