11 Month Old Baby Getting up Earlier and Earlier Every Morning

My son did this and we tried everything to get him to sleep more. Finally, on the suggestions of other moms, we tried putting him to bed earlier and it worked! We started putting him to bed at 7:00 instead of 7:30 and he started waking up in the morning at 6:30 or 6:45 instead of 5:30. It goes against all logic, but by moving his bedtime up by 1/2 hour, his wake time moved to an hour or more later.

You do not mention what time your daughter goes to sleep at night or how much she naps during the day. Is she well rested when she wakes at 6:15 or is she waking because she's hungry? Could you feed her and put her back down? Otherwise, you may need to adjust your daughter's nap schedules or cut one out if there are too many.

Our daughter-16 mo just did this. She used to go to bed at 7:30 and up by 7:30 and then earlier and earlier...now she goes to bed as early as 6:20-7:00 and sleeps til 7:30-8. Wierd.

I think at this age they start needing 11 hours of sleep at night instead of 12. My son who is 1 year started to wake up at 4:40-5:00AM and went to bed at 6:30PM. So we now put him to bed at 7PM and since then he is sleeping until 6:15ish.

My son did the same thing and I was told to put him to bed earlier and he'll sleep longer. It didn't work! I was told to let him stay up a little later. It didn't work! Some babies can be sleep trained easily and others can not. My son is only two and sleeps an average of 8.5 hours a night and likes to skip naps atleast twice a week. Play it by ear and try a few different things. You never know what will work for you.

I totally agree with the posters who say to move her bedtime up. It's so counterintuitive, but it seems to work. And in our house, we have a rule that babies do not get out of bed before 7 am. On the rare occasions that my son wakes up before the sun, I go in his room quietly and without speaking I give him a couple of books or a quiet toy and I leave. He doesn't fuss, and he's learned that he doesn't have to go back to sleep but he cannot get out yet. It works well for us - I actually think he likes the quiet-busy time to himself. Pick the wake up time that works for your family and go back to bed! :)

Also, at your daughter's age she still needs 12-15 hours of sleep a day.

My son began the same thing around that age. He used to wake up at 7 and now it's between 6-7am. It my situation, it has to do with his napping & bedtime schedule changing. He has transitioned to 1 nap now, plus an earlier bedtime. I have found that controlling wake up times are the hardest but it can help by making sure your child is well rested. (Earlier bedtime usually helps, especially if they've had short naps during the day). When he had 2 naps his bedtime was around 7. Now it's been pushed up as early at 5:30 sometimes.

I think you may find you'll have to try a few different things before you find what works and my advice is if you do try something new, give it a few days before changing it to see if your child adjusts.

Our second son, who is now almost 13 months, has started doing this in the past couple of weeks. He used to get up at 8:30, and now it is about 6:15. I know he is teething, and I am pretty sure this is what is causing him to get up earlier. A lot of times you can't see anything yet teeth wise and that is when they are in the most pain. So, that may be what is happening to her. Hopefully it will pass soon. I don't get my son out of bed until 7. He doesn't cry the whole time before then, but I am trying to not get him used to being up that early. If you do get her up, I would sit in a rocker or in her room somewhere and hold her until a later time. Don't feed her, play with her, etc. or she will get used to getting up then. Feed her at a time you would like her to eat, and see if after a couple of weeks she goes back to getting up later. Good luck!