False Start

My daughter is 11m old now and she has always had a false start at bedtime. Within the last 2 months she was doing a little better and some nights wouldn’t wake until an hour or 2.5hr after I put her down. A majority of the time she wakes up 45-50 minutes after she goes to bed I have tried everything between shorter and longer wake windows before bed, and adjusting naps. Has anyone else struggled with this? Will she just grow out of it eventually?

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When is her last nap? I’d bring it up. The last nap at my daughters daycare is at 4 and I always make sure she gets tired. She goes down by 8 and she is KO. Another thing I would do is to try and postpone bedtime thinking that she is not sleepy yet

@Francesca she gets up from her last nap at 330. I aim for a 3.5hr sometimes 4hr wake window before bed.

Is she putting herself to sleep or are you getting her fully to sleep and transferring to the crib? I think it’s much more common when babies are put down already asleep. I’m definitely guilty of this and my son will false start sometimes too.

@Monica she nurses to sleep. I put her to sleep on her floor bed then she will come into our bed halfway through the night. She nurses back to sleep throughout the night

Hey Ashley, I would recommend nursing her 20-30 min before bed and then put her to bed awake, not drowsy. My little guy is also 11 months and he has a 4+ hr wake window before bed. Sounds like she’s not tired enough. I have found the book Precious Little Sleep to be helpful. There’s also a Facebook group where you can get support from other parents (and the author of the book Alexis) on sleep questions.

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