https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:40:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-737082 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:46:18 +0000 birdofafeather 737082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anything before 6:30 i treat as a night waking. right now, we're on a good track of getting up around 7. hope it stays that way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-737067 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:38:31 +0000 ladyfingers 737067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's 11 weeks so "up for the day" is more of a concept (unswaddle, lights on, change out of pjs and interact) since he goes down for his first nap about 45 minutes after waking. But he's up for the day around 6:45. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-737048 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:28:51 +0000 loveisstrange 737048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything before 8am. Her normal wakeup is 8/8:30, so I dont like to encourage her to wake up earlier. I'll normally just let her hang out in her crib until she starts getting upset.</p> <p>Although, it's been more like 9/9:30 since the time change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736744 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:02:33 +0000 mamabolt 736744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5:30. She often stretches until 7-something but lately there have been more early wakings during the 9 month regression. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736741 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:01:44 +0000 Weagle 736741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The goal is 7. She usually makes it, but sometimes gets up at 6:30. That's fine with me. Before 6 is just unacceptable :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736730 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:58:58 +0000 Lindsay05 736730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ignore LO until at least 6:30. It used to be 7:30 but she has been getting up earlier lately (getting brighter earlier may be the issue?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736650 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:37:46 +0000 twoofeverything 736650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything after 6! We're trying to get them to stretch it to 6:30 or 7, but so far, that isn't happening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736459 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:54:38 +0000 immabeetoo 736459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: that's the earliest our LO has ever gone down! My husband would flip if I suggested earlier I think haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736400 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:43:16 +0000 mrsjyw 736400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS wakes up to nurse around 6ish, but I bring him into our bed to nurse in the AM and stay in bed til 7/730 am on my office days, and 8am on my at home days/wknds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736395 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:42:23 +0000 heffalump 736395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO doesn't wake up until 8 at the earliest. I usually wake up at 7, 6:30 is my earliest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736391 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:41:38 +0000 winniebee 736391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was a period about a month ago when he would take a bottle at 5, then go back to sleep til 6:45. I thought it was amaaaazing! But, those days are gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736387 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:40:36 +0000 edelweiss 736387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: i set that wake up time for him. i wish i didn't have to wake him up, i feel like he could sleep for another hour or so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736381 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:39:27 +0000 Freckles 736381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I keep forgetting about your early riser! Aw man, i feel bad for all of "omg, my LO is waking up at 5!" posts.</p> <p>I won't get her before 6:15am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736373 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:37:02 +0000 Beebug 736373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6am. I am a morning person, but not before 6am, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736367 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:35:48 +0000 hilsy85 736367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: ha anytime I complain about Lo waking up early, I think of you and your early bird! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736358 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:33:22 +0000 bunnylove08 736358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD sometimes wakes up at 6:30 if she doesnt go back with boob and paci i will let her up and she plays for about an hour (she fights sleep like no tomorrow) then she gets tired I give her a bottle and paci and she will sleep for an hour. Then we head over to the babysitter's house </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736357 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:33:11 +0000 looch 736357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There were months where we had 5:30 am wakeups, we just went with it, because there was no way that my son would go back down. I tried everything, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736350 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:32:08 +0000 winniebee 736350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is a very early riser. 10 hours of sleep and he is usually done. He goes to bed at 7:30. If he wakes before 5:30, he's not getting up. </p> <p>I am so jealous of everyone who thinks that 6 or 6:30 is early. Ha!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736345 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:31:55 +0000 Bao 736345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7:30am I treat as a night wake up because her normal wake up time is 8:30-9:30am, anything before this and she is a monster all day long! When she wakes up and isn't ready to get up, she cries. If she wakes up chatty, and it's earlier than normal, I will get her up. I guess I go off her mood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736330 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:28:22 +0000 NovBaby1112 736330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: i agree, 6:30am is my ideal!<br /> @scg00387: i'm going to maybe try for a 7pm bedtime to see if it helps....for some reason, she sleeps better (i.e less night wakings) if she goes to bed at 6, but that translates to early start to the day!)<br /> @edelweiss: do you set that wake up time for him or is that just what time he naturally wakes up?<br /> @travelgirl1: ahhh jealous! 10am sounds blissful :)<br /> @sarbear: lol i hear ya, some days it works and others we just get up and start the day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736085 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:21:49 +0000 GrapeCrush 736085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>before 6 we try to get him back down...like today, it wasn't happening haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736066 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:14:57 +0000 travelgirl1 736066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7am, but she's usually pretty good at not getting up before then. Because her sleep has been so messed up this weekend, yesterday we didn't start our day until 10am! It was as amazing as it sounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736062 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:14:23 +0000 edelweiss 736062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have such an early wakeup time already--5:30am--that i don't get him before that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736061 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:14:11 +0000 immabeetoo 736061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't turn the light on until 630! Before that I treat it like a night waking. He goes to be around 7. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736058 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:12:56 +0000 hilsy85 736058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything before 615 is really too early for me...and even 6:15 is painful. I prefer 6:30 or later, if he wakes up in the 5 o'clock hour, i just treat it as a night waking, and if he wants to roll around in his crib fussing I let him. Usually he'll go back tosleep for a bit, thank goodness! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-earliest-time-you-will-let-lo-get-up-to-start-the-day#post-736053 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:11:21 +0000 NovBaby1112 736053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If LO wakes up before 6, i do everything i can to get her back to sleep. If she wakes up after 6, i usually just start the day. She goes to bed between 6 and 6:30, so I think it would be unreasonable for her to sleep in much past 6/6:30. But for some reason if she happens to wake at 5:45, that just seems too early! Maybe because it starts with a 5 lol. What is the earliest you will let LO get up to start the day? (not that we have any control over when they wake up, but you know what i mean!) </p>