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05.22.08, 06:38 AM General Topics
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any way to get my 8 mo to sleep longer in the am? he wakes around 5am everyday now...used to be between 6:30-7. Help!!! tia [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.22.08, 06:38 AM Flag

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maybe he needs a bigger feeding overnight? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:40 AM Flag

op-he hasn't eaten overnight in months...and eats plenty during the day. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:42 AM Flag

can you leave him in the crib a bit longer each morning? maybe he'll learn to entertain himself, or soothe himself back to sleep [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:43 AM Flag

op-i've tried that a few times and it hasn't worked yet. what time do most 8mo go to sleep? sometimes i think he is sleeping too early-around6:30pm usually [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:45 AM Flag

Have you tried putting him to bed later? My db wakes up b/w 5-5:30 but she goes to bed at 7:30-8. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:51 AM Flag

wish I could help you...I have a 5 yo, 3 yo and 1 yo and all of them get up between 5 and 5:30 and always have [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:45 AM Flag

op-dang thats what i was afraid of...just an early riser. guess i am now too! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:46 AM Flag

Not that this helps now (NP) but when my now 5 yo was 2yo, I taught him how to recognize a number 6 and said that he could not get out of bed until the clock had a six on it (then had to modify it to be ON THE LEFT!!!!). GL, OP. Having early risers SUCKS. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:56 AM Flag

lol, I'm trying this w/ my 4 yo now - np [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:56 AM Flag

you are me; I tried W's suggestion to put down earlier, but she still wakes earlier. Pray it is just a phase [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:53 AM Flag

fwiw, I don't go in to get her until 6 am, no matter what time she wakes. But it wakes me and sometimes her sister, so that sucks [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 06:54 AM Flag

Wow. That's rough. Does she cry? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.22.08, 07:00 AM Flag