Time Changes
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Daylight Savings Time Adjustment
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on March 8, 2007
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How do infants adjust to Daylight Savings Time changes? I have a 9 month old daughter who is pretty faithful at going to sleep each night at 8:00 pm and not too much ...
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- Just go with the new time. Kids and infants seem to adjust relatively quickly. I'll be happy mine is sleeping an hour later.
- My opinion (now you have all different suggestions) would be to slowly adjust her, maybe even starting today. Start putting her down 15 minutes/30 minutes earlier eac...
- A., I've wondered this, too. Our 20M old son is very good (so far *knock on wood*) at going to bed at 8:00pm. I guess I went through this in the fall with him whe...
Nervous About Daylight Savings Time
Asked by M.Q. from Dallas
on March 2, 2010
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I am getting nervous about the approaching time change. Last fall when we set the clocks back it really messed up my child's nap and bed time. It's amazing how one h...
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- The baby quite likely will maintain the same schedule before the change out of habit. Just keep to that. So if he slept at 1pm, just expect him to sleep at noon the ...
- Push everything forward 15 minutes every other day for the 8 days prior to the time change in the spring and then push everything back 15 minutes every other day for t...
- I read in a sleep book recently that you should try to adjust nap and bed times in the week leading up to the change by 15 min. each day. I guess if you moved the time...
Daylight Savings Time Problematic for Schedule?
Asked by M. from Dallas
on October 30, 2006
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I am a new mom to a wonderful 5 month old. Can any more experience moms give me advice on how to help transition my baby through daylight savings time?
She was going ...
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- She will adjust. I agree with the post about the later they go to bed the earlier they wake. I didn't believe it until I tried it. The more rested they are the bett...
- I had this same experience this weekend with my 8 month old. Typically she goes to sleep at 9:30 and sleeps til 7:30. Sunday night she went to sleep at 8:30 and was up...
- Hi M., From what I've read (and what I experience w/my daughter, who will turn 1 tomorrow), if you keep them up later, they will wake up earlier and be sleep depriv...
What to Do About Sleep Schedule When Daylight Savings Time Ends
Asked by E.W. from Columbia
on September 2, 2006
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I have an 11-week old little girl who is FINALLY starting to get on a good sleep schedule. I put her down every night between 8 and 8:30 and she gets up between 6 and ...
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- I grew up in Daylight Savings time and everyone has to adjust. It won't only effect her sleeping schedual but adults as well. It is an adjustment the first few days ...
- Hello Elizabeth My daughter is 7 months and my son is 14 years and I have always used the shades on the windows that block all of the light. You can get really niv...
- E., One other person commented to you about shades....I had the same issue with my son, we already had blinds up so I went to Wal-mart and bought curtains. His room is...
Daylight Savings Time Change Sleep Difficulties
Asked by L.B. from Seattle
on March 11, 2008
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Is anyone else having trouble with the daylight savings time change? We have an 8 month old beautiful boy who is having difficulty adjusting, especially at night. We ...
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- Hello. My suggestion would be to back his bedtime up by only 5 minutes a night till you get to the desired time. Also know that you can throw out almost everything you...
- It may have nothing to do with the daylight savings time change at all. However, sleep experts tell us that you shouldn't try to adjust bedtimes by more than about 15...
- It seems to work out best if you only try to change a young child's sleep schedule by 10-15 minutes per day. The 1 hour difference can be a big change for little guys,...
Daylight Savings Time Changes...and My Poor Baby Boy!
Asked by S.F. from Charlotte
on October 29, 2006
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Ok - I'll be the one to ask the question. What do you do with the time change? We have a schedule, and it's a GREAT one! This is great for us, as we have an older so...
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- I went through this with my daughter. Just stick to your schedule. He may be a little cranky for a few days while his body adjusts to the time change, but after that...
- What we are doing with and have done with our son (we also moved and changed times again!!) is we move everything up 15 minutes for a few days and then another 15 minu...
- We did the same thing that Judy does. I found that 15 minute increments was the easiest. (We did this when we moved from CA to VA as well.)
Daylight Savings Time
Asked by J.J. from Madison
on October 29, 2006
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Just wondering if any other moms have an easy way help a 9 month old adjust to the time change?
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- I actually use daylight savings time to my advantage. It especially helps now in the fall. I think if you stick to your normal routine that is best. Especially when it...
- I think it helps to try and keep on regular feeding schedule if possible and keep up late at night. It just takes time.
- You could try to bump back naptimes and bedtimes by about 15 minutes each day until it gets to the time you want it to be. My daughter has a tough time with this also....
Sleep Schedule and Daylight Savings Time
Asked by B.B. from San Francisco
on November 3, 2009
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Hi everyone. We are definitely having some issues with the daylight savings time change and our 7 month old's sleeping schedule. I'm sure i'm not alone. I'd love to he...
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- We also are having issues. My kids are 10,6, & 4 and still are struggling with the change. They are ready to go to bed an hour before their regular bed time (which wou...
- Hi B., I don't have any advice, just wanted to vent. My 18 month old was up at 4:52 this morning! He woke at 5:30 the day before and 5:06 the day before that! He i...
- Hopefully you've had success with this already. I just wanted to add that I read the following helpful tip about sticking to your children's regular sleep schedule and...
Traveling Across Time Zones with a Baby
Asked by A.C. from Cincinnati
on February 25, 2010
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My son is on a very strict schedule: he wakes up at 6:30 and has a snack to tide him over, eats breakfast at 7:30, has a snack at 10, lunch at 12, naps from 1-4, snack...
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- We regularly travel to AZ -- a 1 or 2 hour time difference depending on the time of year and dst. We've been doing this since he was 3 months old (he's now 5). My on...
- He will be a little older so it might not be as bad..... As for socializing, could you get a sitter if he needs to nap? or have the other folks come to wherever yo...
- Unfortunately, you're going to have to be a little flexible with his schedule. My son regularly travels two time zones (New Jersey to Colorado) to visit his grandpare...
Daylight Savings Time Causing Problems
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on March 10, 2009
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i wonder if anyone is experiencing any problems with the daylight savings time. here's my problem...
my son is now waking up at around 7:30am. before it used to b...
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- I don't have a chance to read all the responses, so if this is a double, I'm sorry! What we did with out 20 month daughter is woke her up early. We like her to go to...
- Hi C., Every year we have handled daylight savings over the course of at least four days. Each day, we move our son's bedtime 15 minutes earlier. When he was still ...
- I'm having the same situation with my son, however I'm loving it! I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn with him anymore! His naps are later... instead of 9 am a...
