Time Changes: Infant
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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.)
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 Change Torture
Asked by M.S. from Syracuse
on November 13, 2008
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We are having a really hard time with the daylight savings time change. My son is 22 months and I have a 9 month old daughter as well. They are both very loud when the...
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- Let him stay up at least until 9 if you want him to get up later. My son two and daughter 11 months went through this briefly this year. My little girl woke at 3:30-...
- put him to bed later and really try to stimulate him in the evenigs, either by dancing to burn off any energy, take a brisk walk etc...
- Hi, I was wondering if maybe you should move the bedtime to a later time. Maybe try starting at 7:30 so he is asleep by 8 pm or maybe even later. This way, he will s...
Advice for Air Travel with Infant
Asked by M.D. from San Francisco
on December 19, 2007
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Hello all!!
I have a question regarding air travel and sleep on vacation for other mom's out there. I am planning to take my 8 month old on two vacations in Februa...
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- A couple of years ago we took our son to Texas for vacation when he was 9 mos old and earlier this year we went to Texas again with our 2 sons (2 yrs and 3 mos). I st...
- Hi, M.. When my son was 1 yr. old we traveled to Florida, we brought his car seat with us so we got him a separate seat. When we traveled to Hawaii (he was 2 yrs. ol...
- Don't worry! It'll be great, and well worth it to have a lovely vacation. Nursing or bottlefeeding always makes my daughter fall asleep on the plane. If your baby u...
Jet Lag and Infant
Asked by N.N. from Fresno
on September 29, 2008
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I am planning a trip to the other side of the US in one week. I have a 5 month old daughter. I have been reading all the important travel recommendations from other mo...
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- When we traveled to the east coast with an infant we tried to keep my son's feeding schedule as close to normal as possible. We were only there for 6 days and it was ...
- We live in CA and when we spent last Christmas in Wisconsin to visit my husband's family we kept our son (then 15 months) on PST (West Coast time). All of his meals an...
- It will take a few days to adjust. If you are feeding her on the plane, count that as the feeding time and them count ahead to the number of hours between meals. We...
