Bed Time-How strict are you?

kac0807 · February 2010

Teagan goes to bed anywhere between 7:30 and 9:00. It all depends on whether or not she takes a late afternoon nap. If she does, then she can make it to 9:00 but if she doesn't she's ready to go by 7:30. Is this bad that we aren't putting her down at the same exact time each night? How strict are you with LO's bedtime?

MelissaSue81 · February 2010

We are not strict.. 10 is her bedtime. but it really varies anywhere from 9:45 to 10:45 and last night was more like 9:30 because she was just done.. And we NEVER go out of our way to leave somewhere to get home by bedtime.. she just goes to bed when we get home!

meryltheresa · February 2010

I just follow off of him. Like your LO, DS sometimes naps in the afternoon and sometimes doesn't so bed time varies.

MrsWhiteonWhiteSt · February 2010

Very strict. I'm home 99% of the time to put him to bed so we follow a strict routine. Bottle at 6:30, Jammies at 6:45, Brush teeth and bed at 7:00. If we happen to be out we will let him stay up if he's in a good mood. As soon as he starts whining/ rubbing eyes- I'll take him home to bed.

Telyco · February 2010

We used to be strict in the beginning after he started STTN: 7:45-8pm. But then we put him on summer hours and all went out the window. It can range anywhere from 8:30 - 9:30 (sometimes later)...and gets up anywhere from 7:30 - 9:30 am. He usually is playing so well that we lose track of time. He never seems like he is ready for bed.

orangeluck · February 2010

I'm a scheduler so bedtime is pretty strict, sometimes it's a little early if need be but really rarely later. We found what works for us though so I'm afraid to mess with it now.

It's kind of sad that it didn't even occur to me to have her stay up late on vacation so that we could stay out of the hotel room later until I read a post on here about a bedtime bottle. ETA- I'm kind of excited to try it since it could open a whole new world for me beyond 7:00

I don't think one is better than the other as long as it works for the needs of your family.

emiliemetcalf · February 2010

T is usually in bed by 7:15, because she's done by then and so am I! But if we're out then I just make sure to do the bedtime routine the same way even though its later. I generally don't let her sleep after 5/5:30 so that she's tired at bedtime.

Read2Me · February 2010

We stick to a schedule. Eva is in bed between 7:30 and 8 every night. I am a little flexible about it if we are out but if we're home, she's in bed by 8.

olivia_eve · February 2010

We stick to a schedule. Rosie is in bed around 8pm every night. If we're out somewhere we can keep her up, but the latest we've ever put her in bed is a little after 9pm.

I don't think one way is better than another, whatever works for your baby is the best.

jnk062602 · February 2010

Well, we only just started CIO a couple weeks ago. So I don't wanna mess with a good thing. So she is in bed between 8-9 every night. Usually right around 8:30. But we also spend a lot of Sat nights next door with our neighbors and we bring the monitor over

If we were out, I would probably just have her fall asleep in the carseat and then transfer her over to the crib when we got home. But I would still aim for her to fall asleep around 8:30 in the carseat.

NikCole · February 2010

Pretty strict... Evan goes to bed at the same time every night, unless there is something going on (which isn't often) If he isn't in bed by 7:30 he usually turns into a crab. Most nights he is asleep by 7:30, 8 at the latest. On nights that we try and get him to stay up later, it always turns into a disaster... Last weekend we went to my godmothers house for my mom's bday. She wasn't planning on eating until 6:30-7, and we didn't actually eat until 7:30. By then Evan was starting to get a little cranky, but wasn't too bad... we pretty much had to eat and run though, take our cake to go. He didn't end up going to bed until after 9, and was up the next morning before 6 (which totally threw the whole day off, he usually sleeps until 7:30!) The later he goes to bed, the earlier he wakes up!

jewelsonu · February 2010

I've only missed his bedtime once and it was horrible. He was 5 months old and screamed for the 45 minute drive to my sisters house. Ever since then we are always home at bedtime. But we don't have anywhere to go. If we are out to dinner then we just try to be home before 8.

cm2007 · February 2010

I'm not very strict. Abby goes down anywhere between 8 and 9:30 it all really depends on how she naps that day. If we are out when she is due to sleep I just hold her or lay her down on the floor on a blanket and let her sleep.

wendyj · February 2010

We were pretty consistent with bedtime until he recently started freaking out at bedtime. We'd do quiet play/read books from 7-7:30, bath, brush teeth, then bed at 8pm. He was doing well enough that even if we were out somewhere past his bedtime, he'd usually fall asleep in the car and stay asleep until morning.

Once we know his ears are healed, we're going to try to go back to this schedule, or at least get to the point where he can put himself to sleep. For the last few weeks, he's been really off, and we aren't even seeing him get tired until about 9pm. I already have a feeling that he's trying to push limits right now, but want to make sure he's healthy before we retrain him.

JenJar · February 2010

I'm not strict with his naptime at all - he naps when he seems tired, and some days that ends up being at 9:30, others it's at 1:00. Sometimes he naps in the car only. I am strict with his bedtime, though. The later he is up, the worse he sleeps. So, he's in bed between 7:45 and 8 every night. If we have to be out later than that (which seems to be rare these days) we always lay him down wherever we are. If DH lays next to him, he'll fall asleep pretty easily and stays asleep when we put him in the car.

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