Many moms post wondering how to adjust their lo's routine when the clock changes for Daylight Savings. Here are some suggestions:
Fall (when the time falls back 1 hour)
***** Put them to bed one hour later that night.
this is really the easiest thing to do. squeeze in a catnap if you need so they can make it. many babies can stay up late once in a while and it has no adverse effects on their routine the next day. you may need to go out somewhere (like a walk) so your lo has something to look at - keeps them quietly interested & awake.
***** Let them sleep in one hour later the morning before daylight savings.
if they normally get up at 7am, see if they'll sleep in till 8am. you never know. space out their naps as you would normally and they will go to bed one hour later that night. back on schedule the next day.
***** Change their schedules gradually.
starting about 2 weeks before daylight savings, keep them up for about 15 minutes later than their normal bedtime. once they are used to 15 minutes later, extend it another 15 minutes, and so on & so forth until you hit an hour later.
Spring (when the time springs forward 1 hour)
usually you don't have to do much of anything - just enjoy the one morning you get to sleep in!!!
you may need to do some tweaking to get back to their normal wakeup & asleep times, but but overall this time change is fairly easy to get used to.