8 month old bed time?

Steph9-17-04 · September 2010

What time do you put your little one to bed? Jake has been progressively going to sleep earlier and earlier each night for the last week. Tonight he was getting cranky so I bathed him and he was ready to sleep by 7pm. He naps during the day anywhere from 2 to 4 hours. I guess he just wants more sleep?

cjsbdl · September 2010

Henry was going to sleep at 7pm at that age...bedtime routine started at 6:30pm.

kimarino13 · September 2010

6:30 pm (has been this same exact time since 3 months old)

Carrie25 · September 2010

At that age, Aaron was going to bed at 7pm. He was napping 3ish hours a day also.

alchris · September 2010

So jealous!!! Kira would not go to bed before midnight no matter what we tried until we flew to Seattle adjusting to 9pm local then keeping 9pm local when we returned. An infant going to bed before midnight, well, I hope I have one of those next!

My point is that there's a huge variety and whatever works for you, great! Some little ones (and big ones ) need more sleep than others.

Steph9-17-04 · September 2010

Thanks for the feedback. I guess I will just have to enjoy our shorter evening time together and get used to it!

Christakim · September 2010

Ella's bedtime until about 15 months was 6:30pm:P

epphd · September 2010

7-7:30. We just moved it back from 8 because he dropped the late afternoon nap and needed it. We followed Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and man - that book is dead on!!

dana316 · September 2010

Caroline has had a 7pm bedtime for as long as I can remember...she set it herself, and basically gets so fussy that I have no choice but to put her to bed by 7pm...some nights it is 630pm...

Mr.&MrsS · September 2010

Both my kids were going to bed at 7pm from about 4 months. Nolan still goes to bed at 7pm...he just cant last any longer. He knows when he is ready for bed, and when he is ready he is a crying mess. He goes down each night without a fight. Brady is now going to bed at 8 since he is getting older and doesnt require as much sleep.

LVBlvd · September 2010

At that age, Paige was going to bed around 9. She woke at 8 or 8:30 and took 2 naps - the first 45 minutes or so, and the second was 3 hours.

dulcinea03 · September 2010

My girls aren't quite 8 months, but we're keeping a 8-8:15 bedtime. I work 3 days a week and don't get home until 7:50ish those evenings. Both girls nurse before bed, so we've worked to keep their bedtime late enough to keep their routine in check. They sleep until 7-8am most mornings.

emmyloustu · September 2010

Between 7-7:30! It is nice, enjoy it! For the first 6mo, E would snooze in her swing and went up whenever we went up, but there was a lot of tiptoeing around. We hardly knew what to do with ourselves when she was asleep in her crib by 7;30!