Nothing like daylight savings to come along and mess things up! 😏
Don’t worry, we have got you covered!
When the clocks go backwards an hour, it can leave our little ones (and us) feeling a little out of whack, similar to the feeling of jetlag. This can also lead to an overtired bub and exhausted parents.
Our 6 day plan can help gradually prepare your little one for the upcoming changes.
Now, don't feel this is the ONLY way you can approach daylight savings ending, some parents will like to be proactive and try to prepare their little ones in the lead up, but others will be fine with just taking it as it comes.
If you prefer to just adjust on the day, then worst case scenario is you may find your little one wakes slightly earlier for a few days. If this is the case, then just ensure you stick to their awake windows and don’t allow them to become overtired. If they are under 6 months you could also use a bridging nap (short 10 min nap) to help them push out their day.
In our experience though, it does only take a few days to adjust, try to remain super consistent with routine and slowly shift it here and there if needed, don’t go pushing it out an entire hour as you will only end up with an overtired bub.
For those who would like to try and be proactive, here is our plan:
We want to start to prepare by slowly shifting your bubs naps/feeds/bedtimes by 10mins each day, over 6 days. You can also do 15mins over 4 days if your bub will tolerate bigger awake windows.
The below plan is based off a 7am wake, obviously not every child will wake at this time, so try to base it off whatever time your little one wakes and shift everything 10mins later. For example, if they normally feed at 10am, try to push it back to 10.10am.
Tuesday: 7.10am
Wednesday: 7.20am
Thursday: 7.30am
Friday: 7.40am
Saturday: 7.50am
Sunday: 7am (old 8am)
