Since the time change DD1 (22 months) has been going to bed by 8. It's been working out nicely since she gets more time with MH after work.
DD2 (8 weeks) has been doing a 5 hour stretch this week from about 10pm-3am. I'd ideally like to move bedtime much earlier. We have no routine just nurse and rock to sleep.
At this age DD1 was sleeping 9pm-6am. I had a magic unicorn for a sleeper apparently.
I hope there's a point to this thread 😂 or I'm just talking to myself. I guess I'm just looking to see where everyone else is at for sleeping and routines.
@orangcrush bedtime is anyway from 9-10 pm for us, I wish it was earlier. DD usually gets up once at night. Sometimes we've gotten a 7 hr hr stretch other times it's 4 or 5. So sometimes she doesn't wake up after that until 830 or 9 am depending. If she wakes up earlier in the morning I think she could possibly go down earlier in the evening. I kind of end up going by how many feedings she's at for the day, after the 6th feeding of the day it's time to start getting ready for bed. I wish I could remember when bedtime starts becoming earlier but the moms on call app says she should be waking up at 7 am and going to sleep at 830 pm, I'm just not able to make the 7 am wakeup happen consistently everyday.
I'm glad my memory about when DS1 started to sleep well or consistently is fuzzy. It helps me take each day as it comes. I know it was after 9 mo we got to no wake ups though so anything earlier than that is a win with DS2.
DS1 has had a consistent bedtime routine since he was a baby which takes around 20min. Starts with a bedtime banana 5min before we head to his room. Bath or wash hands and face (alternate nights), brush teeth, potty. Change into pullups and pjs. Read a story in his chair for 5min, turn on night light, into bed, cuddle, say good night, sit by his bed for 2 min before leaving the room. He may be asleep or awake when we leave. Before DST/our trip we were starting this 7.15pm and he'd always be asleep by 8pm. Awake between 6-7am.
For H, I've set a fairly consistent bedtime no matter how he's napped in the afternoon. Sometimes he can be awake for a couple of hours and other times I'll wake him from a nap to do bedtime which works just as well. Basically, starting at around 6.30pm I do a daiper change and give his medicines before a bath or wash (alternate nights) and pjs. He nurses then i swaddle and put him in bed with his paci and say goodnight. One of us might have to go back and replace the paci a couple of times but he's usually asleep by 7.30pm for his long stretch (5-9hours). He's up for the day between 6 and 7am too no matter how many MOTN feeds.
Post by peaseblossom55 on Mar 18, 2017 3:42:53 GMT -5
We bring E up to the nursery change and fees her. If she is sleepy after the bottle we just swaddle her and put her down.
This past week she has needed rocking for like an hour to an hour and a half to fall asleep and fights us every step of the way. Tonight I want to try a bath before bed.
Ds goes to bed around 6:30/7. After he's in bed I get the baby ready. She gets a bath or face washing, diaper, and pjs. Then I swaddle her before I feed her. One of us will hold her upright for a bit. So from about 8-1:30/3 is her first stretch.
Ds goes to bed around 6:30/7. After he's in bed I get the baby ready. She gets a bath or face washing, diaper, and pjs. Then I swaddle her before I feed her. One of us will hold her upright for a bit. So from about 8-1:30/3 is her first stretch.
Post by heybulldog56 on Mar 18, 2017 10:11:12 GMT -5
Things have been rocky thanks to DST but this is our regular routine: We all go upstairs around 7-7:15. Dh does bath, teeth brushing, and pajamas with DS1 while I either bathe or just wipe B down and change him for bed. Then we switch: Dh takes B into our room for a bottle while I do book and bed with DS1. He is (ideally) asleep by 8:15 but lately it's been closer to 8:45-9. B falls asleep anywhere from 9-10. Things will probably change once I return to work and have to get both boys up early.
I think I'll try to put the baby down earlier, last night I did 8pm, but she was up again at 10pm to eat. But she treated that like a MOTN feeding and went right back down again til 4. Lately she's been so fussy that she needs to be held which is why she was up so late. I just saw on my wonder weeks app she's entering a leap so I bet that's why.
Post by vlagroupie on Mar 18, 2017 20:40:47 GMT -5
This seems relevant here...I tried to put baby down earlier tonight, she fell right to sleep then 30 mins she's back up. It's like she knew I was getting settled to go to bed early ugh.
Post by thelittleredm on Mar 19, 2017 6:33:17 GMT -5
It's not really set. Before DST happened, W would go down around 9 consistently. We're trying to work our way back to that but it seems that 10 or 11 is happening more than even 9:30.
Post by weeklyplanner on Mar 19, 2017 8:25:39 GMT -5
DD has fallen into her older brother's bedtime routine nicely. Around 6:15-6:30pm we head upstairs and they each get a bath. DS gets a story and is in bed at 7pm. Then, I swaddle DD, put on her white noise machine and nurse her to sleep. Most nights, she sleeps 7:30-1am or so. Sometimes she wakes around 10 or 11 for a feed. She sleeps in her crib for the first stretch and then moves into the bassinet in our room after.
But, after 1am...she's usually up at 3am, 5am and 7am. So, she's giving a long stretch, but then it goes to shit. Praying she drops some of these wake ups soon. I'm so tired.
For DS1, bath time around 7:30 and then we go to his room to listen to music until he falls asleep. If he didn't take a nap that day, he's usually asleep by 8ish. If he did nap, much later.
For W, the nightly scream fest is taking precedence over any form of bedtime routine. We usually just let him fuss/feed until around 11 when he finally falls asleep.
Our bed time starts between 7-730. I bathe every other day(ish), change, lotion then turn on white noise, swaddle then nurse to sleep. Lately she doesn't finally fall asleep for real until close to 11. Before that she'll fall asleep nursing but wake up as soon as she's put down. Last night on the final wakeup I jiggled happiest baby style til she fell asleep and she STTN once she was down. Wakeups have been happening anywhere from 3-5am when they do happen and can be 90+ minutes, then she wakes up between 7-8. If we have nowhere to be in the morning, she'll usually fall back asleep for me to have my coffee in peace or doze off again.
It's all over the place. Last night he was asleep for the night at 11, the night before at 9. No matter what he wakes up between 5/6. Then goes back to sleep till 830/9.
I always do a feed around 10/1030, if he's awake or not.
Post by judyblume14 on Mar 21, 2017 16:14:42 GMT -5
DD1 is 2.5yo.
6:30 - Dinner. Baby fusses. 7:15 - We go upstairs. DH gives DD1 a bath and gets her ready for bed. I take baby into nursery for feeding and quiet time. 7:45 - DD1 and H come into nursery to say a prayer and give hugs and kisses. 7:45-10:30ish - Baby is fussy. I nurse. Get frustrated, give baby to DH. He rocks her, and sways, and swings. Gets frustrated, give her back to me. I nurse and rock.. give her to DH...repeat until she finally goes to sleep.
Ours can only be described as a hot mess!! DS1 goes to bed at 7/7:30 and he's easy, brush teeth, nappy and PJs maybe a story before lights out and in to bed. He's asleep in 20 mins. DS2 screams and does not want to be put down from 5 onwards and my Partner is no F-ing help at all. The only way he sleeps is being held until out of it and then I can put him down for the night and he will wake up once in the night. But its 9pm before I can free myself from him and its slowly killing me. He will not fall asleep sucking the paci and daddy doesn't know how to hold him in any comfortable way to get him to sleep. And most nights he just leaves me too it as it all falls apart. DS2 doesn't nap well in the day either and DS1 refuses to nap now.
Post by weeklyplanner on Mar 23, 2017 10:28:33 GMT -5
otepoti Hang in there. It's so hard to have a high needs infant. So damn hard. I know it's months away, but just remember it will get better as he gets older.
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