{"id":465,"date":"2012-05-22T11:51:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T18:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toddrsmith.com\/baby\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2018-08-13T12:40:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T19:40:12","slug":"tired-signs-delay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toddrsmith.com\/baby\/baby-sleep-tips-contents\/tired-signs-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired Signs? Don&#8217;t Delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1605 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/toddrsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/07\/baby-carriage_1381786211-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tired Signs - Don\u2019t Delay\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">How do you know when your baby is tired?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">When they start&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><em style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><strong>blinking<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"> more<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><em><strong>rubbing<\/strong><\/em> their eyes\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">getting <em><strong>fussy<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><em><strong>yawning<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><em><strong>glazing over<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\u00a0Those are signs that they are<em><strong> tired and ready for bed<\/strong><\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">I&#8217;d see this happen on the changing table right before bed with my kids. <em><strong>If we delayed<\/strong><\/em> our bedtime routine too far past this point, my kids would get <em><strong>a second wind<\/strong><\/em> and not go to sleep. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">So, it will take some careful observation to see when they start to show signs of getting tired &#8211; day after day &#8211; and then <em><strong>schedule<\/strong><\/em> their bedtime routine so that they start displaying tired signs &#8211; <em><strong>right before<\/strong><\/em> you are in the final steps of your routine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">If you start the routine too early &#8211; they may not be ready for sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><a title=\"Developing a Consistent Rhythm &amp; Routine\" href=\"http:\/\/toddrsmith.com\/baby\/baby-sleep-tips-contents\/developing-consistent-rhythm-routine\/\">&lt;\u00a0 Previous\u00a0Chapter <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a title=\"Baby Sleep Tips (Contents)\" href=\"http:\/\/toddrsmith.com\/baby\/baby-sleep-tips-contents\/\">Contents<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"Temperature and Humidity\" href=\"http:\/\/toddrsmith.com\/baby\/baby-sleep-tips-contents\/temperature-humidity\/\">Next\u00a0Chapter\u00a0 &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you know when your baby is tired? \u00a0When they start&#8230; blinking more rubbing their eyes\u00a0 getting fussy yawning glazing over \u00a0Those are signs that they are tired and ready for bed. 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