For those who have kids that do the 5am-6:30am early wake-ups

what kinds of things do you keep in or near their crib so that they entertain themselves for that extra 20min-1 hour? nothing really seems to interest our daughter that is a quiet crib toy (like dolls, stuffed animals, teething rings, books, snack cup filled with cheerios, etc.)
I need some other ideas.

For those who have kids that do the 5am-6:30am early wake-ups

Nothing. Their wake up time is when he gets up. there would be nothing that could keep DS occupied. He is up and running when he wakes.

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how old is your LO?

dd is 9 months - she used to love watching her mobile when she was younger...now she likes to stand up and grab it. on a good morning, she will sit there for 40 minutes with it

eta - we also have books outside the crib. she loves trying to get them into her crib...one morning she actually managed to get one in there, but hasnt been able to since.

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My youngest has always been an early riser & at 3.5 he still is. Nothing you can do to keep him in his room. I just get up & start the day

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DS is 11 1/2 months; only thing that gets him back down is a quick nursing session. But some days he's up and there is no going back to sleep and no entertaining himself hin the crib.

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Once DS wakes up within a few minutes he makes noise for us, and then he's up.

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my LO is 14 months and all she needs is a bottle and she sleeps for about 2-3 more hours

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Yeah I get about 10 minutes of slowly waking up in the crib and that's it. I just get up early too.

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My DS is 13 months and wakes up anytime between 5-6:30 am. He will usually entertain himself from a half hour to 45 minutes in the crib before he even makes a peep. We have a couple of toys (a rattle, his lovey, an a couple of stuffed animals) he plays with. But his favorite thing is his projection mobile. It plays for twenty minutes at a pop and hell just keep restarting it until he wants me. It's fisher price and by far my favorite investment!

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Her hands..she is so amazed she has them ..2 of them no less..lll she is almost 6 mnth old. She just chills out for a lil bit..babble.

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her mobile base has a music button, sometimes she will turn that on... also there is a baby vanity miror she likes too

For those who have kids that do the 5am-6:30am early wake-ups

DS wakes up early too, but goes down early so I don't let him fuss too much in the morning. If he wakes up still tired he will cry. Otherwise he will chill for a bit. Ijust resigned myself to waking up early LOL

For those who have kids that do the 5am-6:30am early wake-ups

Nothing lol - let the terror begins... I will play music from his monitor.. but really doesnt do much. He's ready when's he's ready!

For those who have kids that do the 5am-6:30am early wake-ups

You didnt mention how old your child was. My twin boys are now 2 but have been waking up at 6am for as long as I can remember. When they wake up, thats it.........PARTY TIME. (Ha ha with toothpicks in my eyes).
You can leave them in for few minutes until they really start whining......for me I just get them after about 5 or so min

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My LO (14 mos) sits in her crib with a basket of her books for 30 min every morning while I shower (after I nurse her) - and on the weekends we try to stretch that time out as long as possible!

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It depends on DDs age, but yes, it is ABSOLUTELY possible. Babies learn early on that certain behaviors receive a desirable response. This understanding matures with age. It also takes a while to learn and perfect. Cues can also help to master this skill.
How old is your DD?

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DS is four and has always woken early. We bought a sun/moon clock that shows the moon at night and sun when he can leave his room. It's worked since he was 2 1/2. Sun is set for 7:30 so when he's up by six he can read or play with stuff animals until 7:30.

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she is 16 months old

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We have the Violet doll, stacking toys, sleep sheep, glow worm, fabric books.

Sometimes she plays, most times she does not.

DD is 18m. I think after Christmas I'm switching her to a big girl bed. That way she can get out of bed and play in her room.

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I never put anything special in there - they pretty much babbled and entertained themselves - the only thing they had was a fisher price aquarium thing that played music/lit up - they learned to hit the button to turn it on .......

I personally would NOT put food in bed w/ them especially if you're hoping to keep them occupied while you sleep - but I'm paranoid about choking.

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we just go in and play with them. there's no way they'd let us leave them alone in the crib.

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