Navigating Daylight Savings Like A Pro

Aaaaargh daylight savings. If you are anything like me, you are dreading that earlier wake up, especially if you have a chronic early riser (eeeek 6am will turn to 5am).

SO, what are we going to do? We have a couple of options on how to navigate this. You can be super proactive (ummm not me 😬), or you can take the reactive approach (oops I forgot it was daylight savings).

If you are a proactive human, heres what you can do:

The 4 days prior to the clocks changing, shift your babies whole routine by 15 minutes. This means shifting their wake up, meal times, nap times and bedtime. An example for a 12 month old routine is as follows:

Proactive Plan

Wednesday - (normal routine) 7:00am wake, 9:30am nap, 12:30pm nap, 7:00pm bedtime

Thursday - 7:15am wake, 9:45am nap, 12:45pm nap, 7:15pm bedtime

Friday - 7:30am wake, 10:00am nap, 1:00pm nap, 7:30pm bedtime

Saturday - 7:45am wake, 10:15am nap, 1:15pm nap, 7:45pm bedtime

Sunday - (clocks change at 2:00am) 7:00am wake, 9:30am nap, 12:30pm nap, 7:00pm bedtime

If you are like me and either completely forgot the clocks were changing or just got too busy to prepare, then have no fear, we have a plan B for you. Heres how the reactive approach is navigated with a 12 month old routine:

Reactive Plan

Sunday - 6am wake, 8:30am nap, 11:30am nap, 6pm bedtime

Monday - 6:15am wake, 8:45am nap, 11:45am nap, 6:15pm bedtime

Tuesday - 6:30am wake, 9:00am nap, 12:00pm nap, 6:30pm bedtime

Wednesday - 6:45am wake, 9:15am nap, 12:15pm nap, 6:45pm bedtime

Thursday - 7:00am wake, 9:30am nap, 12:30pm nap, 7:00pm bedtime

Remember to adjust your toddlers clock if you use one and not to mention some blackout blinds for that brighter morning.

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