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, at which time it becomes unbearable. He is on 3 balanced meals a day, 3 bottles of 7oz and a bedtime bottle of about 8/9 oz. I just can’t seem to get him to sleep longer. He is sleeping 1 hr in the morning at about 8.30am, as he has been awake since 5am, and…

Why 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 week. He stopped being interested in his 2.30pm feed before we went but whilst we were out there he wanted it again, so I started giving it to him again. When we came back he had the 2.30pm feed on the days that he was off his food. Once his appetite come back I would…

At 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 around 9-months-old. He is very tired around lunch time and has started to fall asleep during his meal. He always falls straight to sleep after finishing his bottle at 7 pm. He refuses his bottle if he is held by myself or his nanny. He therefore lies in his bed, when he drinks it. He…

My 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 cry a little and talk a bit. She has a light projector that plays music and shines on the ceiling; this sometimes get her back to sleep but more than anything it keeps her quiet. She has a dummy (or 5) which she has always lost in the morning and wants to find it. She…

My 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 make it unique, hence my request for help. My son is 9 months and still wakes in the night. He shares a room with my three-year-old. She cries out in her sleep or has nightmares or gets up for the loo several times a week which wakes him (and not really her). If she does…

My 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 at 12.00 for 1.45 min….and then is up till 6.30 – 6.45. If I give him longer in the morning then he cuts his afternoon sleep. If I let him sleep more in the afternoon I am afraid he will wake up earlier. I have tried to leave him to cry in the morning –…

My seven-month-old son has begun to wake early in the mornings. How can I change this? My baby has been following the routines since five weeks old. He has been happy and sleeping until 7-7.30am. At five months I pushed the routine back by 30 minutes to fit in with playgroup pick-up at 12noon, which worked well. Over the past few weeks, however, my son has woken up around 6.15am. Ideally I would like him to sleep until 7.30am. Over the last few days, I have tried to drop the afternoon nap and let him sleep later at lunchtime. He has managed to keep going in the afternoon, but has…

Lila (7 months) has started early morning waking since I introduced protein My problem is that Lila is 7 months and waking every morning around 5-6.30am. I have tried various methods, suggested in your book, to try and correct this. I have blackout curtains and have made sure it is completely dark in her room. The early morning waking started around 6 months when I introduced protein (vegetarian). I have been following the CLB routine since she was 2 weeks old. Lila wakes 5-6.30am and I leave her until 7am when she drinks 6oz formula, then has breakfast. If awake early she naps around 9-9.15am until 10am. Around 11.30am she…

Despite everything I do, Luke of 6 months still wakes early My son, Luke, is 6 months old and is my first baby. He weighed 7lbs 4oz at birth and now weighs 17lbs. At present, he gains approx 4/5 ozs per week. I have been following your CLB routines from birth with varying success. My problem is that although Luke settles very well at 7/7.30pm, he wakes at between 6/6.30 every morning, which is too early!! I weaned him at 5 and a half months and so far he’s followed your weaning routines although I started him on the 4 month weaning programme rather than straight in at 5 and…

My 7.5 month old has begun to wake early so is tired in the day My daughter has started waking up at 6am every morning, chatting in her cot until 6.30 and then wanting to get up and start her day. The big problem is that she can only stay awake in the morning a maximum of two hours before needing a sleep. By 8.30 at the latest she is asleep again. I don’t know how long to leave her to sleep so that it doesn’t interfere with her lunchtime nap. Yesterday she woke up at 9.30 and so by 11.30 she wanted to sleep and didn’t want to eat…