Anyone else have any suggestions for me? I'm sooo frustrated. I've waited so long for him to sleep through the night to only have 5 am wake ups now?! ugh!
Judy, thanks for your comments. I've wondered about the amount of sleep, but no matter what I do about bedtime, it seems that wake up time is programmed. And I much rather have him in bed at 6:30, getting 10.5-11 hours of sleep as opposed to 7:00~8:00, getting even less, and potentially effecting other things negatively. He has never adjusted things himself, I've lived with a 6 am wake up for 2-3 months, despite sticking to my routine.
During the day, he's getting a 1.5 hour morning nap and a 45 minute afternoon nap most days (that's my other problem, started short afternoon naps about a month ago). Yes, he's sleeping through the night more or less now and I'm thankful, but as I mentioned above, I feel like I've paid my dues long enough! :lol: I waited patiently for over 7 months!
And the morning poo has been ingrained since the day he was born. I don't think that schedule will ever change as sure as the sun comes up in the morning, Asher always poos shortly after he wakes! :wink: The key is getting him to sleep longer so he doesn't wake and poo!
So the last few days, I tried WTS again at 4 am and he was already in light sleep and sat up the moment he realized I was in the room. :shock: :? Then I also tried changing his diaper (the poo :roll: ) and feeding him in case he was hungry and put him back to bed like it was a night waking. No luck either. I really don't think he's waking out of hunger.