Comments on: Bedtime routine and schedule

By: Jessica @ Mommy's Sippy Cup

Jessica @ Mommy's Sippy Cup — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:25:58 +0000

Davis, who is 8.5 months, has been sleeping through the night since about 2 months. For us, putting him on a schedule has been really important, as it gives my husband and I valuable time together. He gets his last feeding of the day at 7:30 and is in bed by 8pm. He will sleep until 8am. He also takes 2 separate naps during the day that are 2 hours each. The boy just likes his sleep and I’m sure not going to argue with him When it’s time for his nap time, he just wants his sleep. Quite amusing…and we love it!

By: babydickey

babydickey — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:15:34 +0000

Ryan is kind of on a nap schedule… he basically naps at the same time each day, but sometimes he’ll wake up too early and add an extra nap or something…

Eileen and Steph — Ryan does the same thing. We basically have to co-sleep because of that (otherwise I’d get no sleep) and until I go join him in the bedroom at night, I’m running back and forth every time he wakes up. I figure it’s a phase… so we do what we have to do. Like I said–he’s the boss!

By: Rene

Rene — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:28:32 +0000

I let Jack set his own schedule as well. Maybe at around two months or a little earlier, I noticed he was going to bed at 7:30 every night. I was putting him to bed whenever he was tired, and it started to be at the same time every night. So I made 7:30 his bed time. We go upstairs around 6:30, change into pj's, cuddle and read a book, and then I nurse him. This is the only problem I can see- he almost always falls asleep eating and that can turn into a bad habit. But schedule wise, this is the only way we can really do it right now. It could change once he starts on solids, but I'm really not all that worried about it. He eats again between 3:30am and 5, goes back to sleep, and wakes up at 7. I'm more concerned for naps. He isn't on a regular nap schedule. If he's tired, he sleeps, but it's not always at the same time and some days are better than others. I'm not sure if I should try and regulate this at all, but he's doing ok for now!

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:02:08 +0000

Eileen — my son is 15 weeks and is doing the exact same thing. What is going on? And is there anything to be done about it? I need some sleep!

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:48:58 +0000

Eli (who will be five months old tomorrow) usually sleeps for 10 hours at night. He goes to bed anywhere between 8:30–9:30, but we aim to have him in bed and sleeping before 9 p.m. We usually start getting him ready around 8:15. I give him a bath (he gets one every night since he goes to a daycare and I don’t one everyone’s germs on him overnight), lotion him up and we cuddle for a few minutes. Then I give him his last bottle for the night and we read a book (sometimes at the same time). If he drinks a bottle first and then we read a book, I let him have a pacifier during the book. And then I put him to bed… that’s it! He’s very easy and a very good sleeper — most nights, he goes to bed at 9 p.m. and we wake him up at 7 a.m.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:28:54 +0000

My daughter is 3 months old and put herself on a bedtime schedule. If she gets tired earlier I put her down earlier, but otherwise 7:30 it is. This part is easy, she goes to sleep relatively easy. It’s the middle of the night stuff now that is causing sleepless nights. She wakes up and then every time she goes back down, she wakes up 10 minutes later, uggh. She’s bf’ed so I nurse her back down, and then wide awake. We’re starting some serious sleep regression, and I don’t like it.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:12:39 +0000

I had never really though about how important routine is for babies. But my sister-in-law just had twin boys and they did an amazing job of getting them on a schedule. They now sleep through the night like champs. I am due in October and this is one lesson I will remember. I think you are absolutely right…let him set the schedule and then stick to it!