Early waking

[Shanti]

Sorry I can't offer much advice because my 17mo DD wakes early around 5am too AND she is up usually 130am, 4am also!!!! well lately anyway...... I'd be stoked if my DD slept ALL night long and woke at 5am.....

[Miss E]

I feel your pain hon, DS is up at 5am or 5.30am pretty much every morning. Nothing I've tried will get him back to sleep either... But maybe in your situation you could try going into her room, getting her out of bed and setting her up with some toys. The if you go back to bed and leave her to it she might get the idea that she can get up and have a play by herself when she wakes up... Anyway, just a thought. GL

[Indadhanu]

LOL Shanti... i used to say that too...

Will have a try on the weekend. Got an early tomorrow, got to be out of bed at 5am anyway. Not that I'll be deliberately waking her...

[*Belle*]

T was an early riser too 5.30am - 6am, we found that we darkened the room by adding block out curtains that she sleeps til around 7am now which is much better. how light/dark is her room?

[~Trish~]

Has she got toys at the end of her bed she can play with when she wakes up? Maybe tell her not to call out, but to play with her toys instead? You'll probably laugh at that suggestion, but it's amazing how much kids comprehend at that age! I gave my DS2 a Fisher Price Ocean Wonders musical cot toy a few months ago and told him if he wakes up before us he can press the button to make the toy play (it has lights, music and bubbles). It works great!