Waking up after 5am
Good morning beautiful mamas!! x
I was wondering if anyone been or is in the same situation. Baby keeps waking up after 5am. I will give him little bit of milk and he will continue to sleep until 7am or even after but with me in the bed. It doesn’t matter what time he will have his bedtime.
I really doubt he is overtired and then thought about sleep pressure maybe not big enough but when I put him to sleep he is falling asleep in 5-10min so I would say he isn’t undertired either. 🤷♀️
Today I think baby was cold in the morning so that could be an excuse but no clue about other days.
It’s not the light also because we have blackout curtains so it’s pretty dark.
Day sleep around 2-2.5hrs so isn’t too much.
I think it all started since switched to 2 naps (few weeks ago). He used to sleep through until 6-6:45am on 3 naps. Then we moved to 2 and he kept waking up around 4-5am and now it’s like 5-5:30am
He continue sleeping (with me) so sleep pressure is there and he is not ready to start the day at 5am so no idea why he is waking up
Any ideas/advise please?🤔
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No advice but we are exactly the same! I’ve tried different sleeping bag togs and it’s been the same. I changed bed time and she still woke up the same time. I’m just hoping it’s a phase and she’ll outgrow it soon🤦🏼♀️
We are in the exact same boat 🙉 5.30 he moves to our bed and has a little top up snooze 😅
Why did you drop the third nap if it was working for you? x
We are exactly the same! Past week he has started waking around 5! Done earlier and later bedtimes and still the same!
Yes, mine does the same. I got rid of his third nap but somehow he bought it back himself lol. I figure there's some sleep he needs to catch up during the day so I just let him. At night though, no matter what time I take him to bed, he'll be up for five. Months ago, I was really struggling to manage his sleep and downloaded the Huckleberry app, and the AI function in there really helped me cope. Now when he wakes up, i change his nappy then just hand him a book or toy, keep him in dim lighting. And when he's tired himself out, he goes to sleep himself. Normally, this takes about 20mins now.
We had this for a few weeks from 8.5-9.5 months and she’s now 10m. She had been on 2 naps since 6.5/7 months (roughly 2.5-3hrs day sleep) so I figured it was developmental with the early wakes. However, she slowly started reducing her day sleep and now sleeps 1.45 to 2 hours across two naps. Since this shift she is now consistently sleeping until 6:30-7am. Essentially she’s just shifted that extra 30-60 mins of day sleep to night sleep herself. As total sleep is still roughly the same over 24 hours. Bedtime is anywhere between 6:30-7:30. Final WW before bed is 4-4.5 hours.
Might be coincidental but she seemed to find her rhythm herself after a few rough weeks
Only advice is to hang in there! The frustration is so real! From experience with my first who woke up at 5 it does get better and they do sleep longer over time! He now wakes up between 7:30-9!! And my baby slowly starts waking up later now at 6 as well although all this time she was waking up between 5-5:30! Once their wake windows increase and they consistently have a later bedtime they will also sleep longer
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