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So, DH and I sometimes have to run errands in the evening and yesterday we were out and about until about 9:00 PM. DD fell asleep in her carseat around 6:30, but was woken up at 7:30 when the stupid Chick Fil A employee popped a balloon right by where we were sitting. DD didn't go back to sleep and by the time we got home, I changed her, fed her and put her to bed it was almost 10:00. She went right to sleep, but I could tell that this morning when I dropped her off at daycare that she was tired.

 I felt kinda guilty that we weren't at home for her "normal" bedtime (which is currently 7:00, based on her schedule). However, there is no way that with working and trying to still take care of errands, chores, etc. that we are going to be able to be home every night at 7 PM.

So, do you worry about being home in time for LO's bedtime?

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  • Pumpmaster TPumpmaster T
    I run errands at lunchtime during the day to avoid going out after work. During the weekends we stick to afternoon outtings. I don't want to screw up our schedule since it's going so perfectly.
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  • LilCMomLilCMom

    Yes I get totally anal about her schedule. On nights that DH and I are out late and she falls asleep in the car seat, I have left her in the car seat until she wakes up on her own, and then I change, feed and rock back to sleep...it hasn't happened often and I hate it when it does!

    Edit: Just in case it wasn't clear, I bring the car seat inside and put it in her bedroom where we can hear her on the monitor. It kind of sounded like I leave her in the car!

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  • Liss_37Liss_37 member
    I do. we try our best to be home by 8 (when he goes to bed). There has been a couple of times when we weren't and he got over tired and was really difficult to get to sleep. Now if we need something one of us will go  out and one of us will stay home if we know we wouldn't be back in time

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  • nv2009nv2009
    I do worry about it, but if I have to go do something and it can't be avoided then he goes to bed a bit later.  I just try to make him sleep wherever we are.  Usually errands one of us will run while the other  stays home, but if we go to dinner at my parents or something like that then we just put him down as soon as we can. he does go to sleep later though and it messes with him. 
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  • DoylesaDoylesa
    I don't worry about it and never have. I think that because of it we have a LO what adapts very well to different situations...
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  • lilsunshinelilsunshine
    I do my best to be home at bedtime. She goes to bed at 7 but starts getting fussy around 6 (I think 6 is too early to go to bed, so I hold her until as close to 7 as possible, that way she STTN) so I like to be home during this time. Unless it's something important, then I take her and she falls asleep on the carseat.
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    Haha!  We were pretty much writing the same post. :)
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  • butterfly1979butterfly1979 member
    We definitely do. DD is a horrible sleeper though. We try to keep her bed time consistent in hopes that she will eventually settle herself into a consistent sleeping pattern.
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  • AggieDeeAggieDee
    No, we try to have her adapt to our schedule rather than the other way around.  My parents did that with us and we were able to fall asleep anywhere and everywhere.  We did the same with DS and he is very adaptable to all situations now.
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