DD is 11 weeks old. We do a bath around 7:30, then lotion and pj's. I take her to say goodnight to DS and DH if he is home. Then we do a bottle in her room with lights off and white noise. I bounce/rock her until she closes her eyes and then she goes in the crib. Sometimes it takes a few tries to get her to stay asleep but once she's down (around 8) she sleeps until 3 or 4, eats, and then is up around 8.
Bath (with soap 3 times a week; just water the other times)
Boob
Swaddle, paci, white noise, kisses
Bed
I start this at about 7:30 and she is usually asleep by 8. She loves the bath but I don't drag it out because I don't want the water to start getting cold. 10 minutes tops. I keep the lights dim and TV off starting at 7:00 too.
LO is 11 weeks on Saturday. We start with her last bottle of the day between 8-8:30pm. We do a bath next, followed by lotion and pj's. We then end with a bedtime story, rock her, and put her down drowsy but awake. She's usually out between 9-9:30pm.
We've started this routine since the night we got home from the hospital. Except we only did sponge baths the first 2 weeks until her cord fell off.
Our girl is 9 days old and we started a bedtime routine the first night we were home. Bible reading, songs, prayer, bed. Same thing we do with our son who is 2.
Re: Bedtime Routine
We've started this routine since the night we got home from the hospital. Except we only did sponge baths the first 2 weeks until her cord fell off.