Help with 5 am waking.

[mikaylasmom]

Hi

I need help with getting rid of the 5 am waking. My son is 10.5 mos and sleeps from 7:30/8pm to about 5 am. It used to be that he wakes and somtimes fall back asleep within 1 hr. But lately he cries. I have tried everything but I can't get him to sleep or he just wakes 30 min after tryng for 30-45 min of me holding. I also have a 3.5 yo daughter that I don't want him to wake. Can anybody help?

[Chunkydunks]

If DS woke at that time he got a bum change and bottle and I'd sit there with him a calm him back down again, then he'd get put back to bed and off he'd drift. If he didn't settle after that he'd come into bed with us where he'd drift off. He was a very loud crier and we were living in a duplex at the time so I couldn't let him cry too much but sometimes just letting them self sooth if they doesn't seem to be uncomfortable or wanting a drink.

[mikaylasmom]

Thanks. I have tried feeding him, holding him, patting his bum, changing his diaper, getting hubbie to settle him, ignoring him if he is quiet but the majority of the time it doesn't work. I know he still needs sleep as he starts rubbing his eyes and getting fussy after about 2 hrs. It used to be that he wakes at 7 am and can stay awake 3-3.5 hrs before taking his first nap. Someone told me that I shouldn't start the day or take him out of the crib till 7 am to let him know that waking early is not worth it. Has anyone tried this? The problem with this is that my daughter sometimes wakes when he cries too loud or she naturally wakes and comes looking for me.

[Craftymum]

My DD was the same, at about 8-12 months old she would stop waking at 6.30am and start waking at 5ish - nothing I could do, somedays I could resettle her, majority I couldnt.

She has grown out of this now at 14 months and is sleeping till 6/7am, a more decent time!

I put it down to teething as well as during that period she was a bit unsettled with teeth so wasnt eating much and was probably hungry as she self weaned of BF too.

I'm not really sure there is much you can do if you are trying to resettle him, or even take him to bed with you for a bit. I still had my DD on 3 sleeps at that time as she had to go back down again about 8.00 due to tiredness.

Goodluck

[MummaBear03]

Mine is 4 and still wakes at that time :)

I'd say make a nice warm cup of whatever you drink and find a comfy place where you can slowly wake up while your bub plays on the floor or looks at books/puzzles or whatever would be fun to do at 5am.

Can't say you ever get used to it but it was who my daughter is, early to bed early to rise, and not my place to change her ways :D

[mikaylasmom]

Thank you. I guess I will have to wait it out. So when can we stop worrying about their sleep?:p

[MummaBear03]

Thank you. I guess I will have to wait it out. So when can we stop worrying about their sleep?:p
Is there a reason you're worried? I was never worried about mine, she was having enough because she was happy and growing, even though she slept in 10 minute intervals :laughing:

[Qube]

Mine is 4 and still wakes at that time :)

I'd say make a nice warm cup of whatever you drink and find a comfy place where you can slowly wake up while your bub plays on the floor or looks at books/puzzles or whatever would be fun to do at 5am.

Can't say you ever get used to it but it was who my daughter is, early to bed early to rise, and not my place to change her ways :D
We do this too, if he is in bed with us I cuddle him for a while then we get up and he plays while I have a coffee, and if he is in his own bed at 5ish (a miracle) I bring him into bed with us for a cuddle and he might drift off again for a while....
I also have had to start going to bed earlier so I can cope with the 5am wake ups!!!

[Jelly Baby]

My little man who has just turned 1 has been doing this lately too. :hair:

There is no settling him and if we bring him into our bed he thinks it's play time and climbs all over us so we can't sleep anyway. So now we get up with him and basically start the day.

He's only up for a couple of hours and then down again for his morning nap.

We figure there's no use fighting it, if he's ready to get up then we can't force him to sleep in. :no:

[Manxie]

If you find the answer be sure to pm me :laughing:

My dd is nearly three and 5.30am starts are a very regular occurance around these parts and I have tried everything. Usually I can stretch her another 15 to 20 minutes by giving her a cup of milk in bed but thats it then its go, go, go.

[Skittles]

i found my DS is doing this as well. But i think now that it is getting cooler he is cold with a wet bottom. SO i have staretd changing him before i go to bed (very carefulyl and he doesnt wake) and atm he is sleeping from 630 pm till 630 / 7 am!!!

[Little Gorilla]

That's a huge sleep for a bub....I would just be happy he wasn't waking at 4am....5am is great...it could be worse.

I just think he doesn't want to go back to sleep because is just isn't tired after such a big sleep.