Early Wake-up Time - Libertyville,IL

Well...I hate to say this but I think that is normal. It seems like every few months one of my kids changes their morning schedule. Last week my 17 month old was waking up at 5:30. He has at least pushed it forward to 6 something the last few mornings. You could try putting things in her crib to see if that keeps her busy. Maybe like a sippy cup of water. A book. A few toys. OR just let her fuss. OR just deal with it, have your coffee ready to be made (I have mine programmed but have had to start it manually because of his time change) put out a bowl of dry cereal for her to snack on, drink your coffee and watch a little TV. As you can see--I have chosen the just deal with it method. I do gripe about getting up so early, but I love the peacefulness early in the morning. Just sitting there and watching a little TV while drinking my coffee gives me some time to wake up, relax and just think before my other child wakes up.

Good luck!

M.,
she is growing up, or maybe she is teething? she might need to go to bed a little later, maybe by just 1/2hr. But I would suggest you check her out and see if she is teething. If she is crying check her diaper and if no need to change it, let her cry a little before you get her out and if she is not crying, just leave her there.
Blessings

Do you give her a good snack before bed? It could be that she is hungry. Maybe move her bedtime back a little to 8pm and then give her a good filling snack. (not a big bottle or glass of anything) but a bowl of cereal or cheese and crackers etc. something to fill her belly. We gave my daughter a bowl of rice crispies every night.

I'll go against the grain here and say maybe she needs more sleep --- maybe try putting her down earlier for a couple nights nad see what happens.

Several other things to think about:
Is her diaper really wet? There were periods for both my kids where I changed their diapers at 10pm before I went to bed, because they would wake up uncomfortable early in the morning with a big wet diaper. Also agree she might be hungry, maybe she's going through a growth spurt, so try a snack before bed. Or maybe you could leave a sippy cup of water (not milk) in her bed, maybe she's thirsty. Lastly, I would let her fuss after checking on her, too.

Can you tell my approach is to try things?! You never know, it might be a combination of things going on.

Good luck!

Once my son (almost 18mos) is asleep for the night, I put a sippy cup with water on his crib. Sometimes he wakes up and fusses, and sometimes he wakes up and babbles in his crib for a while. I have noticed that when I remember to leave the sippy cup, he always takes it, and he's able to self-soothe and sometimes falls back asleep, even if it's only for 30 more minutes.

Oh, I feel for you, this happened to me about 4 months ago, when my youngest was about 19 months. I would leave her and then worry about her waking up my 3 year old. Somethimes we would leave her, sometimes I would get her up and bring her in bed, and sometimes I would just get her up and bring her downstairs pretending it was morning. But it we knew we had to be consistent. In the end, we decided to leave her their until at least 6:30am (she goes to bed around 7/7:15pm and wake up around 7am). At 6:30 I would go in and say GOOD MORNING. Eventually, she started sleeping later, unfortunately it took a few months. Now when I get her in the morning I make a big deal if she didn't cry. My doctor said leave her in there. If you go to her once she will keep doing it again and again.

Good Luck :)

I agree with putting her to bed earlier. This is what I did when mine was waking up really early. I know if sounds absurd...earlier bedtime equals later wake time....but it works. Our Pediatrician is Dr. Weissbluth (Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Baby) and this is what he advised I do. At the time, my daughter was going to bed at 6:30 so I would put her down between 5:30 and 6, but since yours goes to bed at 7:30, perhaps 6:30 would be a good time to try. It might take a few nights, just to let you know.

Hope it works and good luck!