Do you still follow bedtime routine?

jarbatz · February 2011

If you established a routine when LO was really young...I'm just curious how strictly you follow the routine as LO gets older?

For instance, we normally do a bath almost every night...tonight we didn't and she had a hard time going down...of course I'm convinced its b/c we didn't do the bath....does this mean we have to do a bath every night until she's 5?

Pesky · February 2011

No, we've altered it. We used to do a bath every night and then skipped to every other and now, quite frankly, it's about twice a week for now and probably more frequently once it gets hotter and she gets smellier. We kept other elements the same though -- PJs, washing her face and hands with a washcloth, brushing her teeth, bottle and books. That helped because while there was one element missing, it didn't seem to completely throw her off. I think it's good to mix it up a little so when things like a babysitter come into the mix, she's used to sometimes doing things differently.

NewMrs07 · February 2011

We still feed, then bathe, then give bottle and put to bed around 8:30pm. On the night he doesn't take his bath, he still goes to sleep. Maybe you can massage some baby lotion on her on the nights you don't bathe her? That might relax her too.

Piranha54 · February 2011

Yep, but we've altered it a bit as she's gotten older. Milk is now after jammies instead of nursing right before bed and that. We can usually shake it up a bit one night - switch around bath night (we usually do MWF and as needed), a late bedtime, etc - without any consequences, but more than one night out of whack and we know it! At this point, I'm OK with that. Of course, if I was used to someone giving me a warm tubbie every night, I might be cranky if they stopped too

peeper72 · February 2011

We stick to it like glue - it's a cue of what is coming, she can predict it, and therefore doesn't fight the process. I hope that sticks as she gets older!!

stever · February 2011

We've switched things up. Until a month ago I nursed to sleep, now I read him some stories.

Sunny70 · February 2011

We dropped the bottle but still do dinner, bath, jammies, book/song, then bed. She almost never fights bedtime but she has been waking up this month. Ugh.

leffe1 · February 2011

Yes but it is somewhat altered. We used to give her a bottle right before bed. Now she gets a snack and water. I still rock and read to her in her room.

LyndaCarter · February 2011

Our routine was never exactly the same and never really noticed an issue with going to bed being easier or harder with those changes.

YaraC · February 2011

Yes, but she is flexible. We usually do bath, story, bed. Occasionally she will seem so tired or we are coming in later or something and we will skip the bath. She still does well as long as she gets her story. Maybe you could try inserting story time in between bath and bed so that you can still have routine without always having the hassle of a bath.

ateytelb · February 2011

We do the bath every night with Jason and he still fights a little bit every night and makes excuses why he needs to stay up longer

E.g. he needs to go to the bathroom, hungry, thirsty, wants to read another book etc. He likes testing the bundaries and watching how we react, so I guess this is part of the routine too.

superaunt · February 2011

for the most part, yes but it's changed a little as of late. we do bath every other night, pjs, bottle, book, sing a goodnight song, lights out, lay down, good nights, out the door. sometimes she fights the book lately so sometimes we skip this but everything else is the same. i really feel that routine and consistency are key with kids.

M.Amy · February 2011

We rarely deviate from our schedule. Matt is so ready for bed by the time we are finished, he just knows what to expect. If we go out we may skip the bath if it is late enough but we do everything else.

6:30 dinner

7:30 bath

7:45 book, brush, milk

8:00 bed

SFAug07 · February 2011

We do the same routine still every night:

6:00 dinner, then bath, then cup with milk on my lap with stories/books and then bed. She goes down at 7:00 very easily so we won't be changing it.

dianah36 · February 2011

peeper72:
We stick to it like glue - it's a cue of what is coming, she can predict it, and therefore doesn't fight the process. I hope that sticks as she gets older!!

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