My 4.5 mth son is waking early but not hungry, and can’t settle at lunchtime in his stroller At 4 months I have begun to bring my son’s late feed forward to nearer 10pm. This seems to have the effect of him waking earlier in the morning having done a poo. It was 6.30am but […]
Continue ReadingMy 5.5 mth son is waking early after dropping his afternoon nap and 10pm feed I really hope you can help as I am really struggling to follow the routine that has worked so well until recently. Over the last 4 weeks Jack has been waking too early. He used to settle back off if […]
Continue ReadingWhat can I do to stop my 5-month-old waking early? My son of five months has been following the routines from day one. We follow the advice to the letter and it had been working extremely well until recently. He now wakes up between 5 and 5.30am. He isn’t distressed, he just chats to himself. […]
Continue ReadingIs there any way I can prevent my 27mth daughter being a 6am riser? Please help! My daughter (27 months) is waking early. We have been through the check list, and I got the darkness situation sorted. She slept longer for a few weeks, then decided she was scared of the dark. So we left […]
Continue ReadingMy 27mth daughter who is fully potty trained is now waking early in the morning needing to wee. My daughter is 27 months old now, and 2 months ago was toilet trained very successfully in 3 days which I was so proud of and thanks to Gina’s book. She uses the big toilet now and […]
Continue ReadingEvery morning my 2 year old wakes up crying and screaming around 5.30am. I’ve always rushed in with a little milk to try and satisfy possible hunger and hopefully settle him back. This did work for a short period, but now he still drinks the milk but won’t go back to sleep, doesn’t want to […]
Continue ReadingHow do I ensure my two and a half year old son is getting enough sleep now he has dropped his daytime nap? I am really worried that my two-and-a-half-year-old son is not getting enough sleep and that this is beginning to effect his behaviour. He began to drop his lunch time nap a few […]
Continue ReadingMy 21-month-old daughter is waking early. My 21-month-girl is starting to wake at 6-6.30am. She has always slept until 7-7.30am. She is also becoming difficult to settle at 7pm. She lies in her cot and chatters/plays until 8pm. She is currently having two hours’ sleep at lunchtime from 1pm to 3pm. Some days she doesn’t […]
Continue ReadingMy 18 month daughter eats three good meals a day so why is she waking early? My daughter is 18 months old, and an only child, at birth she weighed 9lb 9ozs and now weighs 26.4lbs. She eats 3 good meals a day: Breakfast – Rice Krispies (4 tablespoons) and milk, 3-4 pieces of dried […]
Continue ReadingWhat can we do to get 22 month Isla to sleep later? Isla has been a great contented baby, but we are having troubles with early waking. She is waking at 5.30-6am. I have checked all the usual reasons; she sleeps in a bag, and has done since a baby, she is definitely not cold, […]
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