Early morning sleep
Hiya, my daughter sleeps relatively well during the night but as soon as 5-6am comes around she suddenly hates her next to me cot and will only sleep on me or in our bed (but I don't want to co sleep) She won't settle down again and just wants contact naps which is lovely but equally very tiring!!
Does anyone else have this or have any advice?
Even if she's been awake loads during the night and is still sleepy she won't go back into her cot as soon as it hits 5am
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Very normal. By this time in the morning sleep pressure is very low and she will only be sleeping lightly and therefore more aware of her surroundings
Not really advice but I’m in the same boat, currently led in bed with him on my chest.. to be honest I’m making the most of morning cuddles as they don’t last very long ! My first was like this but stopped when we put him into his own room at 4 months..
all I would say is if you’re really struggling then just to keep putting her back in.. it might be tough for a few days but she should get there x
it's lovely isn't it and I want to soak it all up but equally I'm shattered!
We haven't quite managed day time naps on her own either yet, they're contact naps as well and transferring her elsewhere normally fails 🙈 she's only 9 weeks so its still early days!
I will persevere though as much as I love her sleeping on me!Xx
thank you that makes sense!! I need to look into sleep pressure to help with day time naps which are few and far between ATM 🙈 but she's 9 weeks so definitely needs to be napping! We've managed to teach her night and day but napping during the day is so tricky!
aww she’s still so tiny! Make sure you are doing nothing when she contact naps during the day but I would work on that rather than morning cuddles (personal preference!) I don’t get contact naps during the day :( I have a 20 month old as well so little one naps in his noses basket or bouncer .. which is why I make the most of these cuddles before my older one wakes up at 830! 🤣
Currently in the same boat! My daughter just turned 2 months old she will get 5/6 in the morning after a feed won’t go to sleep unless in bed with me! Every time I put her into next to me crib she screams
Her circadian rhythm won't be fully established yet so she'll probably need lots of support. There's unlikely to be a balance of day / night sleep yet. Her wake windows will be anywhere from 45 mins - 1hr30 so provide stimulation while she's awake and go off her tired cues for nap time. Lean into contact naps or sling naps if she sleeps better on you, don't feel like you need to put her down to sleep.
My little boy is the same around 6am he wants to get into my bed but I just let him and enjoy the cuddles, also can’t get him down in the day but he sleeps 7pm-6am perfectly in his next to me - he’s 9 weeks
it's so hard! And if one more person says to me sleep when the baby sleeps!!😂
how have you dealt with it? I've been going to bed earlier which means I get more sleep in the evening but it's the morning sleep I struggle with! I've co slept a couple of times in the morning when the night has been rough but I really don't like doing that!
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