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Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
4:30 in the morning is just not human.  
James goes to bed between 7 and 7:15 - anything later and he's a hot, whiny, overtired mess. There are RARE days where he'll sleep until 6 or 6:15, but more often than not, he's up anywhere between 4:15 and 4:45.
- We'll try to let him cry in his crib for a while to see if he'll go back to sleep. Sometimes he does, but only for 5 minutes or so.
- We put toys at the foot of his crib and he wants nothing to do with them.
- We've tried bringing him into bed with us - he just gets super hyper and wants to climb on us.
Most mornings I'll go in there and pick him up and sit on the glider and he'll doze on me until about 6 or so which leads me to believe that he's still tired, but he will NOT sleep in his crib past 4:45.
It's especially killer because DH travels for a living and I'm alone with him for the majority of the week. 
What can I do about this? DO I let him CIO like we did for bedtime?  I'm petrified for daylight savings time at the end of October. Am I doomed? 
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TaraHutch
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
I know it sounds crazy, but why not try an earlier bedtime? Riley goes down by 6:30...I've heard the earlier the bedtime, the longer they sleep. It's worth a shot! Maybe try inching it back by 15 minutes for a few days, then work it back to a half hour over time? Just a suggestion!
Ugh this must be unbearable for you!! Riley gets super hyper in bed with us too!
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:28 AM |
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RandiG
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
I haven't done this myself, but my MIL suggested I give him a small bottle in the crib (2-3oz). She said they will usually take it and fall back to sleep. I know it is a bit old school, but I also know you are at your wits end!
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:29 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Posted by TaraGotHutched
I know it sounds crazy, but why not try an earlier bedtime? Riley goes down by 6:30...I've heard the earlier the bedtime, the longer they sleep. It's worth a shot! Maybe try inching it back by 15 minutes for a few days, then work it back to a half hour over time? Just a suggestion!
Ugh this must be unbearable for you!! Riley gets super hyper in bed with us too!
It just seems so counter-intuitive! So crazy that it just might work!
I'll try it tonight. With my luck, he'll be up at 3:30. 
I don't understand how I have a child who wakes up this early.
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:30 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
I think you're right - if he's falling asleep on you, he's probably still tired. If it was me I would probably try CIO first, but I don't know if that will work, since he is STTN already... I am sorry V
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:33 AM |
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TaraHutch
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
ugh I'm so sorry
Yeah I've read it in so many places that earlier bedtimes work for some kids. I hope it doesn't backfire on you- then you can kill me!
I believe I also read it in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child. Maybe CIO is really the only thing you can do when he wakes at that time?
You poor exhausted Mommy!
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:33 AM |
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JennZ
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Did you read my post from yesterday. I have been in the same hell for about a month. Ive tried it all. Today we are going to shorten his naps hoping that will help. Yesterday he only napped for 45 mins and was still up at 4 this morning.
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:34 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Thanks girls!
By the time homeroom starts at 8:15 and the kids come in complaining how tired they are I'm like "Pffffttttt please. I've been up for 4 hours already, biitches!" 
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:35 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
So sorry. We went through this exact same thing with DD a few weeks ago. It lasted a few weeks and has now passed..but I understand how exhausting it is.
Maybe he is teething? Is it always or has it just started? I agree with PP about an earlier bed time. DD goes to bed anywhere from 6:30-7 and now sleeps till 5:30-6. Its still early, but much more managable. Hang in there!!
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:36 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Posted by JennZ
Did you read my post from yesterday. I have been in the same hell for about a month. Ive tried it all. Today we are going to shorten his naps hoping that will help. Yesterday he only napped for 45 mins and was still up at 4 this morning.
Maybe you and I should move in together for a while and let the boys beat the crap out of each other in the wee hours of the morning while we sleep in.
Sorry you're going through the same torture!  If you find somethng that works, pleaaaaaaaaaase share!!!!!!
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:37 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
DD does this a lot. Sometimes if I go in change her diaper in the crib, say nothing, give her back her and put my hand on her chest and say ngt ngt, it sometimes works. But I feel your pain, *** do they get up so early for??? And I work in a school too so being up so freakin early sux! 
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:39 AM |
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usuk2004
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
We've got the same problem. It's not as bad now, because I've been putting him in later. I haven't tried a super-early bed time, but in general I find if I put him in around 7, he's up at 5:30. If I put him in at 8, he'll wake up early still, say 6ish, but will usually go back to sleep (on me, of course) until 7:30-8 after a bottle.
It's hard for us to let him cry because we live in an apartment.
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:40 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Posted by RandiG
I haven't done this myself, but my MIL suggested I give him a small bottle in the crib (2-3oz). She said they will usually take it and fall back to sleep. I know it is a bit old school, but I also know you are at your wits end!
This is what I used to do. Wake before 7-they got a bottle and slept until 8:30-9 or so
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Posted by DRMom
Posted by RandiG
I haven't done this myself, but my MIL suggested I give him a small bottle in the crib (2-3oz). She said they will usually take it and fall back to sleep. I know it is a bit old school, but I also know you are at your wits end!
This is what I used to do. Wake before 7-they got a bottle and slept until 8:30-9 or so
If I try this, (which I'm not completely opposed to) I'm just afraid of it becoming a habit. Either way, I'm still up at 4:15 because once I'm up, I'm up. 
Message edited 9/23/2010 8:46:19 AM.
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:45 AM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
I did CIO with TYler the other day - he was waking up at 4:30/5....it worked, but he also wakes up Jack at this point. This morning I was going to let him cry for a few minutes but then Jack got up.
I'm all for CIO at this hour.
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:47 AM |
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Kissy331
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
We had the same thing with JJ. Then we started to let him stay up until 8-8:30 & that early morning waking went away. There are nights where he is a tired mess but for us, the earlier he went to bed, the earlier he got up. Dealing with his fussiness & whining in the evening is MUCH easier then getting up before 6am! 
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:49 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Posted by scarletbegonia
Posted by DRMom
Posted by RandiG
I haven't done this myself, but my MIL suggested I give him a small bottle in the crib (2-3oz). She said they will usually take it and fall back to sleep. I know it is a bit old school, but I also know you are at your wits end!
This is what I used to do. Wake before 7-they got a bottle and slept until 8:30-9 or so
If I try this, (which I'm not completely opposed to) I'm just afraid of it becoming a habit. Either way, I'm still up at 4:15 because once I'm up, I'm up.
HSH, HC says that anything before 6am is considered "sleep time" and that you should refrain from going in before then. Like I said, I would've let him cry, but we live in an apartment
And RE: you being up for 4 hours by homeroom, I have a friend who says that once she gets to work, she has to ask her coworkers if it's a normal time to eat lunch! 
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:51 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
We went through a period of this with Loey...
he was waking up at 4:45 everyday instead of his usual 7 or 7:30!
I think in our case, he wasn't feeling well and was teething, so we didn't let him CIO until we were sure he was feeling better. Once he was, we let him CIO and it took about 15 minutes before he'd fall asleep again. Sometimes we'd have to let him CIO again that same morning, but we made a pact not to go in to get him before 6... and now he's sleeping until 7 or 7:30 sometimes.
He goes to sleep at 8 or 8:30 though
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| Posted 9/23/10 8:57 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Thanks everyone for your advice and shared stories!
Looks like my options are:
* give a small bottle when he wakes and pray that he falls back asleep
* let him CIO and pray that he falls back asleep
* put him to bed earlier and pray that he sleeps later
* put him to bed later and pray that he sleeps later
Looks like I'll be doing a lot pf praying, no matter which option we roll with
I also wanted to add in that he *STILL* only has his 2 bottom teeth at 12.5 months old. Maybe it's teething?  He is just getting over roseola as well. We can't catch a break here lately. Wahhhhh 
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| Posted 9/23/10 9:01 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
DS did this for awhile too - and then at like 6-6:30, he'd be ready for a nap
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| Posted 9/23/10 11:04 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
No advise, but giving you some hugs
and sleep dust for James
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| Posted 9/23/10 11:10 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
I wouldn't do the bottle. It will become a habit IMO. I would do the CIO. As hard as it is, even if he is crying for a half hour, do it.
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| Posted 9/23/10 11:16 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Ughhh that sucks V! I thought you had figured out why he was waking when you went to the ped. Guess that wasn't the reason after all I would probably do a CIO at that time
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| Posted 9/23/10 11:40 AM |
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Re: Early waking in the morning - PLEASE help!!!
Posted by Shelleybean11
Ughhh that sucks V! I thought you had figured out why he was waking when you went to the ped. Guess that wasn't the reason after all I would probably do a CIO at that time
Ok - so if I do decide to do a CIO, which I think I'm leaning towards, at what point is enough enough? I would hate to see him CIO for an hour and then have to wake him to go to the sitter like a half hour after that. I'm on the road by 6:45.
Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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