![]() Now, we’re not trying to push your baby past his limit. Help your baby go just a few extra minutes before you put him down for a nap. For babies 5–24 months: # anchorįor the next two days, we want to slowly expand each wake window by 5-15 minutes. I want you to feel confident and empowered to navigate these first few months. Need more help with your baby's sleep? I have a class for you that will teach you gentle, age-appropriate strategies to lay a healthy sleep foundation. Help your baby to extend naps throughout the day by rocking, snuggling, or babywearing. In my experience, trying to overextend wake windows at this age often results in overtired babies. Over the course of a week or so, your baby will likely begin to adjust naturally. Simply continue to follow your baby's cues and wake windows. Let’s talk about how to adjust your schedule after the time change. Don't worry you aren’t doomed to early mornings for the entire winter. I’ll give you the step-by-step guidance you need to set your days and nights up for success! How can I fix my baby or toddler's sleep schedule after the time change? # anchorĭaylight savings has ended, and now, your baby is waking at the crack of dawn. If you've shifted your little one's schedule and are still experiencing sleep issues, please know I have age-specific classes to meet you right where you are: newborn (0-4 months), baby (5–24 months), and toddler (2-4 years). Please remember adjusting to the time change as we "fall back" after daylight savings is about shifting your baby or toddler’s sleep schedule and circadian rhythm. You’ve got this! 4) Know help is available if you need it! # anchor Give your child some grace… and while you’re at it, go ahead and give yourself some too. Getting your little one’s schedule back to “normal” can reasonably take up to two weeks. Remember, she's a human, not a robot he's a baby, not a clock. It takes time to adjust to a clock change. Light and darkness truly does impact sleep for everyone, including adults! Even a small amount of light creeping in through the window can cause those tiny eyes to open. Make sure to keep it pitch dark (use code Cara for 10% off) until it’s time to start your day. Then, turn them off completely when you lay your baby down for sleep. When it’s time for the nap time or bedtime routine, you’ll want to dim those lights. Light in the afternoon and evening can help with staying awake until bedtime. Exposure to light early in the day helps produce melatonin, the sleepy hormone, later that night. (If you have a toddler, I have a free printable bedtime routine chart for you!) 2) Use light and darkness! # anchorĭuring awake time, expose your little one to daylight. Keep in mind, a bedtime routine doesn’t have to be complicated it just needs to be the same activities in the same order every night. # anchorĪ bedtime routine cues the brain that sleep is coming no matter what time the clock says. Do you have any more tips for helping my baby or toddler adjust to the time change? # anchor 1) Maintain a consistent bedtime routine. ![]() Try adding an extra cat nap in the evening. If, about a week after the time change, your baby's bedtime is too early, consider these strategies to help to shift that bedtime later: ![]() Instead of trying to "adjust" your baby's schedule, simply continue to follow your baby's cues and wake windows. ![]() I want to encourage you to ignore the time change. How do I help my newborn (0-4 months) adjust to the time change? # anchor For just this weekend, we’re going to aim for wake windows between 3 hours 10 minutes and 3 hours 40 minutes. This baby normally has wake windows between 3 hours and 3 hours 30 minutes. Instead, we just want to add an extra 5-15 minutes to each wake window. We’re not trying to push your baby to be overtired, which can actually result in poor naps, rough nights, or early morning wakings. # anchorįor the weekend of the time change, help your baby stay awake just a little bit longer before putting them down for each nap. Option 2: The weekend of the time change, expand each wake window by 5-15 minutes. With a 3-5 year old, we’re likely able to follow a set nap time or quiet time so the start of nap or quiet time will shift 10 minutes later on the clock each day, even if your child doesn't sleep until the goal wake-up time.īy making the above adjustments, bedtime should naturally shift about 10 minutes later on the clock each day. Hold firm to starting your morning 10 minutes later on the clock each day. ![]()
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