Ok to let baby sleep in on the weekend?

[Anonymous]

We need to leave the house by 7:30 during the week, which means the baby needs to be up by 7 to eat/change diaper/get dressed. On the weekends, she'll often sleep until 8 if left alone. I know they say it's good to be consistent with the schedule. Is it bad to let her sleep in? I hate waking her up during the week although she usually wakes up happy. I don't think we can get her in bed any earlier. She's already in her crib by 7 every night and I don't think we can start the bedtime routine earlier than 6:30, which we already do. What do you think? She's 5 months old.

[Anonymous]

It's totally fine. Unless you notice any other sleep issue like bad napping or not going to bed on time, there is no problem with this at all.

[Anonymous]

I don't know if it's ok or not, but my baby is just like yours. She's a year old now and we wake her at 7 during the week (often it sounds like she wakes earlier and then falls back to sleep on her own) and let her sleep until 8 (or even 8:30 a few times) on weekends. There don't seem to be any ill effects. Her naps are also different weekdays vs weekends, so maybe that factors in. Or maybe not. Some kids are naturally more routine-needy and others are more adaptable, so it depends on which you have.

[Anonymous]

Just chiming in to say I'm jealous. Our son is 2 and has always gotten up between 6-6:30, no matter the day.

That said, he sleeps pretty well through the night and is a great napper, so I can't complain too much!

[Anonymous]

Ha ha. Thanks for the joke post, OP.

She was all, 'Should I let me kid sleep in?'
And I was all, 'ha! She must be a first time mom!'

[Anonymous]

8?? I wake up at 6 on the dot on the weekends (our normal weekday wake up time), and say a quick prayer to the sleep gods that DD sleeps in a little bit so DH and I can too. I usually have maybe 5 minutes to close my eyes and pretend she'll sleep in before I hear her in there talking to herself and playing.

8?? I wish.

[Anonymous]

Yes it is OK! My DD would usually sleep until 8, sometimes until 10:30 on weekend mornings. Now that I have to get them off to school, I am wishing I could sleep in past 7:15. Since DH does pickup every day, no dice.

[Anonymous]

lol

[Anonymous]

Just do it. If it starts creating problems, you can switch it up. If it doesn't, congrats on your extra hour of weekend sleep! They change so fast anyway -- so don't sweat it much either way. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I can't decide if I think this post is cute or OP is an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Never wake a sleeping baby never

[Anonymous]

I have to wake my 4 year old and 8 month old by 7am during the week, but on weekends I let them sleep in and wake up naturally, which is usually around 8:30 or so, is never caused a problem. The 4 year old looks forward to being able to sleep in, and I do too.

[Anonymous]

If she were sleeping in until like ten o'clock in the AM, I would wake her.

But a little extra on the weekends should be okay. And personally, I think she is entitled to it.

[Anonymous]

Fine--as long as you are enjoying some extra sleep
Yourself!

[Anonymous]

Enjoy it while you can. My DD used to sleep in on weekends, and we often had to wake her up during the week before leaving. I hated waking her up because I felt like she needed more sleep. Now she's 10 months and wakes up bright and cheery and ready to go at FIVE AM, no matter the day of the week.