The document provides three strategies for avoiding disruption to a baby's sleep schedule when daylight savings time ends: 1. Start early - Slowly shift the schedule by 10 minutes each day starting a week before the time change. 2. A quick shift - Expand each wake window by 10 minutes two days before the time change. 3. Stay the same - Maintain the current schedule and shift it twice a year for spring/summer and fall/winter.

1. ASK THE EXPERTS:
HOW TO AVOID
A DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
DISASTER
The end of daylight savings time is almost here.
A time that, before having children, meant an extra hour of sleep.
Now, you might be questioning why we turn the clocks back at all! Not
to fear though

2. STRATEGY #1:
START EARLY
The week leading up to the end of daylight savings,
slowly shift your little one’s schedule by 10 minutes
each day. Start by beginning your morning the Monday
before the time change 10 minutes later than normal.

3. For example
Let’s say your little one is 8 months and normally wakes up around 7:00am, has a three hour wake
time, therefore takes a nap around 10:00am and 3:00pm and has a bedtime of 7:00pm. The morning
you start the slow shift, you will wait to get her out of her crib until 7:10am.

4. It’s important that you wait the full 10 minutes
to start your morning, so that you are set up to
successfully push naps and bedtime 10 minutes
later as well. Your nap times will now be around
10:10am and 3:10pm with a bedtime of
7:10pm.
Remember

5. STRATEGY #2:
A QUICK SHIFT
Looking to speed things up a bit? Whether you like to do
things a bit more efficiently or don’t have enough time
to follow the method above, you can still prepare for the
time change! Two days prior to the end of daylight
savings, expand every wake window by 10 minutes.

6. For example
Let’s go back to your 8-month-old that normally wakes up around 7:00am and has a three-hour wake
time. On Friday, you will stretch each wake window to three hours and 10 minutes. Naps will now be
around 10:10am and 3:20pm, and bedtime at 7:30pm.

7. STRATEGY #3:
STAY THE SAME
There is one more option when it comes to adjusting to
the time change. That is, to do nothing! Some families
simply shift their schedule twice a year and maintain a
spring/summer schedule and a fall/winter schedule.

8. Your 8-month-old will now be going to bed at
6:00pm and waking up at 6:00am.
This means nap times will now be around
9:00am and 2:00pm. Then come daylight
savings in March, you will shift back to a
7:00pm bedtime with a 7:00am wake up time.
For example

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