As today is the end of Daylight Savings, I've been trying to adjust my 15 month old's sleep patterns to the now current time schedule.
Other than putting him down earlier, is there any way I can get him to sleep a little longer? Having him wake up an hour earlier, when it's easy for me to adjust to the new time, is really frustrating... I'm so much more tired than normal!
It takes two weeks for a complete adjustment, so be patient and go with 5 min per day. I remember trying to adjust my son's sleeping time back than and making a complete mess of his schedule. Now I don't enforce anything and everything comes in its place naturally. Good luck!
G.,
My 5 year old son adjusted just fine, my 19 month old daughter had it hard yesterday. We just went on business as normal, for the most part. Breakfast was the hardest and we wound up giving the kids breakfast about 30 mins "early" than what we normally do. From there she was a little sleepy all day but is just fine this morning.
Try to keep things as normal as possible and that should help.
Good luck,
Melissa
It's only been a day, everyone's body clock needs to adjust. Move times back by 15 minutes for each of his activities, such as meals, naps and bedtime. By the end of the week he should be swung around. Then when you go on daylight savings time in the spring, start moving his time forward the week before in the same increments. He's an active little boy and your body is trying to adjust to the difference as well. I've got a 17 yr old and it was difficult for him to go to bed because he had slept in earlier in the day. Getting up this morning was easier than normal (yeah!), but giving him another week he'll be bac to his 'normal' self.
Just put him down at normal time, and within a week or so, he should adjust to the time change. The dark mornings help too.
G., I am totally with you. My 7month old and my 2 1/2 year old are so off schedule I am way more tired then usual. I too am trying to adjust them and it's not working in my favor. I don't have much advice for you so I will be following what others suggest to you. Good Luck. Your certainly not alone. :)
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