Daylight Savings and Baby's Sleep Schedule

Well, it is that time of the year again after a long winter that we get to lose an hour of sleep this Saturday night March 14th as we turn the clocks ahead one hour.

How will this affect your little one? Well if s/he sleeps normally until 7:00 a.m. then you may hear him at around 8:00 a.m.

That may be an okay hour on Sunday but if you want to go back to 7:00 a.m. on a regular basis then you will have to make a one hour adjustment and wake your child at 6:00 a.m. daylight savings time on Sunday morning. During the day on Sunday try to keep the same nap schedule as usual and put your baby to bed at the regular time. This should allow him to make the time adjustment and be somewhat back on schedule on Monday morning.

It will be lighter now longer and so this may cause a little bit of havoc if the babies room has more light coming in earlier or later in the day. Room darkening shades maybe a worthwhile investment.

Have a great weekend!