I have been there. On those days where I would have considered selling them to the circus for pocket change, nothing much actually helped.
However, I have had good luck with dumping a toddler sleeping at the Wrong Time into the bathtub. Your mileage may vary.
I have also had them fall asleep at 5:30 and just sleep until tomorrow. So you may regret waking him by force.
As for the night wakings... ritual, ritual, ritual... and things he can do for himself... white noise, a favourite toy.
Oh, and my husband reminded me of how we convinced our elder one to give up one no longer required night feed. Three nights in a row, instead of me going in to nurse him, he went in and offered a bottle of plain water. There were howls of outrage and then he just stopped getting up then.
When they're smart - you've gotta be sneaky.
Good luck. Too soon you may actually be looking back on it with some small amount of wistfulness.
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Date: 2010-04-04 10:36 pm (UTC)However, I have had good luck with dumping a toddler sleeping at the Wrong Time into the bathtub. Your mileage may vary.
I have also had them fall asleep at 5:30 and just sleep until tomorrow. So you may regret waking him by force.
As for the night wakings... ritual, ritual, ritual... and things he can do for himself... white noise, a favourite toy.
Oh, and my husband reminded me of how we convinced our elder one to give up one no longer required night feed. Three nights in a row, instead of me going in to nurse him, he went in and offered a bottle of plain water. There were howls of outrage and then he just stopped getting up then.
When they're smart - you've gotta be sneaky.
Good luck. Too soon you may actually be looking back on it with some small amount of wistfulness.