Do your children

[wvjules]

sleep a lot during growth spurts? DD has been falling asleep really early this week. I attribute it to a growth spurt. Anyone else's kids do this?

 

[nkjzmom]

YES!!! And sometimes their legs hurt so I'll rub them for them but it usually lasts just a few days.

Then again, DH can fall asleep at any time and I'm sure he's not growing anymore! (Except maybe around )

 

[SeaShelley]

YES! And it's usually following by eating me out of house and home! My son is going through this now.....I keep telling him he must have a hollow leg!

 

[christinou]

mine also get grumpy, maybe from being tired more easily.....

 

[dizneenut]

Yes, and like SeaShelley said, they also eat me out of house and home!

 

[CathyCanada]

Definitely!! Patrick is sleeping lots (at 14) and is already 5'9"!
CC

 

[cruisnfamily]

I'm having the opposite problem!

DS7 is waking up sooooo early these days! Last night I let him stay up really late (11pm) in hopes of breaking this cycle, but NO, he was up at 7am. It's making us crazy. He used to sleep about 10-11 hours but now he sleeps only about 8 hours for the last 3 weeks or so. This means on school mornings he's up VERY early and cuts into me and DH watching the news in the morning. How do I break this cycle?

 

[Serena]

My girls did that too. Both sleeping and eating a lot right before they grew a couple inches. lol

 

[d.kurz]

Originally posted by Sonya Francisco
I'm having the opposite problem!

DS7 is waking up sooooo early these days! Last night I let him stay up really late (11pm) in hopes of breaking this cycle, but NO, he was up at 7am. It's making us crazy. He used to sleep about 10-11 hours but now he sleeps only about 8 hours for the last 3 weeks or so. This means on school mornings he's up VERY early and cuts into me and DH watching the news in the morning. How do I break this cycle?

I have an early riser, too. She's 14 now and getting better. I am NOT a morning person so I taught her to entertain herself/get herself a simple breakfast at a REALLY young age. Although re-reading your post, I'll bet his situation is temporary. I HOPE so!!!

 

[Buckalew]

It is hard to tell with DD. Bedtime is 8:00. She is up at 6:30 on school days and about 7 on weekends.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I used to sleep 15 hours a day, and look at me.

 

[wvjules]

She must have been really tired. Shd didn't get up until 10:00 this morning. Of course, neither did I. I'm not a morning person at all!!!

She usually goes to bed at 10 or 10:30. She doesn't have any problems getting up in the mornings, but she doens't have to get up until 7:30 or 7:45. I'm not a strict bedtime person. She knows when she's tired and ready for bed and we've never had any problems.

 

[cindala]

Well, I'm sure they are done with their growth spurts, but I have 2 teen DD's that sure sleep alot!

 

[aprincessmom]

DD is typically an early bird but when she's having a growth spurt, she sleeps til about 7:30 or 8. Which is like heaven to me!

And she gets "growing pains" in her joints.