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Babies: 3 - 6 Months
6 Questions:Bedtime Survey
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes, on book 3 of 25 of the Beatrix Potter set.
Do you swaddle? Nope, never have.
LO have a nightlight? Yes.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Out last night for the first time & DS moved all over the place!
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? When I go to bed for the night & each time I get up to go to the bathroom..so at least 2-3x a night.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? No, but always am right there.
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Re: 6 Questions:Bedtime Survey
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes, it's a Disney Princess book with all of the different fairy tales. It's in English and Spanish so it's perfect.
Do you swaddle? Not anymore, that only lasted for the first 2 weeks. I have a squirmy kid.
LO have a nightlight? Yes.
LO still in a sleep positoner? Nope. We co-sleep.
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? No because she is right next to me.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? Nope. I don't leave her side so there's no need to.
Do you read to LO? If so, what? I'll love you forever by Robert Munch or an animal book we have.
Do you swaddle? Haven't since he was two weeks, he started to hate it.
LO have a nightlight? No. I just turn on the hallway light if I want to see.
LO still in a sleep positoner? No.
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? Only before I go to bed, FI does the same.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? No.
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Not yet, will when he's older
Do you swaddle? I wrap a 2 receiving blankets tightly around his body, under his arms (so if that's considered "swaddling", yes)
LO have a nightlight? Just the light from his monitor
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Nope, never have
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? Nope, only did that the first couple nights he STTN (which was around 7 weeks old)
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? Nope
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Kind of. She's with me when I read to DS. She much prefers me to sing to her.
Do you swaddle? Yes, and I'm trying to convince DH that we need to wean her. He's too afraid of the unknown. That, and losing precious sleep.
LO have a nightlight? Yes.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Never used one
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? We check on both kids before we go to bed. There's nothing more beautiful than a sleeping baby/child.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? Probably about 50% of the time.
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes. Time Traveler's Wife. LOL I got this book when she was about 8 weeks old and I'm still trying to get through it. I figure she can hear my voice and I can finish the book. Win-Win
Do you swaddle? Not anymore.
LO have a nightlight? Just the one from the monitor but more so I don't walk into a gagillion things in her room
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Yes and we need to take it out but I don't want to yet! I love the positioner.
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? Yup all the time. I think that contributes to her waking up so we're going to invest in a video monitor.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? I don't even use the changing pad. I change her diaper on top of a small pad in her crib, on the couch, or on our bed lol
Do you read to LO? If so, what? If he will listen
Do you swaddle? Not anymore unless he is really fussy.
LO have a nightlight? Yes. I think its called twilight turtle, it projects stars onto the ceiling
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? We did until he started mashing it when he turned onto his side, pointless then
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? Yes, he will wake up and fuss for 30 seconds and then just stop, freaks me out but he just falls back asleep
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? No
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes, different books from his collection every night.
Do you swaddle? Nope, he hasn't liked it since he was 3 weeks.
LO have a nightlight? Kind of.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Never used one.
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? When I go to bed for the night and sometimes if he's extra stuffy and I'm nervous. LOL
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? Only if I'm not right in front of it.
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes- Goodnight Moon & You are my I Love You- occasionally a random 3rd will get thrown in
Do you swaddle? nope- stopped @ 2.5 mos
LO have a nightlight? His monitor has a blue nightlight attached to it
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Nope, never have
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? only if i am worried about room temp, and we peek before we go to bed more just in awe and to say goodnight than to check on him- but we have the angelcare monitor
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? Nope- but i don't leave him
Proud mama to a boys- 6/17/09 - a girl 2/23/11- and a boy 8/20/12
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes, we've been reading Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton and I just got a new book called Goodnight Nola when I was in New Orleans.
Do you swaddle? Not anymore. We stopped about 3 weeks ago. We use a sleep sack now.
LO have a nightlight? Yes.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? We never used a sleep positioner
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? No.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? No, but I never leave the table.
Why do I love these things?...
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes, I have all my childhood books and a few new ones. Dr. Seuss is our fave to read.
Do you swaddle? Yes...complicated answer but DS would kick out of his swaddle so we didn't bother at first, but discovered we just needed a bigger blanket around 6 weeks and got him to sleep much longer when swaddled. Now we'll be working on unswaddling...
LO have a nightlight? sort of- the torch lamp in his room has three settings and is on the dimmest one at night.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? never was
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? If I don't hear him, but he's kind of a loud breather. Most of the time he's sleeping in our room anyway.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? No, but always am right there. We tucked the straps underneath.
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes. Random kid/baby books people have gotten her.
Do you swaddle? Nope, never have.
LO have a nightlight? No
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Never has been.
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? When I go to bed I check on her and then leave the door open.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? I don't have a changing table. I either change her in her crib or on the floor with one of those Gerber fleece multi purpose pads.
Do you swaddle? Tonight will be night #3 of de-swaddling. So far he's doing okay. Naps went great today.
LO have a nightlight? Nope, completely dark.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? No
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? Nope, sometimes I turn the monitor up. I can hear his breathing on it.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? No, but I never leave his side.
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Yes, various board books raging from dr. seuss to paintings by picasso.
Do you swaddle? Not anymore. Stopped about 2 weeks ago when he started rolling onto his tummy in his sleep.
LO have a nightlight? Yes.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Never used one.
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? Yes about 2-3 times before I go to bed. Just for peace of mind.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? No, but always am right there.
Do you read to LO? If so, what? Not yet.
Do you swaddle? We stopped swaddling when she was like a day old. She hated it.
LO have a nightlight? Not in her room, but her door is open and the hall light is always on.
LO still in a sleep positoner? If not, when did you take it out? Never used one.
Do you check on LO in middle of night if not fussing? At least once before I go to bed.
Not really a bedtime question but do you strap in your LO on the changing table? We only ever used the one on the PNP, and it didn't have a strap. We haven't used it for about 2 months now. We just change her on the floor or on the bed.