went to start a nighttime routine....

Re: went to start a nighttime routine....

• persephonerose member

  January 2014

  We have been doing a routine for a little while. New things get added every so often. Tonight was awful though. D was over tired, wouldn't let me brush his teeth, fell down banged his head on the wall, dragged something out of the closet that he shouldn't have and when I took it away he lost it. Then I lost it. We both ended up crying for Daddy out of frustration with each other. 
  
  Out of all of the challenges of being a mom, this sleep thing is the hardest. I just never expected it to be so difficult. Who doesn't love sleep? Babies, that's who!
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• LBStewart member

  January 2014

  DD gets thrown off when we don't have a routine in our day in general.  For example, when I go back to school next week, I am expecting some difficult nights with DD.  On nights when I don't get home until bedtime, she has difficult nights.  She wants to stay up and play instead of sleeping.  I've learned that there's only so much rocking that I can allow myself to do and some nights she just needs to cry for a little bit to get to sleep.  Before having DD I never thought that sleep would be an issue at times.

    
  
  

  
  

  

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• techg0ddess member

  January 2014

  we are going to try the night routine again. i get home from work at 5:30pm so we'll have dinner, then a bath and teeth, play for a bit in his room cause he seems to hate it and then back to trying to sleep in the pack n play for a week before we try the crib again. bed at 7:30pm hopefully asleep by 8pm and he'll probably be up at 6am.

  

    

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• credcat7 member

  January 2014

  @techg0oddess good luck!

  Today we were all over the place and there will be no routine to speak off.  She has a painful diaper rash and had a rough rough long day.... BUT it meant dad and I got to eat dinner at the table together while she was napping on the couch

  

   

  

   

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• doggiemom4 member

  January 2014

  pobrecita said:

  Nope. We've done a routine since he was 2 months old. He goes to sleep with zero fuss.

  This is us. I started his routine as soon as I stopped BF at 6 weeks.

  Worked like a dream.

  
  

  Good Luck!

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• Gargita member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  H has a routine and it works well.  HOWEVER, if he is past his sell-by date by even 10 or 15 minutes, then hijinks ensue.
  
  I can't speak for Sammie, but when H gets hyper that means he is overtired and bedtime will be a challenge.  Earlier is usually better for us.
  
  Good luck!
  

  
  

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