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I've been thinking/worrying about this for the past few weeks but keep forgetting to look into it... googling it now!

mrs. tictactoe mentioned a Nancy Holtzman webinar on daylight savings on her recent blog post. I'm going to try and look this up!

Seriously, i'm so stressed about it!

Edit: okay, found it! http://www.isisparenting.com/page/webinarssleep (it's the first one under previous recordings)

yep. double checked it and it says that.

So if bedtime is normally 7 and now 7 is 6, that doesn't matter: you put your child to bed at the 'new 7'.

I can't put my baby down for an early nap, but by bedtime he is tired enough to go to sleep early, so I think we'll be okay.

That chat caffienated posted is neat. I'll give the Cole's notes.

1) A week before keep your bright lights on in the evening, exposing baby to light longer in the day.

2) Shift bedtime back by 15 minutes every 2 or 3 days til you get to the new time.

3) At the same time, during that week shift the morning dark time, extending the darkness by 30 to 60 minutes. So, when they wake up, get your baby, but don't turn on the lights and try to do calm and quiet things. She says this is actually the most important part, and you MIGHT even want to start this one before you start to shift bedtime.

She notes that this time change is really only tricky for babies 4 months to 2 years.

She says these steps will make the transition super smooth, even though it takes about 10 days to complete.

She's all about the dark and light. Other general sleep tips: white noise machine, cooler room.

Naps: Gradually shift the naps at the same time as you are shifting the sleep times. Ex: 9:15 for a couple days, 9:30 for a couple days, 9:45 for a couple days....

If your baby already has a 'too late' bedtime, then this is your opportunity to just do nothing (shift by one hour) and celebrate!

If your baby is waking too early, like winniebee's, you have a lot of work to do so that you can shift it by 2 hours.