DD's waking - at a loss!!

We're doing the same type of thing at the moment, but he doesn't come to sleep with us, he comes to wake me, he just stands at my bedroom door saying 'Have a good sleep mummy' ie. I had a good sleep and I'm done! Hahaha I'm trying to teach him to stay in his bed/room until I go get him in the morning.

This morning he came to my door, I got up immediately (didn't waste time arguing with him through the door like I have in the past), and just walked him back to his room, put him into bed, turned off the light and closed the door. He was ok with it all and stay in bed an extra 1hr and 20mins - which is when I went to wake him. He wasn't asleep for the last 10 minutes, but I have no problem with that!

Now I just have to keep getting my ass out of bed and taking him back to his room, and we should have success! :crossfingers: for us all!

Hiya K! I haven't been on for a while and wanted to say a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE congratulations to you on your PG :) :) :)

With regards to morning sleeping, you sound like you have it all under control now. Well done. DS was coming into our bed in the middle of the night and I didn't really mind but DP did. So he started taking him back to bed and telling him that he couldn't come in until the sky was getting lighter. He normally comes in once at about 4am but DP puts him back in his own bed with no fuss and then he comes back between 6 and 6.30, when the sky is lighter, and jumps into bed with us.

Hope Miss W gets the hang of the new routine and sticks with it.

Ohhh thanks darls! Yeah, am very excited about no. 2 :) How's things with you? Still have the business? I didn't come on much for a while there, but find it's such a good source of info when pregnant and trying to mange situations like this!

Sounds like you have got DS' sleeping all under control - what's with this age, I mean seriously! Miss W was such a good sleeper and then all of a sudden this started happening, although to be fair, she's had some changes, we moved house and a new baby in the making. Although truth be told I don't think it's either of those things, I think it's too long a day sleep and it's just too yummy to come into mum and dad's bed. I do love rolling over and seeing her beautiful face though. Oh well, I just need to admire it during the day. Can't believe our babies are growing up! Being pregnant again reminds me of last time...

All good here, yes we still have our business. What about yours? Retail is hard going at the moment. I looked at DS the other night while he was sleeping in his bed and I still find it hard to believe he's mine. My heart just swells. Take care and enjoy your pregnancy.

Nope, we sold it at the end of last year. Was just too tough and I couldn't manage it all. Was breaking me TBH. Best thing I ever did!
I know, I think the same about madam. I can't get over how cool it is to be a mum & I can see so much of myself in her good (and bad). She says "bugger" when things go wrong ... Oopps. So glad I can just focus on raising her for the time being. :)

I found the answer! A day/night clock... I had no idea they existed until someone mentioned it in this thread.
He came to my room at 8 this morning and said - I see the sun and get up mummy!

Connie, I am going to buy one on the weekend too! Glad it worked well for you :) Where did you get yours from?

DAY 2

5.10am I got up to go to the bathroom, DD sounds asleep
5.30am DD starts coughing, I lie there listening to her
5.40am DD calls out to me, I go in there and she has a little cry, I tell her it's too early and it's all dark outside, reminded her she is a big girl now and she doesn't get up until it's light. I said I will lie down next to her cot for a while, but she is to lie down and rest with her "birdie" ... After 10 mins I get up and tell her mummy is a big girl too and as it's all dark I'm going back to my bed until it's light. give her a cuddle and walk out of the room and close the door. DD cries for about 45seconds and then goes quiet.
6.40am DD calls out Daddy/Mummy it's all light, come and get me

I think that's pretty successful, I do want to try the gro clock though as I think that will help her. I think she would have stayed in there longer but she had the coughing fit this morning. I am proud of her, didn't ask for milkies and I know she understands the concept.

I got it from baby bunting, we made a big deal about him being a big boy with a big boy clock etc etc... And it worked, hopefully it continues like this. I didn't need to get up at all and no discussions in the middle of the night.

Obviously pick a realistic time for her. I know DS wakes anytime between 7:15 and 7:40, and I like to sleep till 8, so I went with 8am.

I think he likes it bc he feels like he's in charge of looking at it and getting up by himself. I made it all very positive this morning! Good Luck! You're definitely making progress though.

Great! i'm going to baby bunting on the weekend to get one. I need to look at car seats anyway. Thanks Connie!

Day 3

5.40am DD woke up and called out to us, I went in and explained once again about her being a big girl and I laid down next to her for 5 minutes, when I got up to leave she let out a little cry, once again by the time I came back from the toilet she had stopped, At 6.30 she started calling out for mummy and daddy, I let her go until 6.45am.
We are going to baby bunting today to buy the gro clock, so will be interesting to see if that changes anything as I feel like we have come to a stand still, I would love for her to be in bed until 6.45am / 7.00 before we get up for her. But hey, we are much better than we were a few days ago.

Day 2 of Gro clock - DH went to wake him at 7:45 for swimming and he said 'Still stars daddy, no get up, have to wait for the sun'. Lol

I hope it works as well for you as it has for us.

That's awesome Connie! I got my gro clock today, we talked about it on the way to the shop and will have a big convo tonight, can't wait to see what happens tomorrow. :) Keep me updated with your progress!

Day 4

OK, we got the gro clock - Best investment EVER!!!! DD woke up at 6.00 and said, stars are still up birdie and then laid in her cot and talked to herself until 6.35 and then started calling out, we didn't go in until we heard the MUMMY / DADDY SUNS UP!!! WAKE UP!!!! and we both went in there singing and dancing and making a huge deal about how she slept in :) So proud of her, might move the sun to come up at 6.30... Can't wait to see what happens over the next few days. I feel like I don't know myself at the moment and the days just don't feel so long and I think it's helping my morning sickness too as I am not so tired.

@connie how did you go today hun?

!!!!!! I'm so ridiculously excited for you! I agree - best thing EVER! Worth every dollar! That's a massive improvement for you guys.

We had another good morning. He heard DH go to the toilet at 7:50, and called out 'I'm waiting for the sun daddy', DH called back, well done mate. Hahahaha once the sun came up, he was at our bedroom door - 8am.
Today we had our niece's birthday and he was telling everyone about his clock.

So far the good times continue!

I'm glad to see you got the gro clock. I just saw this thread and, reading the opening post was gonna suggest one, but I've seen you now have it. Since having hers DD1 hasn't called our early after the first morning!

Ok, so a grow clock might be on the cards for us too! ;)

Red gum - think we have the same EDD...27th Dec? I started in the Jan BB thread as I didn't know my exact EDD and don't want to move now that I know the lovely ladies in there :)

@Connie, thanks hun - me too, I just can't get over how far we have come, it's mad I had never heard of it before this thread! Glad it's working for you guys too!

@Chody, gosh I am in love with this Gro Clock, I want to shout it in every forum known to man, still can't believe I didn't know about it until now.

@JLeigh, Wow! Congratulations hun - yeah jump over into the December group. It's a great group of girls and now you know me :) I had a look in your thread today and you had a plan in place last night - how did you go??? You should definitely give gro clock a try

@Rowellen - do you think one of these would work for your DD?

Day 5
DD woke up and started calling out at 6.10am, I did hear her coughing around 4.30 but she went back to sleep, every day is getting later and later and later and we are really sticking to not going in there until the "sun comes up". I am so proud of her, it's made a huge difference in our household not getting up at the crack of dawn. I would love it if she could just hang in there until 6.35 before calling out, I just need to keep on reminding her to not call out until the sun is up I suppose. We talk about what a big girl she is during the day.

Red gum - Thanks, you never know, you might see me in your BB group! ;) Is the Gro clock really worth it? I looked at them today, but not sure if I could justify $80. I was thinking I might just put a night light on a timer and see how that goes...

Just posted on my thread about night one if you want to check it out...