How on point is your bedtime time?

colemangal85

How strict are you about your bedtime time? Is it more of a range or at this time - we start your bedtime routine? 

 Bedtime routine for us is more of a range .... 8 - 8:30 .... sometimes even a little later depending on when his last bottle and nap was which depends on the nap and bottle before that - etc. So I don't know if I should be more on point or how that works for you. 

 Thanks!  

WhitEm14

Like you it's a range, from 7-7:30ish that we start the bedtime routine. It depends on what's going on, but sometimes it's even a little later. I follow his cues. Like last night, he was SOOOOO tired at 6:30, so we started our routine then and he was OUT until 3am (which is pretty typical, so he can eat).

twinklefairy

i think as long as you get some time to youself in the evening then dont be too hung up on times. judge how tired they are on that particular day. but i found it hard if she napped anytime after 2pm when she was little. she has tons of energy. she doent need much sleep so we got into a rutt that by the time she went to bed it was time for us to do the same. she coming out of dayytime naps so going down earlier so we just happy to get time to ourselves in evening.

Angeldish

Ours is also a range - 7:30 - 8:00. Sometimes I'm counting the minutes until 7:30 so I can put him down (he can be fussy in the evenings). But some nights he is in a great mood and I take advantage of my husband and I getting to hang with him happily.

mamaHippo23

Yeah it's definitely easier to have a range like 7:30-8 rather than thinking he has to be in bed by 7:30 no matter what. We adjust a little depending on his last nap that afternoon and if we had visitors or went out somewhere then obviously the times will be a bit off. I think doing the same routine around bedtime is more important than sticking to specific timeline.

Kissty

Agree with PP - it's about the routine.  We have more of a range.  We were doing a 9:00 bedtime but he has gotten that to 8:00 himself.  If he gets his last catnap (30 mins.) at 6:00 he's good and happy until 8:00.  Last night he did not get that last nap & by 7:30 he was fussy.  His last bottle wasn't due until 8:00 but he got it early and was out at 7:45.

gnomemom

Ours is also a range. We usually start between 6 and 6:30.