13 month EW again, sigh

[huby]

meant to ask quickly, what do you do with the naps when you get a EW, i have tried two, but rarely get more than one from her ever. Do you do early early bedtime, or just try and stick to the same routine give or take half an hr? Thanks!
And yes, sounds like we have similar bubs...the light thing made me laugh - she does just the same all the time! And the TV cabinet too - and pressing buttons on the telly etc, I was told, because they want to see for themselves, its better just to distract than say no too much.
LOL. xx

[Brock~Tahlia~Mummy]

just try and stick to the same routine give or take half an hr? Thanks!

Exactly! But we do go out atleast once if not twice a day and if he's had a EW he will usually have a powernap in the car no more than 5-10 mins.

I'm too not trying to say 'no' too much, using distraction. Otherwise everything is 'no,no,no'.
I basically just say 'no touch baby, but you can touch this' and distract him. I've also "Brock proofed" our home as much as possible so he is free to explore with out me following him everywhere! The only thing that I can't Brock proof is the tv cabinet and a little side table that holds our drinks and tv remotes etc. So def say 'no' to both of these things and distract. When it will sink in? That's another question! lol
Do you have BWSAYP? There's a small boxed section where Tracy writes something like this from a toddlers point of view:
~ If i'm holding it, it's mine
~ If I want it, it's mine
~ If i'm playing with it, it's mine
etc etc   

LOL! So true! there's a few more, but i can't quite remember now. It's so true though! lol

[huby]

Great stuff, thanks. I think the EW are getting better this end. We had a few 6am, 6.30 and even a 6.40 this morning, but one NW, which I'm happy with. It never lasts, but it's ok. NIce to feel human sometimes at least, lol.

Yes, the distration thing is a good ploy. She's definiately throwing her toys around now and she plays with her sleeping bag when I'm trying to put it on her at night and gets in a ferocious strop if I try to stop her. Lol - the Brock proofing.

I don't have SWSAYP, but I loved the description - makes a lot of sense. We were at a playgroup today and she kept taking chairs from under other toddlers and pushing them off and then pushing the chair around the room while making car sounds. Hmmm.

It's hilarious and also challenging in a new way that's emerging more and more, day by day. I'm sooo thankful for wind-down routines though and establishing one, so at least she goes down for her naps really easily and bedtimes...whether she stays asleep long enough is another matter altogether.

[Brock~Tahlia~Mummy]

Hey! hows the EWs going? I found this thread:
It's nice to get some fellow support from other EW mums who like us have tried EVERYTHING!
Have a peek

http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=132585.msg2051738#msg2051738

WE had our first sleep in!!! 7am and I had to wake him!  Then...Back to 5.30am (again) 

[huby]

Hey there my dear, you know what, i've just accepted, she wakes rested, doesn't seem tired, is happy and well, so I'm just guessing she needs less sleep than other babies. Its fine, I just have to go with it for now and get to bed early. It's more stressful for me, worrying about it. Am dreading when the clocks go back tho!!

[Brock~Tahlia~Mummy]

Hey! That's how the mums on the thread seem to feel too!I've accepted it aswell, strange to think when my Brock is a teenager I will need to drag him out of bed! Lol
 I just thought if u want to have a chat to other mums of early risers atleast there is some support and chat there xxxx

[huby]

ahhh, bless you, you're so sweet of thinking of me.

[Brock~Tahlia~Mummy]

 
Also if any other mums of EWs read this thread they may want to jump on to the EW thread!

Hows are the EWs anyway? We had our 2nd "sleep in" today...6.45am wakeup! Hoooray!
I still wake at 5am kinda waiting for the monitor lights to start flashing! lol

[huby]

ha ha - wow, 6.45 is brilliant. We're putting her t bed a wee bit later and she's waking a wee bit later too - 6.15am ish sometimes, which is good for us. But clocks change next week so back to normal. Still, am getting used to it and have been working all week this week too...am tired, but happy now I've accepted it, I just go with it and thank my lucky stars that we get a lie-in until 6, sometimes, and that she generally sleeps through. It's all good really. Hope you have another successful morning. x