u/MedicalElection7493

window A/C and blacking out room.

how to black out room with a window ac? light leaks in on the sides. i have a black shade and curtain but obviously when AC is on, i can’t cover it.

my 18 month old is already a chronic early riser and sensitive to light.

i’m confused on my 18 month old.

for example, two days ago his schedule was like this

saturday 8pm fell asleep
sunday woke up 5:08am
kept in bed until 6:30 (like i do every day) he just stares and rolls around.
nap 12-1:50
sunday bedtime 8pm

monday wake up 6:15am!
nap 12-2:15
bedtime 8pm

woke up today at 4:30am?????

why do two almost identical sleep days have one extremely early wake up and one normal wake up?

he’s always been like this. i can’t figure it out. he wakes more consistently at 5/5:30 but has those 6/6:30 wake up days with no schedule difference. it’s been like this for a year, through all sorts of schedule changes. i always keep him in bed until 6:30 and clearly that hasn’t helped. i’ve moved nap up and down, cut nap, pushed bedtime, moved bedtime up. i’m EXHAUSTED. no child should be up for the day at 4:30am.