Comments on: 4 Tips To Prevent The End Of Daylight Saving Time From Ruining Your Child’s Sleep

By: Jessica Diller

Jessica Diller — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:31:38 +0000

In reply to Gessica.

@Gessica, Thank you for your comment. I’m sorry to hear that your son is still having short naps, but it is great that he is sleeping so well at night! Shifting his schedule can be difficult to accomplish, but it can be done! Naps are a very important part of early waking. I recommend reading this article which pertains to your exact situation. It has links throughout the article about how to get your baby on a good schedule, specifically in preparation for the end of Daylight Savings. Here is a link to the article: https://www.babysleepsite.com/tag/adjusting-schedules/ And, if you find that you would like more help, we have a great ebook just for shifting schedules. You can read more about the ebook here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-waking-too-early/ Best of luck to you and your family!

By: Gessica

Gessica — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:35:39 +0000

How do I shift my 19 week old’s schedule? We’re still doing naps based on awake time and we don’t have a solid schedule in place yet. He still only gives me 30-40 minute naps although sleeps 11-12 hours at night. Even when we push bedtime by 15 minutes he still wakes at the same time in the morning (6:15 ish). How can I move the wake up time accordingly???

By: Emily DeJeu

Emily DeJeu — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 19:36:33 +0000

In reply to Marissa. @ Marissa - oh, this could be true. Glad you're set to 'ride the wave', as that is probably the best thing you can do :) Good luck, Marissa, and thanks for commenting!

By: Marissa

Marissa — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 23:13:43 +0000

Thank you Emily for the feedback. As far as sleep, my 5-month-old had been a great sleeper until about 2-weeks ago. I do believe we have hit a sleep regression– he is currently up twice a night to eat. Riding the wave and hoping it ends soon. I still put him down awake in his crib which is not a problem, but he does wake every 3 hours during the night for the past 2-3 weeks.

By: Emily DeJeu

Emily DeJeu — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:22:48 +0000

In reply to Tara. @ Tara - I'd definitely move your child's bedtime forward (5:45 is pretty early, unless she's a newborn or very young infant). That would be a great first step. You can gradually push naptimes back as well, and then see what that does to the morning wake-up time. Hope this helps, Tara! Good luck to you :)

By: Emily DeJeu

Emily DeJeu — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:19:48 +0000

In reply to Brianne Kabil.

@ Brianne Kabil – our Shifting Schedules e-book would be a great choice for you! You can read more about it here: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-waking-too-early/

Hope this helps, Brianne! 🙂

By: Emily DeJeu

Emily DeJeu — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:19:02 +0000

In reply to Marissa.

@ Marissa – Odds are your baby will wake at his “usual” time after the time change – only his “usual time” will be an hour later. So if he’s usually up at 6 a.m., he’ll probably be up at more like 5 a.m., since 5 a.m. WAS 6 a.m. just a day or two ago. So sleeping later isn’t the problem we see at this time of year; it’s early-waking due to the time change. In your case, it’s probably best if you just leave the schedule as-is and then prepare to deal with any DST aftermath once the time change is done (that is, assuming your child sleeps okay…? Does he?)

By: Tara

Tara — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 04:01:35 +0000

Hi-

My daughter wakes up between 6-7:30am. She’s 7 months. She goes to bed early (between 5:45-6pm). How do I approach the time change since she has such an early bedtime? After time change she’ll be going to bed at 4:45pm! Too early. Do I start shifting her morning 9am nap by 15 minutes every day? Also, she doesn’t adjust well. She’s a great sleeper but not very adaptable. I have a feeling it may take awhile. When do you recommend I start?

By: Brianne Kabil

Brianne Kabil — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:21:37 +0000

Our 18 month old has always been an early riser. The last month or so she has finally been sleeping in until 6-6:30 because we were keeping her up a bit later. She is in bed anywhere from 6:30 if really cranky to 7:30). She is in daycare 3 days a week. But this past week she has been getting up between 5-6am again 🙁 Mommy is TIRED! What do you suggest for us?

By: Marissa

Marissa — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:34:54 +0000

For us working mom’s who don’t have the luxury of having baby sleep in an hour later, what is your advice. I can certainly move my 5-month-old’s bedtime an hour later in preperation, but will that make things worse since the morning routine won’t change during the week? Currently, baby goes down around 7pm and I am up nursing him around 6am and leaving the house around 6:45am. (same question for my 5-yr-old, but she will adjust without much issue….)