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I have this fantasy that one day, there is a "6" at the beginning of the number on the clock when I wake up, instead of a 5 (or less...). Cleo is just 16 weeks, so this is probably premature, and I should probably be very very grateful that she has made it through the night 99% of the time since we brought her home at 11 weeks. She goes to bed at 9:30 and gets up anywhere from 4:55am (ffs) to 5:30, at which point I throw a party because it's after 5. The vet suggested i try letting her "cry it out" for a bit if she gets up before 5:30, but I think she needs to go, or she wouldn't be up, so i hesitate about that (and plus if she's going to bark and bark, no one else will be able to sleep, so what's the point?). I don't go into her while she's barking though, I always wait for a lull.
I've tried keeping her up later, but she is clearly ready for bed at 9:30, displaying typical toddler overstimulation behavior, and she drops off very quickly when i put her in her crate. (In fact later to bed seems to work against sleeping later--or at least it did last night, when she was up past 11, probably because we had visitors.)
She does nap a lot during the day, a long nap both in mid-morning and late afternoon. (I try to not let her nap past 5:30pm, but I hate to wake her up!) So I realize this is probably going to have to be her schedule for a while. I guess i'm just looking for some reassurance that she will eventually sleep later. If only i could go to sleep at 9:30, I might not be so exhausted!
I've tried keeping her up later, but she is clearly ready for bed at 9:30, displaying typical toddler overstimulation behavior, and she drops off very quickly when i put her in her crate. (In fact later to bed seems to work against sleeping later--or at least it did last night, when she was up past 11, probably because we had visitors.)
She does nap a lot during the day, a long nap both in mid-morning and late afternoon. (I try to not let her nap past 5:30pm, but I hate to wake her up!) So I realize this is probably going to have to be her schedule for a while. I guess i'm just looking for some reassurance that she will eventually sleep later. If only i could go to sleep at 9:30, I might not be so exhausted!