Anyone else up early?

[Fuschia]

Once I get up at the crack of dawn I can look at what all the grown up people posted on FB etc after I went to bed (need early nights atm!) but then the whole world is in the land of nod for HOURS!

Well, except for the cbeebies presenters. I guess they are in bed at 7.30pm every night :-)

[Belle]

me! Better than yesterday when he woke up at 5...Couldn't sleep last night because of husband snoring though...

[Helen GV]

every day....

[The Nappy Lady]

Me too! Alarm call from baby C at 6.20 today - of course being a weekend she couldn't do what she did yesterday and go to past 7am......just made it downstairs with a cup of tea.

M

xx

[Fuschia]

M always stirs from about 5, good days she goes back off again till 7, bad days she leaps out of bed right away. Though I seem to recall T was awake from 2-3 or something ungodly.

Yawn.

[Fuschia]

PS Mr F is sure early waking is a side effect of breastfeeding... all evidence to show him it's just a toddler thing would be much appreciated!! Neither of our boys have been really early wakers, it's just M (fron that angle might be a very good thing bump is probably another boy)

Still at least it's not dark and cold this time of year.

[The Nappy Lady]

Why do you think bump is a boy F?

[Fuschia]

I asked when we had our emergency scan the other day... they can usually tell from 16 if they get a good view (we are 16w tomorrow) and though he wasn't 100% sure he said he thought a boy. We don't mind either way anyway.

[Belle]

Well mine wasn't bf and despite some 'golden' days of 7/7.30am wakings (rare and lovely) he's generally an early waker. So there's an anecdotal rebuttal! Def the stirring at 5 - and then it's hit and miss if he goes back.

Yes - why do you think a boy? And how are you feeling now?

[Belle]

aah I see - and they do say harder to get it wrong if it's a boy (!)

[Fuschia]

I'm feeling Ok now!! (Glad to say) though trying not to lift anything too heavy (yeah right!!)

[Pecanpie]

My lot had an exciting evening, went to bed late and are all still snoozing. I work up at 6 as usual and have been twiddling my thumbs since.

Its quite nice to be looking forward to them waking up all warm and dozy.

[prdarling]

I'm up too. Number 1 son woke at 6.40 which is annoying as he's never up before 7.30 on a weekday. Pleased to hear everything's OK with you Fuschia

[Fuschia]

Blech we have already done painting and the subsequently required bath.

[Belle]

that's quite impressive - I have relied upon cbeebies until now when we've launched into breakfast - have already had a fight with some Oats so simple ending in disaster, and then tried to slice bread from breadmaker only to realise it's not done yet, so have a slightly irritable toddler chewing soggy bread at the moment.

[The Nappy Lady]

Seriously impressed, afraid I am NOT a morning person so children have to pretty much entertain themselves - or I use Auntie CBeebies if all else fails til the caffene kicks in!

So glad you are feeling better F, didn't think they could/would tell that early, very cool.

Everyone up now, including DH so off to sort breakfast, have a lovely day.

M

[Fuschia]

Mine unfortunately don't really sit and watch cbeebies consistently. I put them in their highchairs and drag breakfast no 1 out for as long as possible followed by books in their chairs then they started asking for paint.. is Ok as long as there is NO RUNNING AROUND! And the bath is very close by in our flat, luckily. Somehow, getting messy is their VERY FAVOURITE THING. Ds 1 was the same.

I must say it's very peaceful until aforementiined DS1 gets up, anyway.

[ryedalema]

We've all been up since 6.10 - I know that as we're training older child in a Pavlovian way with her new alarm clock. She's not allowed out of bed until it rings (when she gets to turn it off) and we're putting it back by ten minutes every few days - it's working a treat. I've an extra 30 mins so far.

Youngest one on the other hand has had me up since 4-something-ungodly.

And when I say all - of course my husband is still in bed.

(Sounds of gnashing teeth and Mum/wife putting Deep Heat in his budgie smugglers!)

(PS - he doesn't wear budgie smugglers - the words just make me giggle :))

[Fuschia]

Mr F usually gets up first actually but after a particularly early 5am start yesterday he was looking a bit peaky last night. Plus I went to bed at a very sensible 930 but I suspect he was playing computer games till the early hours.

[Pickle]

Yep, early rising in this house at the moment too. Although C, bless him, just sits in his bed and yells "I'm awaaaaaake" at gradually increasing dynamic until we go through to him - you'd think at 3.5 he would have worked out he can get out of bed by himself?! Long may it last. His room is really bright, despite all my attempts at blackout, so he's been waking really early. This morning I fobbed him off with a pile of books which he sat and looked at for about 45 minutes, so not too bad.

M has been waking at around 5:30am, but generally a nappy change and a bleary eyed parent telling her it's still nighttime keeps her quiet for another hour.

There's a lot to be said for winter and dark mornings!

[Fuschia]

DS1 of course is still asleep (along with his dad) but his godmother is taking him out for the day and due here at 930 so I think I may have to go and wake him up... he's only 7, evidence that early rising is only a short term thing.

[GinaG3]

You'll have to tell him, I have a breastfeeding daughter who wakes between 10-11am so.. 'what a load of pants' (Ha)

Better early mornings anyway, then like me you don't have a 16 month old running around till 12am while you have your eyes prised open with matchsticks. Ho hum..

Fuschia Wrote:

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> PS Mr F is sure early waking is a side effect of

> breastfeeding... all evidence to show him it's

> just a toddler thing would be much appreciated!!

> Neither of our boys have been really early wakers,

> it's just M (fron that angle might be a very good

> thing bump is probably another boy)

>

> Still at least it's not dark and cold this time of

> year.