https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:41:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2035277 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:34:06 +0000 birdofafeather 2035277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would start waking a bit earlier because a 10 pm bedtime would not be good for me! ha. and also, seems like your other LO wants to get out, so it might be time to get back on a routine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2034905 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:12:19 +0000 artsyfartsy 2034905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normally I work my day around his sleep. We've got such a good thing going I don't want to mess it up. However with things like work, appointments, and such, I'll wake him because I have to. Otherwise I leave him be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2034898 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:46:16 +0000 Charm54 2034898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only to go to daycare and it breaks my heart every time ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2034894 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:05:01 +0000 miramira 2034894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we really need to be somewhere for a specific time, then yes I wake him. Otherwise it seems like a waste of all the energy we put into trying to get him to sleep in the first place!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033913 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:51:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 2033913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to wake baby up for daycare, but i think in this case, it's more of a "get baby to bed earlier" situation and adjust it from that angle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033856 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:28:39 +0000 mrsjyw 2033856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We typically don't but there are some mornings (like today) that he was still sleeping when I went to get him dressed so I could drop him off at my mom's on the way to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033841 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:21:03 +0000 Grace 2033841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be working to move both bedtime and wakeup earlier, 15 min at a time. If Lo #1 is up at 7 and LO #2 isn't up until 10:30, it would be really hard to do anything as a family. One would always be sleeping when the other is up. Plus, you hardly have any time to sleep yourself, never mind having any free time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033786 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:46:35 +0000 illumina 2033786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: I would say she needs to sleep in since her bedtime is so late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033761 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:34:19 +0000 kiddosc 2033761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't wake her. If you want to do more in the morning then I think her bedtime needs to be much earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033667 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:33:04 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2033667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't vote because I definitely believe in never waking a sleeping baby. But I don't think you always get to follow best laid plans with a second baby. There's no lasting harm in trying it for a week or two and then going back to how it is now... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033659 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:29:42 +0000 edelweiss 2033659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would wake her if i were also planning on adjusting her bedtime to earlier (so maybe gradually). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033538 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:21:51 +0000 Ocean girl 2033538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unless you plan to try to transition her bedtime earlier, I wouldn't wake her... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033533 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:18:08 +0000 loveisstrange 2033533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is a late riser, but not unreasonably so because she goes to bed at 7:30.</p> <p>Honestly, I'd move her bedtime earlier and wake her up in the morning. We did the international move last year with a 2 year old, so I feel you on that one. It's brutal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033496 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:58:18 +0000 Mamasig 2033496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. But then again my 1st woke up around 5am at that age. Little brother sleeps later so I'm happy about that. I guess my fear would be that then it would lead to super early wake ups. I tend to just follow their natural rhythm. But I probably would wake up if it was passed 8 or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033462 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:37:12 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 2033462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on what we have planned for the day. My kids adjust fairly well &amp; are use to a 12 hrs routine. They usually wake up between 730-8 &amp; are in bed around the same time. If I need to get them up at 630 to take DH to work they will go to bed at 630. We keep our same routine during the day so every 5 hours they eat a big meal &amp; if they need it small snacks between. If they are really tired &amp; sleep in (which is rare) I make sure to get them up by 9 am. I do NOT want my kids up past 830.. it wears on me lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033455 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:35:32 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2033455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: totally understandable :) I am "team do what works for your fam" :) It just sounds like right now the sleeping all morning isn't working for you. If she is staying up that late, I wouldn't wake her...but it sounds like it could be an ongoing problem for you guys that may take some intentional moving around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033450 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:31:49 +0000 Greentea 2033450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In this case I would not wake the baby. I only wake babies for eating in the early days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033447 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:31:00 +0000 erwoo 2033447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enrolled my oldest in preschool at 2.5 and he was almost 3 when his little brother was born. So after everyone left and my husband went back to work it was just me. My routine was to get up early before everyone, get ready, then wake my oldest and get him ready for school and then wake the baby last, nurse him, and off we go! If we were to go out, then I would just take him and let him nap on the go. It helped him not only sleep at home but out as well. We took both boys out a lot as babies to get them used to being able to sleep outside. It can still be tough, but if he can get an hour of his morning nap I'll be happy. I don't have to think about that now as my youngest is almost 3! Yikes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033438 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:27:40 +0000 blackbird 2033438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do in the mornings.....if we don't have a schedule (like over the christmas break), she ends up all over the place. So i try not to let her sleep in too much on weekends unless she's sick. she's up by 7 Mon-Fri, though. When bedtime and wake up is consistent, the rest of the day (naps including) goes smoother. So at that age, i would </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033436 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:26:08 +0000 PinkElephant 2033436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Illumina: She goes down for the night around 10:30/11, but she has a few power naps right before that - usually about 40 minutes around 7/7:30 and again around 9:30/10, with feeds after both.</p> <p>@TwoDogHouse: True! I'll take this over 5:30 AM wakings any day. My older child was never an early riser either...if we ever have another baby who wakes up early, it's going to be painful for me!</p> <p>@Mrs. Lion: Yes...we've been kind of lazy about that! :) We did a huge international move this year so didn't make a big thing out of scheduling since our schedule (and location) was changing from month to month. Now that we're settled in our new home and the holidays are behind us, it's probably time! Go-with-the-flow scheduling for the first year of DD#1's life worked really well for us, but there's less need for flexibility and more need for routine with two, isn't there?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033422 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:13:35 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2033422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would work on getting to a consistent bedtime/wake up time that works for the whole family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033418 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:11:22 +0000 twodoghouse 2033418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, I wish my 8.5 month olds would sleep in! They wake every day at 5:30! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033416 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:10:48 +0000 Mae 2033416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wake my baby up all the time. I always have. Not in the mornings because she wakes up before we do, but she also goes to bed early (she usually falls asleep between 8 and 8:30 and she wakes up around 630, give or take). But for naps? I wake her up often. I'm pretty strict on her feeding schedule because she is a tricky eater and if she eats one meal late she is likely to not eat the next one (she needs 4 hours between meals so we don't have much wiggle room). So she sometimes tries to have long naps but then they run into when she should be eating and that just f's our whole day up. So yea. I wake that kid up if it is going to mess with our schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033415 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:09:08 +0000 yellowbird 2033415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wake my daughter up every morning to go to work. I wake her up at 7:00 and on weekends she'll sleep til 8:30! If I had somewhere to go I'd probably wake her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033409 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:06:41 +0000 illumina 2033409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What time do you all go to bed? 11-12hrs is the norm for a baby around that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wake-up-your-baby#post-2033406 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:04:49 +0000 PinkElephant 2033406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 8 month old is a teenager in training. She goes to bed when we do and therefore wants to sleep in in the morning. Right now my two year old and I are twiddling our thumbs waiting to go to the library/park because baby sis is still sleeping soundly. I'm debating whether I need to start waking her up in the mornings to get her more on "our" schedule, but am not at all convinced that this will bring her bedtime earlier - I think it'll just make her grouchy. Plus, I kind of like having alone time with her at night anyhow! The joy on her face at having all the toys to herself is pretty cute!</p> <p>So....do you follow the old adage "never wake a sleeping baby"? Or do you get your lazy-bones baby out of bed? </p>