[LilMomma83]

I wasn't sure how to title this.

My 7wk old has had a pattern for about a month of sleeping until about 11:30am if I lay in bed with him. He often gets really out of sorts if he gets woken up before then.

I like to get up at 7:30ish so that we can be out of the house by about 9:30 most days.

Sometimes I can feed him and put him in his swing with the music on as loud as it goes and he stays asleep, but I can't leave him in our bed because I'm worried he will roll off, and he doesn't like to bed in a crib once it is light outside.

Then once we are finally ready to go I put him in his carseat and he cries.

Any different ideas? (other than staying in bed with him until he is ready to get up, although I understand that is probably best for him - it really just is not going to work most days).

 

[tolovemercy]

he probably won't roll off the bed at 7 wks. I'd leave him there and sneak out, and put a few pillows around the edges as barriers for peace of mind.

 

[ATruck]

I doubt he will roll off, either. Put pillows near the edges. My 7 month old still stays put and can stay in bed alone.. not sure for how much longer, though, although I have been saying that for months.

 

[alegna]

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Originally Posted by tolovemercy he probably won't roll off the bed at 7 wks. I'd leave him there and sneak out, and put a few pillows around the edges as barriers for peace of mind.

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-Angela

 

[Justmee]

Get a bed rail, put it on the bed, and enjoy your morning free time. Soon you will be writing us "My baby wakes up at 5:00 every morning, what can I do to help him sleep in to a decent hour of 7:30"

 

[kaspar]

can we trade babies?

kidding!

i can only recommend putting pillows around the edge of the bed, and enjoying a big breakfast with a few newspapers to read while you have the chance!

 

[Marlet]

My 2 year old still has yet to roll off the bed and she's a very active sleeper.

That said, let him sleep! DD sleeps until about 10:30 (regardless of what time she goes to bed though we all hit the hay at about 10:30) and I adore it. If I manage to get up before her I can et things done around the house without her "help". Plus she's ORNRY if she is woken up sooner. She doesn't nap so she really needs the few extra hours. She will occasionally wake up earlier but it's not too common.

I am a total believer in the let sleeping babies lie at this point.

I know this is Life with a Babe but wanted to reply anyway.

DH has been trying to get me to wake her up around 8ish forever and I refuse to do it. Do not tempt the fates I say!

 

[nataliachick7]

oh man, ENJOY this time. pretty soon he will be up at 6 am every day and you will be wiped out from chasing a crawling/walking baby ALL DAY LONG.

 

[kdtmom2be]

My babe is almost 7 weeks as well, and also likes to sleep in the mornings. I try to keep her up when she wakes to feed around 7am... we nurse and change back into cloth diapers and cuddle and rock. Usually I get 1-2 hrs before she's out again until almost noon. You're lucky though because no matter what we do, she only sleeps 15-20 min stretches for the rest of the day unless she's held until she's solidly asleep!

Oh, a the rolling, I roll up a hand towel and wedge it next to her if I think she could roll off, she can barely roll, she can't roll over the towel too... yet! otherwise she's in the middle of the king bed.

 

[moonbeam7627]

We have had this issue in our house too. I thought that maybe the reason dd would not get up and stay up earlier was because I was boring her. Then when I tried doing things she fell asleep on me. But I did find that she needed me there to stay asleep, but still seemed to need the sleep. So I started getting her when she woke the first time and wore her while I did as much as I could. Now that she's bigger I can do less with her in the sling so she just has to either get up when she wakes or deal with sleeping without me after 9am most mornings. Of course it is nice to have the excuse to stay in bed extra late.