What.time does LO go to bed?

KristynLee15

I get lo to be and asleep in her crib between 10 and 1030. Im wndering if i should be trying to make it earlier. Ive tried 9pm before but she always wakes up around 10 and i have to start all over.
Currentlynshes going down around 10 and getting up around 4 for a feeding then back down until 6.

kemp6117

We start around 8 I rock him and nurse he's asleep by8:30- 9 , wakes up around 12 to eat then back to sleep until 4, eats then sleeps until 6-7.

MrsN092714

DS usually passes out in the living room around 8. Up at 10 or 11 to feed then asleep til 2 ish

swickham7

We start bath time around 8, then she eats Round 9-930 and sleeps until around 6-630. I have been very lucky with my little one all sleeping through the night, but she hates her naps during the day!

LM1007

I try to start DS bedtime around 8-830. He eats, and is usually asleep by 9-930. He'll wake up sometime between 2-4 to feed again and back to sleep til about 630.

midge519

I do lotion and nakey time before swaddling but I have him in his swaddle by 8. I feed him and then just hold him or lay beside him until he falls asleep or get super drowsy. By 930-10 he has either fallen asleep or is drowsy and I put him in bed. He almost always wakes up when putting him in bed but we give him his pacifier and calm him by patting his belly or rubbing his head. Once he's calm we walk out big he starts fussing we go back in and calm him again. We just started this drowsy routine about a week ago and it's working out pretty well. He doesn't fuss as many times as he was the first few nights. If he's ever crying and gentle calming doesn't work we hold him or I'll nurse him if (sometimes he needs that top off) and then we try again. He usually sleeps until 4 and then he comes into bed with me.

tracij12

LM1007 said:

I try to start DS bedtime around 8-830. He eats, and is usually asleep by 9-930. He'll wake up sometime between 2-4 to feed again and back to sleep til about 630.

This is us too. She has skipped the 2-4 am feeding for on and off for the last few weeks.

mirandabyrum

My little man takes a 3 oz bottle at 9pm and another at 10, but he rarely drinks it all. Then I nurse him in his room at about 10:15/10:30 until he's out...usually within 5 or 10 minutes. I swaddle him and he's usually out until around 4am, sometimes he'll sleep through the night then I have to wake him up 7:30 to get ready for daycare. I should point out this seems to be his natural schedule, I haven't done anything to force it, he just gets tired about 10pm.

danniellemichelle

My daughter usually wakes up from her last nap around 7pm she will eat and play (talking to me and laughing- she's a distracted eater lol) on and off until 8:30 then we start her bedtime routine - bath then lotion and jammies then another bottle and she falls asleep with me burping her at 9ish ... For a while she would sleep until 6:45a then she went to 8am ... The last two mornings she has slept till 9 --- praising the Lord for sure

lindsayp916

LO starts bedtime routine at 7:30 and she's usually asleep by 8:15. Sleeps until around 4am then we start our day at 8am.

Kristyhana

My son goes to bed when I do. Between 11-12. But he slept in today until 9:45 am. Of course I had to get up for work at 6am.

KristynLee15

Sounds like everyone has a similar schedule. I wasnstarting to think maybe 10pm was tol late but that just seems to be what works.
Of course tonight LO woke up about 215am. Although ive given her her pacifier and shes fallen back to sleep. Maybe thats all she needdd right now

melalinga

Baby goes down at 7 30 to 8 absolutely no later. I aim for 11 hours overnight

meghan5010

We start our night time routine around 9:45 with a quick warm bath, swaddle, then bottle. She is usually asleep around 10:30 and sleeps until 6-7am. During the night she wakes up 1-3 times due to her pacifier falling out. She doesn't need to be fed at night and is 12 weeks old.

lginnan

We start bedtime at 730 so he's usually in crib by a little after 8.

chein1

Between 8 and 9...been closer to 10 now that I'm back at work and we're all adjusting. Whether she naps well or not during the day effects bedtime for us.

ETA I type too fast.

momma2char

We start her bedtime routine between 6:30-7 and she's sleeping by 8 (8:30 at the latest) and is up at 7am, usually with 2 middle of the night feeds

basdenjn6

We put LO down anywhere between 6:30 and 8pm depending on his feedings for that day. He'll do one MOTN feeding and be up around 6-7 am

danixbanani24

my little guy takes about an hour nap from 8-9 in the living room with us.  Then he gets up, he gets ready for bed (jammies, sleep sack, etc).  We dim the lights, give him his last bottle and he is usually sleeping by 10-10:15.  He sleeps until 6:30AM  

KristynLee15

@danixbanani24 thats basically where were at. Wish i could het her down sooner. But if i put her down any earlier than 10. Even 945..she wakes up in 10 mins and it takes 45 to an hour to get her back down.

zetlopez

basdenjn6 said:

We put LO down anywhere between 6:30 and 8pm depending on his feedings for that day. He'll do one MOTN feeding and be up around 6-7 am

Pretty much this for us. We go to bed based on his feeding. We'll start bath, lotion, jammies about 45 mins before his last feeding for the night. By the time we're done he's ready to eat. I feed him with white noise on and the lights dimmed. I hold him upright for 10 mins after he eats then put him in the bassinet with a swaddle. Sometimes he's awake and I walk away but watch him on the monitor. If he's awake it takes him about 10 minutes max to put himself to sleep. I aim for his last feeding to be between 6:30-8:30, usually it's around 7:30. He'll sleep til 4, eat, then sleep til 7 and is up for the day. After starting this night time routine it took him about 2 weeks to put himself to sleep and be able to sleep longer. I never forced it on him tho, he just started doing it on his own.

swelniak

At this age, I think 10-10:30 is normal. A lot of times he's sleeping/napping before that in our room or in his swing, but we put him down when we go to bed. I just like to get my baby snuggles in In my experience with my first, it gradually gets earlier naturally over time. I wouldn't stress it.

KristynLee15

@swelniak thank you!!! Thats comforting to hear. Im a ftm and sleep is really the only thing i stress about

kail28

I usually put my LO to sleep between 9:30-10:30. I try to make sure that he is drowsy when I put him in his bassinet but some nights he will still be awake although he can soothe himself to sleep now. I always get at least 10hrs of sleep out of him, if not more, but he does wake up a few times to search for his hands to suck on or to have a conversation with himself in bed. For reference my LO is 14weeks

swelniak

Oh yeah @KristynLee15, I hear you. With my first, he never slept through the night until a year (and still wakes up here and there in the motn at almost 3) and now with my second, he's already sleeping through. I haven't done a darn thing different either. You can encourage sleep with routine, etc, but I think in the end, some kids are sleepers and some aren't. Enjoy this time with your babe and try not to stress it. It's so easy to fall into it though, I totally get it!

sbailey233

My daughter is 14 weeks. She is ready for bed anywhere between 8:30-10pm. She also sleeps all night (8:30-9am) and has woke up once in the night in the last month and a half or so. We really don't have a bed time routine other than doing a diaper change, put her in her sleep sack, and a bottle before laying her in her crib. She knows that when she goes in her crib it's time for bed not a nap. She will actually fuss until she gets to lay down instead of being held or in the swing.

KristynLee15

@swelniak thanks! I figure if the 2 of use are getting enough sleep then im happy. Ive never been a good sleeper myself. Im usually uo 2 or 3 times a night anyway. So no big deal. What im more concerned with is her nightly meltdown lol. 7oclock on the dot (unless shes fallen asleep) she just screeeeaaammms!! So i sit and rock her and sip my wine in the dark with white noise.

jasmineluke

KristynLee15 said:

@swelniak thanks! I figure if the 2 of use are getting enough sleep then im happy. Ive never been a good sleeper myself. Im usually uo 2 or 3 times a night anyway. So no big deal. What im more concerned with is her nightly meltdown lol. 7oclock on the dot (unless shes fallen asleep) she just screeeeaaammms!! So i sit and rock her and sip my wine in the dark with white noise.

Same, LO is 14 weeks and goes crazy from 6- bedtime which is usually 830 thank God. I thought she would outgrow the witching hour but it seems no....been trying to push bedtime earlier but doesn't seem to help

rms924

lindsayp916 said:

LO starts bedtime routine at 7:30 and she's usually asleep by 8:15. Sleeps until around 4am then we start our day at 8am.

This is our schedule too! To the dot, LO is asleep by 8:15. We don;t do anything special before bed but we have a wake time routine. He sleeps until about 3:45-4am ish and wakes to feed. Then he sleeps until about 8. I haven't done anything to put him on a schedule- this is just what seems to work for him. If he deviates, he's super cranky!

Louisl

Are we the only ones who has sleep trained already? We did at 11 weeks and from day 3 on (three weeks now) he's been going down around 8:30pm and sleeps with no MOTN feedings til 7am. I know this is somewhat controversial but we had our pediatrician's blessing and it's been a game changer.

KristynLee15

I think its awesome if you have a baby that responds to sleep training. My LO however is super sassy and if she catches wind youre trying to get her to do something she doesnt want to all hell breaks loose! We seem to have got the routine down, tho b o earlier. Shell nap in the living room from 8-10. Then get up jammies, diaper change, swaddle and feed. Asleep by 1030 and sleeps until 630am. If i try to get her in the crib during the nap..she wakes up motn to feed and its usually one hour before i need to get.up for work lol looks like this is just her natural routine. Im good with it.

P.s. weve outgrown the 6-8 screamfest!!!! (15 weeks)

jasmineluke

I sleep trained my baby and it worked wonders for us. (3.5 months) We are now able to bypass witching hours (yes hours!) and put her to bed at 730 (bath, bottle, humming while burping her). Now SO and I can have dinner together finally and prepare for work the next day! It's been amazing and my baby girl is so much happier and less fussy during the day!

jasmineluke

Louisl said:

Are we the only ones who has sleep trained already? We did at 11 weeks and from day 3 on (three weeks now) he's been going down around 8:30pm and sleeps with no MOTN feedings til 7am. I know this is somewhat controversial but we had our pediatrician's blessing and it's been a game changer.

Agreed - I would have done it sooner had I known how good it worked for us.
We tried conservative less controversial methods initially but when I noticed that she knew how to self soothe a little I sleep trained and she's doing great

Louisl

@jasmineluke glad you guys had success with it as well! Don't you feel like you're "getting away with something" when you can have baby free time at night and have dinner with your SO?!

ETA- agree about no witching hourS anymore. Amen!

AmandaKess

We usually start around 8, in bed by 9 up again for feeding at midnight and then back to bed until 7.

mrstps

Sleep training moms- what did you do to train at this age, and how long did it take you to do?

What were your babies schedules like before you trained?

allowe

First off, I can't figure out how to quote anymore like I used to...but yes, we started sleep training from birth--Baby Wise. I highly recommend it!! Slept 7 hrs through the night starting at 5 weeks, were now up to 8.5 hours through the night at 14 wks. Also naps great during the day, naps ranging from 1-1.5 hrs. in the crib. He's been sleeping in his crib at night since 1 month.

Louisl

mrstps said:

Sleep training moms- what did you do to train at this age, and how long did it take you to do?

What were your babies schedules like before you trained?

we had no schedule before. He was in our bed at night and I nursed on demand. So it was a big change, but we just implemented a nighttime routine and did cry it out. Put him down sleepy, close the door, cone back in the morning (when he wakes up after 6 am, typically 7:15). By the third night they learn to self soothe and there was only 8 minutes of crying in our case. Night 4, ZERO crying and they can put themselves to sleep and link their sleep cycles. Here's a link from our pediatrician about why we did it this early.

https://www.thenewbasics.com/book-excerpt/sleep/

jasmineluke

Agree with above poster...
Again, I agree sleep training is not for everyone so before anyone judges "how could they do it so young" ... Remember everyone's situation is different, every baby is different.
We did shush, pat and really encouraged her to self soothe while putting her down drowsy but awake from weeks 6-12. We would end up picking her up if she cried and end up rocking her to sleep. It work for a little while at bedtime but then sleep regression hit and also her naps were horrendous where she would literally scream bloody murder IN MY ARMS while I am rocking her for like 30 mins. This was the case before every single nap( crying in my arms) and before bedtime and after MOTN feedings. I just tolerated it because she would sleep from 9-2, feed, 3-7. Mind you, I work 50-60 hours a week and so does my husband and we have no one in our life to help other then nanny when we are at work.
It got to a point where she would get up every 1-2 hours at night screaming and then we would rock her for 30 mins (while baby is screaming still). She became a very fussy, cranky, sleep deprived, sad baby who just did not do well whole awake or while sleeping.
We did cry it out and used the training to unswaddle and transition to crib and within 3-4 days she was sleeping so much better and became so much happier of a baby!! She no longer cries at all and is so much more playful and interactive. It's hard but we knew she wasn't getting the sleep she needed. Wonder weeks are understandable but a baby not sleeping for 4-5 weeks on end didn't do us any good.
She still wakes up at night multiple time but will just play a little and put herself back to sleep. She wakes up every morning with a huge smile on her face and laughs all day long now. She whines when she is sleepy and she knows crib = rest now.
It worked for us and this is sustainable and baby is getting much needed continuous sleep to grow and develope.

mdandrea1436

My son is formula fed and wakes up at night 1-2 times to eat. And he eats ALOT at those times. Did those of you who sleep trained have little ones who woke up to eat? Or did they wake up just crying out of fussiness? I am trying to figure out if he is getting up to actually eat then should I not sleep train and just let him eat? Thanks!

Christa410

mdandrea1436 said:

My son is formula fed and wakes up at night 1-2 times to eat. And he eats ALOT at those times. Did those of you who sleep trained have little ones who woke up to eat? Or did they wake up just crying out of fussiness? I am trying to figure out if he is getting up to actually eat then should I not sleep train and just let him eat? Thanks!

I'm with you. Mine is 3 months but he wakes up twice to eat and then up for the day by 6/7am. He goes to bed between 7 and 8. However he is having trouble gaining weight right now so I'm definitely feeding when he wakes up at this point.