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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Lights out 8:30, asleep by 9. Awake between 6:15-7. It actually varies a lot, and she used to be more consistent. Until February she was lights out 7:30 but started waking at 5:30. After 6 weeks of that, we just decided to go with DST and her old 7:30 bedtime became 8:30 and at least she was sleeping past 6.  DH and I are not early risers. [/quote]

OP FWIW this is my 4yo's schedule, except he naps at school for about an hour, and on weekends when he doesn't nap, he goes to bed a bit earlier (asleep by 8/8:30). He has slept 11-12 hours maybe 3 times in his life? So I don't know that for sure sleep is an issue, although a balance of active vs. downtime might help. Meaning, have her watch TV for 30-45 minutes to sit still and recharge. We have to do this with my 4yo or he runs himself ragged.[/quote]

Thanks PP. We had lights out by 8 last night, took her 45 minutes to fall asleep, and she was wide awake at 6:15. 9.5 hours of sleep. This is fairly typical these days and I don't really see how I can change it (unless her ped discovers a vitamin difficiency or something. Oddly, she did sleep 11-12 hours at night the first 3 years of her life, less as she was dropping her nap, but then back to 12 when she first dropped her nap.

I think obsessing over things I can't control only worsens my anxiety, so I probably shouldn't fixate on it too much unless the ped thinks it can be improved. [/quote]

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