Why 6pm Bedtimes Can Cause Early Rising in Toddlers

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Hey friend,

If your toddler’s been waking at 4:30am, you’ve probably been told the “fix” is an earlier bedtime—sometimes as early as 6pm.

But here’s the thing… for many older babies and toddlers, that just caps their night at 10–10.5 hours. Which means 6pm to 4:30am is actually perfectly logical for them. Not so perfect for you.

This week’s episode is a real-life 14-month case study. Marty was waking at 4:30am, on two naps, with a 10pm bottle, and parents were clinging to that early bedtime hoping for more sleep.

We show you exactly how we:

• Shifted to a short–long nap schedule so more sleep sat in the afternoon, not the morning
• Nudged bedtime later without tipping into overtired chaos
• Adjusted the 10pm bottle so it stopped “anchoring” the early waking
• Used quick environmental checks to make resettling more successful

The result? Later mornings, smoother nights, and parents who weren’t starting the day before sunrise.

Listen now — and if you know a friend stuck in the 6pm bedtime loop, forward this on.

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Big hugs & solid naps,
Sally + Bec 💤

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