Reagan has always been an excellent sleeper. We have been spoiled. I mean she was sleeping through the night at 7 weeks. As she got older we established a pretty good night time routine. She would get her bath, read then head to bed around 7:00 or 7:30 (this also allowed Matt and I to watch Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy, nerdy much?). It was great, she would take her lamby and sippy cup and walk back to bed. Easy peasy.
Until the time change...
Now we have a child who refuses to go to bed. We've extended bed time till 8. No biggie right. Well, even at that it is a fight to get her to go to bed. I mean it is a screaming, crying fit. She cries and screams so hard she actually breaks out into a sweat. I let her cry for a bit but I can't stand it when she cries so hard she starts coughing and such.
When she does finally fall asleep she sleeps all night and I have to wake her up in the morning. Before when she would go to bed earlier she would wake up around 6:30 or so. It is easier to get ready in the morning without her being up but I also kind of like our mornings of breakfast and watching Super Why and Thomas the Train.
I'm not sure how to get her back into the habit of going to bed without a fight. Any suggestions?
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Is it dark! Dark! when you are trying to put her to bed? if not, might want to invest in some room darkening shades. Just my 2 cents.
ReplyDeleteWe've been affected by the time change, too. Felicia has never been a good sleeper, though, so we don't feel the effects as much as we might otherwise. I agree with Lucky as Sunshine...make sure her room is dark! It might just take a little more time. I am still a little thrown off this year. Usually I have a good internal clock/sense of time but this year I have no idea what time it is without looking at a clock since we "Sprung forward!" Good luck :) Oh, and I love any morning time I get with Felicia, too!
ReplyDeleteNot much advice but know you are not alone! Ethan has been going to bed ok but getting up between 5am-6am! :'( I've tried putting him to bed a bit earlier and a bit later but neither works :(
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