nearly 3 yrs waking at 5.30-6 time to drop nap?

[kirstym]

Hi i was just wondering if anyone out there is on the same war path as me?
I have followed the baby whisperer since the day he was born my partner jokes that the books and this brilliant site are my bibles!! lol

my DS will be 3 in a couple of weeks and for the past 4 or 5 weeks he has been waking at 5.30-6am every morning, and for the last 2 weeks waking in the night a few times, but i just put him back to bed and he falls asleeo again! i cant understand why he has suddleny started to do this, he has blackout blinds, so the early bright mornings dont affect him??

then i thiught maybe he is having too much daytime sleep, but whether he sleeps for 1 hour limit or i let him sleep and wake independently he still wakes at these crazy times in the mornings?
everyday is the same

5.30-6am wake up
12.30-1pm although its now getting nearer to 1.00pm
i try and never let him sleep past 2.30
bed at 8pm used to be 7.30 but he was just so wideawake so now wind down at 7.45 and normally asleep by 8pm

should i start by cutting out his daytime nap, but i find that if i do this he wants to sleep by 4.30-5 he cant keep his eyes open?

please can anyonr help me with my story all help is very much appreciated xx

[~inbalance~]

Hi there

I think you have a couple options for starting to drop the nap.  You could cut it even further to say 30-45mins and see if that helps, or you can try alternating nap and no nap days to help him through the transition.

There is a support thread for dropping the nap as well where you might find some similar experiences:
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=211435.0

[kirstym]

thank you i shall take a look now! he slept today from 1-3.30 but i had to wake him up! he is poorly at the moment runny nose, no appetite etc... so thought i would let him sleep, and now its 8.30 and still wide awake!!