https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 06:58:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079845 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:10:50 +0000 erinpye 2079845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine did that from about 18 months to almost 2 years. Sorry, no advice, just commiseration :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079842 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:05:38 +0000 ALV91711 2079842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AggieDaze: I've thought about getting one of those clocks too. I have a friend with a toddler a few months older than mine, they got her one for Christmas. She said she likes the clock but doesn't think she really gets it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079726 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:18:58 +0000 AggieDaze 2079726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: I'm glad you said this - it's at least worth a try! I had considered getting one of those toddler clocks that change color when it's "wake up time," but I wasn't sure if he's too young to get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079664 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:14:40 +0000 ALV91711 2079664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went through this at that age, DS is now 23 months. </p> <p>After a couple of weeks of super early wake ups and nothing working we were tired. One morning DH went in there and said it is still night time, lay down and go back to sleep. We love you and will see you in the morning. After about a week of us doing this he stopped waking up super early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079623 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 11:36:19 +0000 AggieDaze 2079623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches and @SeptMomma12: Solidarity! At least, we're in this together :wink: </p> <p>We may try a super early bedtime. We could at least do 7 pm so if he continues waking at 5/5:30, he'll be getting an extra hour sleep at night... And hopefully be in a better mood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079542 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 09:15:17 +0000 fuzzypeaches 2079542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same problem :s also refusing to nap.<br /> He is driving me nuts! I'm hoping people have good ideas lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079471 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:50:16 +0000 NovBaby1112 2079471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's probably in an overtired stage now- I would try a very early bedtime, maybe 6:30pm, to get him back on track. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079465 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:42:08 +0000 illumina 2079465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you put him to bed any earlier? Like 6:30-7? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079448 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:24:05 +0000 SeptMomma12 2079448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice unfortunately, but I could have written the same thing with my almost 2.5 year old. In the last month or two he has gone from sleeping 8pm-7:30am and taking a 1.5 hr nap to sleeping 8pm-5:30am and refusing a nap. If he wasn't getting tired during the day that would be one thing but he's falling asleep in the car as early as 9am. So I have no answers but you have my sympathy! Hoping someone else has some tricks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/21-months-and-early-rising-help#post-2079443 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:08:43 +0000 AggieDaze 2079443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So our nearly 21 month old sleep trained toddler has begun waking early... In the 5 am hour every day. It's gone on for like 8 days now and after a full week of solo parenting, I'm at my wit's end.</p> <p>Here's the deal... If he was waking up happy and staying happy during the day, that's one thing. But, he's not... He's obviously exhausted. In fact, daycare says he's been falling asleep in the middle of the room and they have to wake him up because it's not nap time. Yesterday, he nearly fell asleep at the table during lunch at home. But, the worst part is the crankiness. He's suddenly become the fall apart child who loses it everytime something isn't how he wanted it. I realize some of this behavior is his age, but it really feels connected to his sleep - or lack there of. </p> <p>Any suggestions for getting him to sleep in longer? I've tried pushing his bedtime a tad earlier. We've tried letting him cry or fuss until 6 am (hoping he'd go back to sleep). </p> <p>For reference, he previously went to sleep at 8, sleeps until 6:30/7 and then naps from 1-3. Now, he has been going to sleep between 7:30 and 8 (depending on his mood) and waking between 5 and 6. He still is only napping for 2 hours with the exception of yesterday when he took a marathon nap. </p>