 Rise and Shine, NOT!
I feel your pain. Bella was getting up at 4:30 a.m. until she reached 10 months. Now she goes to bed at 8:00 p.m. and rises about 6:30 a.m. It has been a gradual change, it used to be 5:30. Now she will even go out and potty and then crawl back under the covers with us and sleep for an additional hour. At about 7:30 a.m. we give her a chewstick and she is content to sit on the bed and chew for about another hour. By 8:30 she's ready for us to be up, but at least we've been able to doze for an additonal two hours. I know how you feel. I was tired of getting up early and it seems like it's improved as she's gotten older. She's 14 months now.
Hang in there. I would take her out, move her crate into another room and let her whine. She'll learn and probably go back to sleep for awhile. The whining is just manipulation if she has all her other needs met. You don't need to feel guilty about letting her whine.
Keep us posted on how it goes. Good luck. |