Help solve 10 month old sleep issue
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I need some advice for a sleep question - this is my first baby. 10 month old goes down for bed at 6:30/6:45pm. She sleeps through the night and has been waking up about 5:30am each morning, at which point I nurse her. She is visibly tired while nursing so I keep the lights low and put her back in her crib after nursing, and she sleeps until 6:30am/7am. I on the other hand, cannot fall back asleep at that point. I would love to somehow encourage her to skip that 5:30am wakeup, and I'll admit I have not let her fuss for too long in the mornings - maybe 20 minutes tops before I go grab her and nurse her.
Would I be a total monster if I just resolved to not go in until 6:30am? She would not be happy - but maybe it would help her recalibrate to that wakeup time? Or any other ideas? I know naps can impact nighttime sleep - she takes 2 good naps during the day, for what it's worth. |
Anonymous
| Can you do a dream feed instead before you go to bed? I know it’s a little old for one, but if you think the baby is hungry, the baby is hungry. |
Anonymous
OP here - I could try this. It honestly had not occurred to me. |
Anonymous
Had not occurred to me to try a dream feed, that is. I tried it maybe a few times, but it's been a while. |
Anonymous
| OP, I have a similar situation. I just moved my own bedtime a bit earlier so I didn’t mind starting the day at 5:30, honestly. My kid is really totally zonked out for her first long sleep of the night and I don’t want to mess with that. |
Anonymous
This is OP, thanks for the comment. Does your baby fall back asleep after that 5:30am wakeup too? I'm a former night owl who has also had to move my own bedtime up haha. |
Anonymous
| I think when DD was a little older (13-14 months) we did let her cry in the mornings and I do think it helped a little. Now she is almost 2yo and she can sleep or at least stay in her crib happily until 7:30 or even 8 sometimes, which is glorious. So it can get better just with age. |
Anonymous
Your kid is sleeping 11 hours overnight and still taking 2 naps. Dont do anything. Use this time to make new routines like enjoy a cup of coffee and then do some yoga/meditation. Get a workout in. Take the dog for a walk. Start a gratitude journal and the first line can be: I am grateful my kid sleeps 11 hours overnight 
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Anonymous
Thank you. This made me LOL. And you're right. -OP |
Anonymous
| Ha I agree with the pp op- I totally hear you but wouldn’t mess with it!! |
Anonymous
| Sounds like she is feeding out of habit and not need. We had this issue with my now 2 y.o. around 5-6 months and the answer was full extinction CIO, if you're willing. You could try something more Ferber-like instead but consistency is key--no waiting 20 minutes some days and others not. Either way, sounds like she is on track to being a great sleeper! Good luck! |
Anonymous
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I would definitely try a dreamfeed.
The other thing I would try is start to inch (and I mean it, inch!) that bedtime back a bit. The most nighttime sleep you're going to get is 12 hours, and a lot of babies only do 11, so a 6:30 bedtime is very early. Can you try 6:45 for a few days? Then maybe 7pm? The absolutely fastest I would try shifting is 15 minutes every 4 days, and even more slowly would be better. You might be able to get to a 7pm-6:30am schedule, which would be much better. |
Anonymous
| We had this issue also until, like others have said, we headlock shifting our baby to a 7:15pm to 7:15am schedule By pushing back bedtime. It’s worked out really well for our household. |
Anonymous
| Push bedtime back- Before seven is pretty early for this age range. If you push to seven thirty you’ll get a little more sleep in the morning |