https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:42:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day/page/2#post-1943378 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:23:05 +0000 plantains 1943378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Maybe she is overtired because of the MOTN wakeup. We did CIO to get rid of the MOTN wake up and everything drastically improved. Before that I was just mad at the world. I also have started working out at 6am so that I am less inclined to be irritated by getting woken up early. I can't wait until she is able to hang out on her own in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day/page/2#post-1943301 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:58:44 +0000 AprilFool 1943301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I felt the same way. LO was going to bed at 6:30 and we moved it back to 7 because she was fighting bed time but she was waking at 5. LO was taking awhile to go to sleep at night as well, which is why we originally moved bed time back but I actually think she was over tired. It's not ideal but lately she has been going to bed at 6 and it works. Yesterday she slept 11:30 - 2:30 and then went to bed at 6 and woke at 6. She's taking proper naps again! </p> <p> It might not work or it might. You've got nothing to lose by giving it a go. It took 3 days for us to see a result. Worse case she still wakes up early! ;) But your description of your LO being miserable sounds just like my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day/page/2#post-1943265 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:41:41 +0000 Anagram 1943265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>and 6 would be FINE with me! Even 5:45, because I wake up by 5:30-5:45 anyway....but she's just so miserable and still seems tired when she wakes up but WILL NOT SLEEP LONGER. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1943259 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:40:42 +0000 Anagram 1943259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: ahhh...yikes. I know my LO is also just naturally an early morning girl, because she's never woken up even after 6 am (at least, not in my memory). </p> <p>But lately, she's back to at least 1 overnight wake up AND the super early morning wake up.</p> <p>Anyway. This is why I don't work out. Too tired. I blame my kid for my fatness. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1943250 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:37:06 +0000 plantains 1943250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: no, before the change from daylight savings she was waking up anytime between 5.30 and 6.30. Could this be affecting your LO?</p> <p>I can count on one hand the number of times in her life she has woken up after 7. I think she is just an early riser. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1943245 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:34:18 +0000 Anagram 1943245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: does it happen every day!?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1943244 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:33:10 +0000 plantains 1943244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate to be the bearer of bad news in this thread, but my DD is now 29 months old and today she was up at 4.15am... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1943240 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:30:28 +0000 Anagram 1943240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: I feel like my LO isn't tired earlier than 7 pm because she generally naps 1-3 pm so 7 pm is just 4 hours later. Sometimes it's even a struggle to get her down at 7-7:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1943198 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:04:02 +0000 AprilFool 1943198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my LO had a string of very early wake ups what worked for us was an earlier bed time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1942801 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:16:57 +0000 Anagram 1942801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I'd like to know, too! Did it end? We were having 4-5 am wakeups for weeks and finally LO started "sleeping in" till 5:30 am...but today was up again at 4:50 am! WTF. </p> <p>She goes to bed anywhere from 7-7:30 pm, usually closer to 7. This has been going on at least 6 weeks. I am SO TIRED all the time and she's tired, which makes us all miserable and cranky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1942667 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:29:00 +0000 Izzy 1942667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jojogirl: Just came upon this thread. This is us, down to every last detail. Help! Did anything wind up working for you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1789157 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:04:11 +0000 Smurfette 1789157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: :sad: I hope the molars come in quick so the whole house gets some relief. </p> <p>Molars sucks arse for R and took forever. And now she is getting Canine's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1789133 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:56:20 +0000 JoJoGirl 1789133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: Sort of glad to hear I'm not the only one... Mama bear came out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1789078 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:43:08 +0000 rachiecakes 1789078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: :( so sorry! and you're not alone, I had to do that before, leave work to relieve DH, ugh.<br /> J's been cutting his 2 year molars for a while now and it's just crazy town. Bottoms are in and the tops are coming now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1789067 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:38:51 +0000 JoJoGirl 1789067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well. She got up again at 4:45am. I saw a molar in her mouth halfway through a (bloody) gum last night, so I guess now we know what her issue is. Poor DH lost his mind this morning and was unable to parent her - i had to run home from work because she was in the crib screaming and he was at his wit's end :( I don't know how much longer we can keep this up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786900 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:45:33 +0000 Corduroy 1786900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: No advice but you have my sympathy. LO has done this pretty much since birth. Last week she slept in until 6am twice and I got so excited I posted about it. But then it was back to 4:30/4:45. And I totally relate to how hard it is to keep them quiet with company. Our guest room comes with ear plugs.</p> <p>Let me know if you find a solution. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786840 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:24:18 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Yep, we've had blackout curtains in her room since day 1. During the move in April we put in the RediShade ones and now we have lovely permanent ones. </p> <p>And yes, please kill me. We also had a bunch of company over the weekend staying with us so I was exhausted AND trying to keep her quiet so she wouldn't wake up the whole house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786804 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:10:02 +0000 yoursilverlining 1786804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does she have blackout curtains in her room? This summer with the earlier light in the mornings E started to shift her waking into the 5am hour; but (finally!) putting up blackout curtains really helped and she’s back to her normal wakeup time.</p> <p>Also, when we get E to bed a bit earlier, she sleeps longer most of the time (maybe 80-90% of the time). A later bedtime never results in more/longer sleep; she gets up at the same time and is just crabbier because she got less sleep.</p> <p>I would try adjusting her bedtime earlier; though you might have to do it gradually. </p> <p>Ugh, I cannot imagine how freaking exhausted and spent I would be if I was getting up at 4:30!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786792 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:06:05 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: Thank you :) Guess we will try an early bedtime tonight and see what happens - couldn't get much worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786768 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:00:18 +0000 NovBaby1112 1786768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: do not underestimate the hell that is molars and canines, lol. They seriously suck and cause havoc on sleep, esp. early wakings like that. My best advice for you is to just truck along, know that it will end- and give meds as needed and minimize over-tiredness as much as possible. We have had our fair share of early waking phases and they suckkkk...but things always go back to normal. Keeping my fingers crossed for a more normal wake up time for you soon!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786752 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:52:18 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: @heartonastring: She always naps pretty well. Her wake time has been slowly creeping back from 6:30am to 6 to 5:30am the last month or so as we started transitioning, then 4:30am started over the weekend. </p> <p>Actually it was 3:30am on Sunday. Couldn't get her back to sleep until 9am.. slept until 12, then 4-4:45pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786736 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:45:38 +0000 NovBaby1112 1786736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: well my LO wasnt getting up THAT early- more like 5/5:30am, which was still too early for me in my book! But yes, she would have an early bedtime, might still wake at 5/5:30, but was much more well rested as opposed to if I put her to bed later. The phase did end though- not sure if her teeth came through or if she was just over waking that early, but it did end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786733 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:45:04 +0000 heartonastring 1786733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I guess I would say that it's worth a shot!? In our case, the problem wasn't that she was waking up too early in the morning, but rather that she completely refused to nap in the afternoon at daycare, despite clearly being incredibly tired. Once we added the short morning nap back in everything straightened itself out within about five days.</p> <p>ETA: Oh, and an early bedtime to help combat the overtiredness as well if she's not napping well in the afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786729 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:44:18 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm I should add... today was the first time in her life LO fell back asleep in our bed (I was sadly gone already, DH laid in bed with her for 2 hrs) - which leads me to believe this may be an overtired thing. Maybe we'll try an earlier bedtime tonight and see what happens :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786718 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:41:32 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: But she was still getting up at 4am? Even with an earlier bedtime? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786715 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:40:43 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: Interesting. Part of the reason we dropped to one nap is because we have been UNABLE to get her down for an afternoon nap in weeks and weeks. I wonder though if capping a morning nap and then doing a longer afternoon one may make sense (and that's actually what they do at our daycare to keep her schedule in line with the other kids). </p> <p>Although, she's been taking 2 naps the last couple of days because of the early wakeups, and her morning wake schedule hasn't changed at all.. how long do you think it takes for her to catch up? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786713 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:40:20 +0000 NovBaby1112 1786713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: well, earlier bedtime for us meant that LO got more overnight sleep, which resulted in her being more rested in the AM and not overtired- which can frequently cause those early morning screaming/crying sessions. An earlier bedtime was esp important during the 2-1 nap transition for us. For example, if your LO goes to bed at 6/6:30pm, she will be getting more sleep overnight, so the hope is that she will be more rested to sleep through that 4/4:30am waking and get back on track once she is caught up on sleep. At that age, My LO would wake at the same time regardless if she went to bed at 6pm or 8pm- the only difference was she was much more well rested when she woke if she went to bed earlier. </p> <p>I agree with @heartonastring: about trying a very short morning nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786692 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:33:33 +0000 Mae 1786692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I have no advice. Just &lt;3 . I hope she eases up on you soon!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786676 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:29:14 +0000 heartonastring 1786676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: This happened to my DD after she'd been on one nap for a couple weeks. Apparently, overtiredness can kind of accumulate over time and eventually plays out in these sorts of scenarios. </p> <p>When it happened to us, I checked in with a friend who is a total sleep guru and she recommended adding back in a short morning nap (we did it around 9:30) each morning until she naturally dropped it herself. We did that, capping that morning nap at 30 minutes, and it made a world of difference. Within a few weeks, she ended up dropping the morning nap herself and we haven't had any issues since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sos-toddler-waking-up-at-4am-every-day-for-the-day#post-1786644 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:19:46 +0000 JoJoGirl 1786644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Argh, so people think we should either put her to bed earlier or put her to bed later? :) </p> <p>@emg86: Yes, exactly - she wakes up totally escalated and screaming. For the first couple of days she was crying while laying down so we thought she was having a nightmare, but now she's full out standing up in the crib and screaming, fully awake. </p> <p>Honestly has putting a kid to bed EARLIER ever actually helped them sleep later? </p>