How can I get my 10-month-old to sleep later than 5am? My son has been a very contented baby. From 6 weeks he has slept through the night from 7pm until 6.30. For the last couple of months he has started waking about 5am and is fully awake. I have been leaving him until 6.15am, […]
Continue ReadingWhy is my 10-month-old son waking early since we have returned from holiday? My 10-month-old son has been waking early – about 5.30am – since back from our holidays over 2 weeks ago. He was unwell when we returned from holiday, with a high temperature and off his food, then that got better after a […]
Continue ReadingAt 10.5-months-old our son wakes too early in the morning so is tired at lunchtime My son wakes in the morning between 5.30 and 6.00 am, which is too early. I leave him until 6.45. He has no morning nap, as he has been waking from his midday nap after 1 hour since he was […]
Continue ReadingMy 11-month-old daughter falls asleep exhausted at 7pm and wakes at 5am My 11-month-old daughter settles well at 7pm. She goes down awake but is deeply asleep within seconds. She has now started waking up at 5am. She does not go back to sleep although I leave her in her cot until 7am. She will […]
Continue ReadingMy 9-month-old son is still waking early in the morning and needing a feed to settle him I have looked at the forum and case studies for a solution but although my problem looks fairly common on the surface (my baby is in the habit of eating at night) there are a few issues which […]
Continue ReadingMy son has begun to wake at 5.30am, needs changing then so starts the day My 9.5mth son is a great kid but he is waking now for 2 weeks at 5.30 am. I am trying everything. We have now got to the point where he only gets 15min sleep between 9-9.30. He then sleeps […]
Continue ReadingMy 9-month-old baby is not sleeping at night – she wants milk We are having problems with our 9-month-old girl, Molly, and her sleep routine (or lack of!). We have two boys aged 3 & 6 who weren’t great sleepers either. Molly was born at 7½ lbs and has maintained a healthy weight gain since […]
Continue Reading9-month-old Megan’s reflux wakes her at 4am every night without fail Hi! I am desperate for a full night’s sleep. We have 2 girls – Ella, 21 months and Megan, 9 months. Ella has pretty much always slept through (except when there is a full moon!) Megan is a different story. At seven months she […]
Continue ReadingTeething seems to be causing night waking My problem is night waking. My son was a good sleeper (12-13 hours a night) up to the age of seven months when he began teething. He is now nine months old. He has never been a good daytime sleeper and I have always struggled to get him […]
Continue ReadingMy son refuses to go back in his cot when he wakes in the night My 10-month-old son is really good all day, but is tired by 7pm and goes straight to sleep in his cot. He is awake when he goes in, but very dozy and goes to sleep straight away. He may cry […]
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