? about jet lag and small children

[Karebear]

Hello

We just got back from our first family trip with our 5 month old--we went to the US Virgin Islands for Christmas and New Years which is a 4 hour time difference from San Francisco where we live. The baby did fine going there, but we have been back 4 days now and he is having trouble adjusting. We have a trip scheduled to WDW in March (he will be 8 months then) and I am thinking of cancelling just because of the 3 hour time difference and the problems that we are now having. Any advice or input on how to get him back on track? He was sleeping through the night, but now wakes up crying every hour and then I have to put him back to sleep. I really would like to go in March but don't want to "rock the boat" too much. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[NotUrsula]

I'd give it at least 2 weeks before you decide to cancel. The kids in my family, who travel from the US to the UK often, tend to start out adjusting at the rate of about 1 day per hour of time difference, so it usually takes babies a week to get back to normal. IME, the adjustment gets shorter as they get older.

Also, be aware that when kids start teething they have a tendency to stop sleeping through the night for awhile; the pain can keep them awake. That's probably not the issue at 5 months, but it could be later on.