Does your bed time routine included...

MamaMuslima01

Massage? DS has been having a hard time falling asleep lately so I looked online for ways to help baby relax at bed time and massage was one of them. I haven't done one for him since he was 5 months old and I thought I'd start giving them again! Not to mention how healthy they are for him.

So, here is what his new bedtime looks like:
6pm start winding down
Feed him (yogurt)
Massage (while watching Daniel Tiger)
Play time
Chamomile
Sleep balm
Pjs & diaper
7pm we are in bed ready to have sweet dreams

MamaMuslima01

Pinkie78 said:

No ours does not and our son has trouble winding down too. Lately we have been doing:

6 pm some solids and sippy cup (low energy)
6:30 bath
6:50 pjs and sleep sack
7:00 bottle
Pray he goes to sleep

I wonder if massage would help? I have a feeling he would just find it amusing but it may be worth a try.

Thats a great routine though! I thought the same thing about DS (finding massage amusing) because he is a hyper baby but surprisingly he is very relaxed throughout the massage! I turn on his favorite cartoon and let him.hold the.sleep blam and he does great. I would suggest doing it 15-30 min before hitting the sack so he can get more sleepy! I let DS play with all background noise off. But once DS wanted to sleep right away so I put him to bed.

wittyschaffy

Nope - I can't get LO to sit still that long.  

rm2013

Wow... Yeah haven't done massage per se, but we rub LO down really good with lotion after her bath and she likes that. Our routine is 6:30 bath, 7:00 feeding (milk), and bed as soon as shes finished. that's it.