https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:39:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1238787 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:33:59 +0000 tlcbaby 1238787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: There are probably other activities we could look into. I am just used to our little routine and seeing our friends every week and I enjoy getting out of the house with him. We may need to switch it up a bit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1238783 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:32:02 +0000 tlcbaby 1238783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsF: You might have a point there-my LO is 5 1/2 months and this morning he slept until almost 8:30, which pushed his first two naps so late that his third nap would have been at 5:00 so we just kept him up instead. If I had woken him at 7:30 or so, he still would have had time for three naps.</p> <p>I guess the problem with "preserving the schedule" is that as soon as I thought I had his schedule figured out, he went and changed it on me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237675 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:24:37 +0000 MrsF 1237675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm joining the minority with @RubyCali: M (she's 13 months, I'm not sure how old your LO is) has been sleeping later and later lately and I've been waking her by 7:15 if she's still sleeping so that she will go down for her first nap at 9. I'm a huge Dr Weissbluth fan ("healthy sleep habits, happy child" saved my sanity) and he says "never wake a sleeping baby, except to preserve the schedule". </p> <p>She does great on a schedule with naps at 9 and 2 - so I'm doing everything I can to keep it that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237668 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 22:15:51 +0000 birdofafeather 1237668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wouldn't regularly wake her, but i have woken her up if i planned on one thing and she decided on another, but only for that immediate nap! since baby sleep does change all the time, i try not to count on too much! LO woke up at 9 for most of last week and this and then decided to get up at 7 today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237209 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:48:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 1237209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not a morning person so I'd much prefer the later wakeup time. I pretty much never make plans for the morning to allow for her nap, and the fact that I don't get dressed or anything until she goes down for that nap. We usually plan things for the afternoon since naps are harder to come by then anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237169 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:24:05 +0000 cascademom 1237169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't wake him for optional activities. I had to wake LO this morning at 7:30am to get him to daycare and go to work on time. Thankfully, I made my lunch and washed out sippys before I woke him up. For work, I wake him up. Otherwise, I let him sleep in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237162 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:21:10 +0000 Springtime 1237162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't wake him. Our LO does this sometimes and we just push back activities. He usually always goes back to his earlier wake up time anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237158 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:18:53 +0000 Lindsay05 1237158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rule #1 in our house is never wake a sleeping baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237138 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:11:49 +0000 RubyCali 1237138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I might be in the minority, but I'd wake him. I generally wake LO up when we have morning activities planned and it has always worked out fine. Plus, it's not like 7 am is unusually early or anything :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237086 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:45:20 +0000 immabeetoo 1237086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tlcbaby: I've thought on this before but his sleep is always changing. So I'd decide I was going to wake him at X and he'd switch to waking at Y. So I generally plan around his needs, moms activities will always be there. It's easier now that he's on one nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237053 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:27:38 +0000 littlepenguin 1237053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you should trust your gut. I'm not sure how old your baby is. </p> <p>My personal philosophy is if Baby is asleep for an optional activity we skip it, or go late if he wakes up in time. Just do what feels right to you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237014 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:14:24 +0000 Smurfette 1237014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't wake him! Enjoy it while you can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1237002 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:08:53 +0000 lawbee11 1237002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are there any activities later in the day you could attend? I agree with your sister--I wouldn't wake him and skip the activities. I know if I woke M she'd be cranky and no fun to take to the activities anyways!</p> <p>ETA: He may transition back to an earlier time on his own. I feel like baby sleep is constantly changing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-wake-a-baby-who-starts-sleeping-later#post-1236905 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:34:11 +0000 tlcbaby 1236905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO used to wake up around 7:00am, which put his first nap around 9:00am. This worked well with the new mom's group we attend and the mommy and me workout class we go to (both start at 10:30am). </p> <p>The past couple of weeks, his morning wakeup time has been inching closer to 8:00am, which means his first nap is at 10:00am and I hate to leave the house right at nap time for activities. </p> <p>My sister says if I have a baby that sleeps until 8:00am I should be thankful and let him sleep and skip out on our activities. My mom said maybe I could start waking him a bit earlier, 30 minutes or so, to keep our old schedule.</p> <p>I really don't know on this one. I know that sleep changes all the time and he won't always be taking three naps a day. I hate to mess with his schedule. Any bees want to chime in with your opinion? </p>