However, this causes all the other naps to occur early as well. I get it, your child wakes at 5am so their first nap has to be early because they are a tired mess by 7am. Reason #4 Entire schedule is shifted too early. The biggest thing you can do to motivate your sleeper to keep sleeping in the morning is to give them the gift of independent sleep. Your baby doesn't realize that and they REALLY won't realize that if you start your day at whatever time they wake. When we, as adults, wake briefly we are motivated to fall back asleep because we recognize that it's not yet time to wake up. Even if your baby or toddler is an independent sleeper, they are not as motivated as adults who tend to work for every last drop of sleep in the morning.
CONSISTENT WAKE UP TIME HOW TO
If you're baby is not an independent sleeper (meaning they don't know how to fall asleep without help), they will not be able to fall back asleep without intervention at these frequent, early wakings. Each sleep cycle gets shorter and shorter as well which means there are just more chances your baby will wake as they transition multiple times between sleep cycles. Our brains spend more time in REM sleep which is naturally lighter, making it easier to be woken up. Everyone's sleep cycles are shorter and lighter between 4 and 6 am. Reason #1 Your baby is not motivated to keep sleeping. Please read my privacy and disclosure statement for more information. You may find that several of these reasons are coming into play or even just one. Let's go over some of the major reasons why your baby might be waking earlier than 6am. Your baby's internal clock naturally falls to a 7-8pm bedtime and 6-7am wake up time. We'd all love it if our babies slept until 8am but it's not something to expect. Unfortunately, if your baby wakes at 6:15am, it may feel early but it's actually a natural biological time for them. What is considered an Early Waking for Babies and Toddlers? Any waking between 4am and 6am is considered an early waking. How early did your child wake up this morning? If it's anytime before 6am, we've got an early waking on hands! 🤮 BUT that doesn't mean it has to be this way forever! In this blog I walk you through the main 4 reasons your child is waking early and how you can fix them and teach your child to sleep until a more reasonable time.
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