When did you start a nighttime routine?

MiaMichelle

DD's day routine is like this -- she's usually up for good around 8am... we eat, play, and she's back down for a nap around 11 am or noon.  Usually she will just be in and out of naps for the rest of the day... and is up again around 8 8:30 pm.  I nurse her, change her, and she's just up.  Not tired, no sleep in sight.

She starts to yawn around 9:30-ish, Then DH takes over to try and get her to sleep, so I can get a head start on the night.  She has a hard time going down this time.  It takes DH a good hour of sshhhhing, rocking, walking around with her. 

She gets up around 1ish  DH gives her a bottle (I pump a bottle a day for this).  She's back down by 1:30, and then the rest of the night it's all me.

This works OK for me, because I get a solid 5-6 hours of sleep between 10 pm and 3:30 am when she gets up again.  But I wonder if there is a way to get this schedule better.  I know a lot of people start the nighttime routine earlier, but how can we if she's only getting up from her nap at 8-8:30 pm?

At this age, maybe I just let her do her thing?

adhenash

yes, at this age you gotta follow her lead. she'll space it out soon. dd's bedtime starts at 8 and she is asleep by 9. up at 3 or 4 to eat/change then back to sleep until 830-9. then first nap of the day about and hour and a half after this. then random naps throughout the day. usually 1 nap to every feeding. she made her own 'schedule'.

Mrs.McLovin

Have you tried to wake her up at 7pm?

LaurenL1976

You are very lucky    We need to try what you're doing!