Lol, Why does it matter?

[Calluna]

Why is it that if I put DS to bed before 9pm he wakes up. 5 minutes, 1 minute before it doesn't matter. 5 minutes after and he stays asleep. He could have been asleep in my arms for the past 30 mins and he still wakes. Alternatively he could have been asleep for 5 mins as long as it's past 9 he'll stay sleeping.
What's the difference? Why does that 5 minutes matter?
It's kind of funny, but irritating too. Not sure what I actually hope to gain from this thread. Just found it odd....

[Doing my best]

Routine, LOL..

My DD was like that with 7.30 She would drop off after a bottle at 7.30 onwards,but if I tried earlier, even 7.25 it would take half an hour or longer even if she had missed her day sleep/s and is really tired...

[Lulu]

DD is like that too. When she was a baby, she would wake for a 9pm feed and back down at 9.30pm. It's like it never left her - she STILL doesn't sleep properly until after 9.30 and she is FOUR now!

[deletedit]

We used to have this with DD#2 but it was MIDNIGHT she wouldn't go to sleep at. Grrrrrr.

These days she requests her own bedtime, usually sometime around 7:45-8:15. And sanity prevails now

It is funny though, I found it funny that for rather a few days in a row last week she was getting up at exactly 7:22.

[sloane]

they're funny little people, that's for sure! DS usually goes to bed somewhere between 7-7.30. last night he had a shocker of a 2nd nap & was mr grumble bum so we decided it was an early night for him. then it took an hour to get him to sleep & he went to sleep at....7.15 how do they know?!!!

[turtleschell]

I've never been a routine mum, but from the sounds of this thread, I really need to get a watch! Might make things a whole lot simpler for me!

[krysalyss]

It is strange isn't it? I used to wonder about a similar thing with DS. He would always wake at 5am. Whether it is winter or summer, dark or light, it was always the same time.

[Snowy Love]

Hmm, this thread had made me think. I put DS2 to sleep early last night (6:45 rather than 7:00) and he woke multiple times during the night as usual, and then was up for the day at 5:10! Maybe next time he's tired at dinner I'll try to hold him out till 7pm, 'cause I'm tired today.