Spring Forward
Yesterday I was a bit nervous that the time change would really mess with Thomas’ schedule. That the one hour difference would be really difficult for wake-up, feedings, nap times etc.
Well the end of the day has come and gone and I am surprised to say that the time change went much smoother than I thought. In fact, the day went really smoothly. Thomas slept past 9am, ate a decent amount, went down for a nap two hours after waking up, and slept for almost 90 minutes. Thomas was even so tired again that he slept for nearly two hours in the afternoon.
He had no problem going down for bedtime after his bath.
Perhaps the spring time-change is much easier on kid’s schedules than the fall time-change.
Any parents care to share? Is fall harder?
This is quite an awesome article. I never would’ve thought about the time change with regards to the affects on babies. I definitely have much to learn, but, perhaps the day will come when I’m a Dad! Nonetheless, awesome article. I learned quite a bit from your experience.
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I can’t really tell whether the time change has ever had an effect on either of my kids. I tend to think other things that happen to them (teething, being sick, growing up, being bored) probably have a larger impact than the springing forward or falling back of the clock. Kids just like to keep me guessing
The fall time change is horrible for us because our son follows his internal clock and wants to sleep at the same time every night no matter what. I expected this spring to be no different. But he went to bed with no trouble and even woke up at a decent time. I hope this is a trend. Glad to hear it went well for your family too!
I’m hoping the “grumpiness” of my kids can be blamed on the time change and not sickness. We’ve a had doosey of a day today! Thanks for stopping by my site! Many blessings to you!
The “fall back” was horrible for us! We’ve got twins and of course, they were both up at the time their clocks told them to be. We were up for “the day” at 4 a.m., several days in a row. I shudder to think of it. Too soon. Too soon. lol
Yikes, I’m feeling for Jodie! My 2 and 3 year-olds prove extremely resilient. They have adapted seamlessly–and even did so with a 3-hour time difference when we vacationed last fall. (Maybe because the long flight tired them and effectively reset their internal clocks.) It’s ME that has trouble!
Nicely done!! The time change is always the worst when they are itty bitty. Nothing like going to bed knowing you’ll be waking up at 4:30 the next day.
I love the pic with Thomas investigating the inner workings of the bucket! The time chance did not go quite so well for Maddie, but it was really my fault!
It amazes me how kids can adjust to things so much easier then we as adults can! Love the picture with the bucket on the head! Cutest thing ever!
Wow, you’re so lucky your kiddo has such awesome naps! When my daughter was that age, she’d nap 2-3 times a day, but only 30 min each.
Luckily we dont do daylight savings in China, so no need to worry about that. But with all our travels, we do often have to deal with jetlag, kind of a similar problem. Best thing to do, I’ve found, is to take it slow and dont force it. Hope fall goes well for you too!
mine seemed to be fighting against going to bed when its 10 pm but actually 9 pm. the baby had a harder time yesterday the first day. i was blaming the time change on his behavior.
I’d say that the time change was harder on me than it was on Thomas.
What I have discovered in the last two years: It’s not the Spring ahead… it’s the Fall back that gets ya! At least that’s how it’s been for us. I was a little worried Sunday and Monday about getting her to sleep early enough. She’ll go to bed but she’s not settling down yet. But we’re past the stage of me having to be constantly running up to her room!
I had a feeling… I’m going to keep an eye out in the fall! Thanks Jen!
I think it depends on your kids and how old they are. I have an 17 month old who was so religous with her bedtime – this has been a really tough week for us! I think whether it is springing ahead or falling behind, if you child is used to something, it’s going to take a fews days (week) to adjust! But that is what parenthood is all about right? Making adjustments?
Indeed things change day-to-day or week-to-week for us. Thomas is pretty set in his schedule but perhaps the fact that he is usually tired at 7pm and we keep him awake trying to get him to stay awake until 8pm was what made the transition so easy.
Thanks for the reply!