https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:11:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2705382 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 23:54:12 +0000 sapphire 2705382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't usually do anything different unless it lasts for more than 2 weeks. They just have phases where sleep is off. Our LO usually gets over it without much intervention. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2705278 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:15:32 +0000 pachamama 2705278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: good to know!</p> <p>My son went through something very similar. I posted about it. I,got good advice here about treating it like a night waking. We let him CIO once and that gained us a good half hour.<br /> It might have been teeth or a regression...<br /> But ya know what? My kid gets up early. He sleeps 7-5 and naps well so it is what it is, I'm not stressing anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704820 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 06:55:25 +0000 emilye519 2704820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our DD did this exact thing and sorry to say but she's now 25 months and still waking up at 4:30-5:30 in the morning. We tried moving bedtime earlier and later and shortening naps. We tried going in like a night waking, giving her a night light lovey that she could turn on, black out shades, etc but nothing has made a difference. Just waiting for daylight savings time and drinking all the coffee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704800 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 01:20:49 +0000 bees_knees 2704800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You mentioned he recently started daycare...could it be a regression tied to that? It's a pretty major life change for a kiddo! I'd wait it out a couple weeks before making any drastic schedule changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704646 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:36:02 +0000 hellobeeboston 2704646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>luckily daylight savings is in 2 weeks! My 15 month old has been waking earlier &amp; earlier and I think it's because it's getting bright in his room, so I'm hoping that when we turn the clocks it will level out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704626 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:21:51 +0000 Eminthevalley 2704626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My twins go through periods of this and it drives me nuts! One thing that has helped somewhat is a sound machine in their room--I figured out that there are neighbors leaving for work at that time and it got very noisy in their room! Also raccoons playing on the garbage cans next door--don't even get me started. So the sound machine blocked out all that noise. Other than that, we just go through periods of it a few times a year. For me, going to bed earlier is the only thing that truly works. Like I'm in bed by 8:45 or 9:00 sometimes so I get a full night's sleep by 4:30. Because I can't really control their sleep, but I can control mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704593 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:46:07 +0000 kayla0416 2704593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hey, at least it will be daylight savings time in 2 weeks! So that 4:30am will be 5:30am. :) My daughter is also an early waker, and I'm counting down the days, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704532 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:00:55 +0000 leighleigh 2704532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: so sad! lol. us parents need our sleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704529 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:59:35 +0000 leighleigh 2704529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: thanks :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704472 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:04:28 +0000 PawPrints 2704472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It just happens. Sorry. :( My DD is 23 months and these days we are dreaming of the day she sleeps later than 5:30am. I wouldn't make any drastic changes because of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704469 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:02:02 +0000 MrsSRS 2704469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my kids did this at that age for about 6 months. No advice just commiseration. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704460 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:49:18 +0000 winniebee 2704460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hm - ok my son started waking much earlier (instead of 6:30 or 7 am, 5 or 5:30am) around 15-16 months - it was his way of starting to try and drop to 1 nap. He wasn't fully on 1 nap until 17-18 months. We started doing 1 nap every other day or ever few days and that seemed to help. Once he was solidly on one nap his overall wakeup time went back to 6:30/7 am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704450 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:29:11 +0000 leighleigh 2704450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: i love you for your extensive answer!! really appreciate it :happy: </p> <p>i will start trying the early bedtime tonight but its really tough for us on weeknights because we all get home so late as it is - but I think I could make 630 happen.</p> <p>good call on the lovey too - there was a point in time where he would still be too engaged if we went in there to give him his paci or lovey if it had dropped, but maybe we can try again!</p> <p>in daycare they still give him 2 naps until he's 15 months I think but I'll check in with them to see what they think too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704441 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:17:49 +0000 SweetiePie 2704441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This could very well be a phase/mild regression. I remember this happening time to time and it usually passed after 2-4 weeks. I know it's not the best answer, but it's better than saying it lasted forever. :silly: </p> <p>I would do a couple of things:</p> <p>1) treat it like a night waking. Because it is still night to most. We have a strict 7am rule with our son and have from very early (5 months after sleep training). If he wakes earlier he has learned to lay there until we get him OR if he cries because his lovey fell, for example, even if it's 6:30, I go in like a night waking. No talking, just hand it to him and walk back out. The more you do it the more he'll begin to learn that it's not morning till you say so. </p> <p>2) for us, if we had an early waking period, moving the bedtime a little earlier usually helped. It's counterintuitive but documented by many Sleep professionals as something that works because of sleep-begets-sleep. But you know your kid best - mine was (and is) textbook sleep-begets-sleep and high sleep needs. If yours hasn't followed that model very well, then you know best if it won't work. </p> <p>3) if doing the above 2 things consistently for 2-4 weeks didn't work, I would CONSIDER that maybe he's ready for 1 nap. I tend to think that a year is too early for that, but every baby is different and it's not totally unheard of. Early waking can be a sign that they are getting too much daytime sleep. The transition to 1 nap is the longest and it's a doozie. 15 months is the average age that they drop a nap. For us the transition was 2-3 months long (15-18 months). So applying that same logic, it's possible that he's starting to show signs and it will be a transition period till 13, 14 or 15 months.<br /> But again, sleep pros say that you shouldn't make changes like this until other solutions to try and preserve 2 naps fail after several weeks of trying. So if you try all other options while keeping 2 naps for let's say a month and he still is waking early and it's negatively impacting things, then I'd consider this as an option. </p> <p>I'm by no means a pro and this is just my opinion based on the extensive (and slightly embarrassing) amount of reading I've done on the topic. 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704420 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:57:56 +0000 leighleigh 2704420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: it could go either way. a couple times he's gone back to sleep but mostly he stays awake/needs to come in bed with us </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704411 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:39:49 +0000 winniebee 2704411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What happens if you let him fuss/cry/talk at 4:30? Is he on one nap? I would try to treat it as a normal night waking and not respond! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-of-a-sudden-early-wakings#post-2704387 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:45:04 +0000 leighleigh 2704387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 12 month old all of a sudden is waking up at 430 am. I know he hasn't been feeling great lately because he recently started daycare and all the germs have been getting to him. I feel like they're unrelated though because I think it started before that. I could be wrong (my memory is shot hehe). Is this normal? How can we get it to stop? Does he have to start going to bed later? He currently goes around 7-730. Not sure what to do because I'm one of those people that NEEDS a full night of sleep. I can deal with 530 wakeup (even though that's pretty early too) but 430 is crazy. He goes back to sleep in bed with us at that time, but I want to break that habit. Any advice? </p>