THE AUTUMN CLOCK CHANGE WARNING
If your little one wakes at 5:00 AM today, Sunday 25th October, it will be 4:00 AM.
When the clocks go back an hour, morning wakeups shift earlier automatically. A 5 am start suddenly becomes a 4 am dawn alarm. Unless you reset the sleep pattern beforehand.
Early rising is rarely just about morning habits. It is governed by the full 24-hour sleep architecture: bedtime timing, nap quantity and spacing, and sleep pressure across the day.
EXPERT SLEEP ARCHITECTURE
How to systematically evaluate early rising before the shift
01
Bedtime Balance
Lack of sleep pressure going into the night from bedtime being too early causes early rising when your child has simply met their sleep needs.
02
Nap Distribution
A nap too close to waking cements early habits, while an afternoon nap ending too late steals overnight sleep pressure.
03
Morning Cues
Keep lights fully dimmed and delay morning feeds until the desired wake time to avoid setting a biological hunger clock at 4:30 AM.
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