Bed times

[mightybee]

I'm curious about when our kids are going to bed these days.

When is bedtime? When do they actually fall asleep?

[junkytrunk]

9 is bedtime now. He somehow weezled it that late. Sometimes it takes an hour and sometimes 10 min.

[mightybee]

8:30-9 over here. He usually falls asleep pretty quickly at bedtime, naps are another story.

[britbratjf]

We take Dagny up at 8pm (sometimes 7:45 if she skipped a nap or seems super tired). Read a couple books and lights out by 8:15/8:30 at the latest. No clue how long it takes her to go to sleep. She's quiet after lights out.

[heatherbee]

I don't want the PB curse by typing it and then it changing, but both kids are in bed at 7:00 and fall asleep within 5 minutes.

Edit: my kids are both up by 6-6:15 (often 5:30) because they have to be out the door by 6:50. So any later for bedtime means they are monsters for DC.

[MissMusic]

Jun 9, 2015 18:50:13 GMT -5 junkytrunk said:

9 is bedtime now. He somehow weezled it that late. Sometimes it takes an hour and sometimes 10 min.

This.
We try to do 8, 8:30 at the latest, but DH has been putting her to bed and he's a pushover.  She'll lay awake for a long time.  Last night it was 9:50pm before she zonked out.

[vanessalc]

9-9:30 he hits the mat usually asleep by 10

[Riverdong11]

845-9pm we're putting him in bed. For the first time. 1030-11pm he's finally asleep after coming out of his room 10,000 times and pitching a fit so big you'd swear we were physically torturing him.

I hate bedtime.

[justbeth]

We aim for 8:30, it's usually 9. I don't really know when she falls asleep, but we don't hear much out of her after we lay her down.

[somethingcleverer]

8 ish. We start bedtime around 7pm with bath and book. We put them in their rooms around 8 and they are usually asleep around 8:30.

[laurski81]

We start his shower between 8:30-9pm. He is laying in bed for books between 9-9:30. If we try to start any earlier it's a nightmare and not worth the fight.

[xanthepants]

Usually asleep by 9:15-9:30. We start the process by 8.

[sarahandeddie]

During the school year it was 8. Avery tended to take 45min or more to fall asleep. DD#1 was out within 5 minutes.

Now that summer has hit and we're in the process of moving bed time has been crazy lately. I try to get it as close to 8 as possible but it's been closer to 9/9:30 this past week or so.

[bantyrooster]

8:30-9. We have scored lastly with his need to win. If he fights us we tell him we will fall asleep first or snore louder and he has his bum in bed so quick. He thinks its hilarious to snore the loudest.

[mommymadness]

We usually try and keep it at 830 but he is getting excellent at procrastinating. He has pushed his popping schedule back so now he has to sit on the pot and perfect his man poop! Takes him a good 5 mins. Even if he doesn't even need to poop!!! I'd say he is closer to 930 before he falls asleep.

[sarasansh]

MH takes him up for bath around 8 and I go up for stories around 8:30. When we're on schedule it's lights out around 8:50. Lately with school being over and we've been out doing stuff...so tonight it was like 9:40. I have no idea how long it takes him to fall asleep. It's very rare for us to hear him after we leave the room.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

We start bath around 8:00. He used to be a great sleeper, now he is a master procrastinator. He usually falls asleep sometime between 9:30 and 10.

[roo1582]

We start bedtime a little after 7 usually. Andrew is usually asleep around 7:30/7:45 after he eats. By the time Kayleigh is ready for bed and has read her 3 books, she's usually in bed around 8:15. Most nights it doesn't take long for her to fall asleep. I would say usually 5-10 minutes.

Edit:  Kayleigh wakes up at 5am usually and Andrew is up around 7am.

[babywinks]

Somewhere between 7 and 8 - depending on her nap. Jack is almost always in bed by 7:15 and is out within a fee minutes or so. Abby usually falls asleep within 15-20 minutes but once in a while it is longer. We are typically up by 6:15 at the latest. DH and I like this schedule pretty well as he will get up and work out, and I am lame and go to bed early.

[tribute17]

We do bath and books starting at 7:00 or so. I can now leave his room without him being fully asleep so he is usually in bed by 7:45. I leave at 8:00 or so and then he is asleep by 8:30. Itsgettinghatderthis summer because it is so light out. It is getting pushed back a little more it now he is up closer to 6:00 and not 5:30.

[jennmm]

She's in bed by 7:30. Sometimes, she goes right to sleep. Otherwise, she falls asleep a little later.

[starfishy]

In bed by 6:45-7. He doesn't fall asleep for an hour. He's driving me nuts. He's up before 6 so I don't want to put him to bed later. It's really been a struggle lately and I'm on the verge of a breakdown.

[mrsplaydoh]

They share a room so Juno goes in about 7.30-7.45 and Dahlia goes in around 8.30. She flips through a book or two and is asleep within 15 minutes. They both go to bed great and fall asleep quickly but they're also both up at 5.30-6ish without fail, never ever past 6...

[roo1582]

starfishy - I'm sorry. You know I'm in the same boat so obviously I'm no help, but know you're not alone.

[nursedesi]

Depemds if he napped that day. If no nap in bed by 830. If he napped more like 10/1030. But he gets up whenever since I sah. This morning hes still asleep ay almost 8 after going to bed at 9 last night.

[starfishy]

Jun 10, 2015 7:36:21 GMT -5 roo1582 said:

starfishy - I'm sorry. You know I'm in the same boat so obviously I'm no help, but know you're not alone.

I know. He was always such a good sleeper and then it was like a switch was flipped. It's like he can't settle and he's so stubborn. I think the light and crib play a factor so I'm hoping a move to a new room will help.
AND if he's over tired he starts whining and crying in his sleep in the middle of the night. Ugh.
I'll let you know if I find a cure.

[samelly]

We have been trying to make bed time 8:00-8:30...but she doesn't fall asleep until 9:30 or later.  I'm starting to wonder what the point is to putting her to bed early.  It's exhausting trying to get her to stay still and go to sleep.

[cbear]

Usually about 8 for both of them. If they are being terrible aka overtired 7:30

[jodielyn10]

Jun 9, 2015 19:18:06 GMT -5 heatherbee said:

I don't want the PB curse by typing it and then it changing, but both kids are in bed at 7:00 and fall asleep within 5 minutes.

Edit: my kids are both up by 6-6:15 (often 5:30) because they have to be out the door by 6:50. So any later for bedtime means they are monsters for DC.

This is us too. We get our kids up at 6:15 to leave the house at 6:45, so bedtime is 7:30.  On bath nights they usually get their bath right after dinner so they can play for a few minutes (and Ingrid's hair can dry without having to blow dry).  We do jammies, brush teeth, books, then in bed.  It usually takes about 5-10 minutes and they're both asleep by 7:45 on a typical night.

[bliz1712]

Hanna's bedtime is determined by a few factors, but mainly when I get Eliza down. If she's a pill and takes awhile then Hanna's gets pushed back. Unless I know she didn't nap, then I try to have her into bed by 8-830.

I would say most nights she is in bed by 830-9, and if she doesn't procrastinate then she's asleep within about 20 minutes. Enough time for her cd to play 44 short songs. The nights she procrastinates she can sometimes be up until about 930-10. I really don't notice a difference when she's asleep by 830 or 930 so I guess that's a win.

Honestly, bedtime is just getting so exhausting overall with both kids. I try to get Eliza to bed before 8, but 90% of the time that is unsuccessful and can take up to an hour or more. If Eliza doesn't fight it, then it's Hanna getting up every 3-5 minutes for silly things; need a drink, I'm hungry, need to potty, etc.

ETA: in case you care...For V, since it's Summer she goes to bed when we do which is usually 945-10.  If she's not tired when we do we let her set her tv timer so it could be closer to 1030.  When she starts her camps, I'll probably have her go to bed a little earlier.