What time is bedtime?

JulieK79 · January 2016

DH and I have finally started an actual bedtime routine for DD since she's been sleeping for a good chunk of time starting at about 9:00/9:30. Just curious what time at night others who have a bedtime routine start. DD is 7 weeks old.

kdoak2015 · January 2016

Our 7 week old doesn't go down until 11-12ish. I'd like to start earlier but I don't like to go to bed too early or I don't get to spend time with DH but I would like to maybe start to try for 9-10.

katy4128 · January 2016

We don't have a set bedtime yet. DS goes to bed about 8:45 then I just keep LO out in the living room with me until I go to bed. Once I go to bed I feed lo one more time before we fall asleep. Once lo doesn't wake up every 3 to 4 hours to eat I will probably start the bedtime routine. He is too inconsistant still with his sleep patterns right now. We plan on moving him into his crib when he is about 3 months old so we will for sure have a bedtime by then!

lalg28 · January 2016

My little guy just colics as he pleases and sleeps when he doesn't. There is no bedtime.

Gingermom15 · January 2016

He usually falls asleep around 11 or 11:30 for his longest stretch during the night. Poor little man has a cold so I expect he won't be sleeping in his usual 4 to 8 hour stretches.

Fdpolla92 · January 2016

I would love for her bedtime to be around 8. We get her pjs on around 7 and I feed her. She will fall asleep but then wake up and cry as soon as I try to put her down. So I eND up holding her until her next feeding and usually after that she will go to sleep. The funny thing is I have to get her fully asleep for the first time she goes in her crib but the rest of the night I can put her back in her crib after eating fully awake. She is 6 weeks.

LaceyH13 · January 2016

For the last week or so my 6 week old has consistently gone down between 10 and 11. It used to be between 12 & 1 so this is loads better! And means I only get up once or twice at night.

celainev · January 2016

I feed at 10 pm usually and that's a long one.. Usually until 11-11:30. Then we go to sleep and he wakes at 1-1:30 am, then again at 5:30 which is the longest night stretch of sleep, then at 7:30, then at 9:40... Which forces me to get up.

Mizuiro007 · January 2016

We had to experiment with DS to find what time worked for him. We also had to do a lot of adjusting as he's grown. Routine seems very important for him so we try to stick to it as closely as possible. Right now we start his bedtime routine about 9pm and he's usually asleep by 11:30pm. DD has her longest feeding at that time then sleeps for a longer stretch so she seems to be catching on to his routine somewhat.

So 9 pm both babies are changed to pjs, DS gets a sippy cup of milk and DD usually nurses. Lights around turned way down. There are a couple movies we'll pick from and watch one then DS goes to bed.

I read when DS was born to try starting 12 hours before you want them to wake and gradually adjust from there as you find what works for the family and baby.

KRH6829 · January 2016

We put DD down for the night after her last bottle...anywhere from 8-10. She has started sleeping until about 5 or 6 depending on when she went down. My hubby gets up at 5:30 for work, but doesn't leave the house until 6:30, so he usually gets to give her her morning bottle.

ammnam14 · January 2016

Lately it's been midnight. She'll sleep until 5 or 6 though so I can't complain.

angelicac06 · January 2016

Around 8:30 is bath time. Then bottle of my milk. Then I breastfeed him for comfort/put him to sleep. We turn off everything but TV lights. Then by 9:30-10 hes out and I transfer his bassinet in our room. It doesn't always happen exactly at those times but its usually around there.

momotheflyinglemur · January 2016

Really glad to see I'm not the only one with a 11-12 o'clock bedtime. He usually wakes up from an evening nap around 10-10:30. We feed and hang out for a little while. Have a bath or Sponge bath and listen to calming music. Feed again and fall asleep. Odie is about to be 4 weeks.

esscapelle · January 2016

We turn the lights down halfway around 8:00, then head upstairs to start the bedtime process between 8:45-9. We start to get ready for bed ourselves (DS usually is sleepy/sleeping during this already) then I change DS, BF him one more time, and rock him for a while after to be sure he's sound asleep. So by the time this is all done its around 9:30 and DH & I jump in bed for the night too.

Court11152325 · January 2016

Bath and/or lotion massage around 7, tummy time if she's in a decent mood, otherwise lights turned down low and a nursing session (these usually last 1-1.5 hours). She's usually asleep by 9:30-10. Now how well this routine keeps her asleep is another question.

groovylocks · January 2016

anywhere between 9pm and 10:30 typically. But I really push bedtime. I turn the entire house into a very sleepy place. I know what tends to knock her out and i hit all the stops getting there (Feeding, warm water/sponge bath/regular bath, music, rocker, fleece jammies, low lights, only speaking softly etc..)

blended10 · January 2016

We are all early to bed/rise folks so ds (5) is in bed & asleep by 7pm, dd (4 wks) is asleep by 8pm. DS is up about 5-6, dd is up about the same time then goes back down from 6-8ish. DH is up & out by 5am at the latest, so we're all on the same schedule, more or less.

sharonholck28 · January 2016

My DD has her fussy hours between 8:30-11:30 if we are lucky. Usually can get her to sleep around 11:30/midnight and once she is sleeping she usually sleeps through til around 4/430. Once I get her back down she will sleep again until 10:30-11.

misamima · January 2016

We initiate bedtime around 8:30-9pm. She eats, sponge bath, and then bedtime. She's in bed between 9:30-10pm.

This was about the same schedule as DD when she was a newborn. Over time when she started dropping naps, bedtime moved up gradually.

kdoak2015 · January 2016

Does everyone go to bed with their LOs or do you put them down and then go about your evenings?

blended10 · January 2016

@kdoak2015 I do. I need to sleep. My dh & I don't have much alone time but we know it'll pass. Honestly it's more important I sleep.

pupsicle23 · January 2016

@kdoak2015 We go to bed with DD. DH is up at 5 for work, and that will be my wakeup time when I return, so I figure we should all just stay on that schedule. So bedtime is early for everyone around here.

ammnam14 · January 2016

kdoak2015 said:
Does everyone go to bed with their LOs or do you put them down and then go about your evenings?

If it is the weekend we spend a little time with each other before heading to bed. During the week I go to bed when DD does..DH heads to bed before that.

keiragann · January 2016

Between 10-10:30 usually and he sleeps till 3-4 then.

laurabwalker · January 2016

We both go to bed around 1030 with the Bebe

breezypip · January 2016

We start our bedtime routine around 9:00 give or take, which includes bath (sometimes), nursing -- which takes on average an hour, and rocking her to sleep with white noise going and lights off, tv low or off. She usually goes down for good around 11:00 or 12:00. Up until 6 nights ago she barely slept, so I couldn't say she had an actual bedtime. But it's looking like our routine is working because the past 6 nights she's gone to sleep and slept for two long stretches. I hope this isn't a phase and she keeps up the sleeping!

groovylocks · January 2016

kdoak2015 said:

Does everyone go to bed with their LOs or do you put them down and then go about your evenings?

Yes and no.. Olive sleeps in her bassinet next to our bed. Our bedroom is in a separate wing of our house that contains our room, olive's nursery and our ensuite bathroom and powder room, so usually once she's in bed, we keep in our family area. We straighten up, watch tv softly, talk. I usually run downstairs to have some snuggles with the cats and pour myself a glass of wine. So we do stuff but it's all bedroom, quiet, getting ready to end the day stuff. Olive's a champ, she sleeps right through it.

Then there are those nights that i'm so tired, I put her down and collapse. But even then my husband is still up.

Jina32 · January 2016

I wish Averie's bedtime was earlier... She'll be 8 weeks on Thursday and my fiancé turns in by 10 pm as he is the only one working and he has to wake up at 5:30 am... Sometimes I'm able to swaddle her and lay her down by 10:30pm, but then she starts fussing within 2 hours... Averie seems to want a last bottle at 12:00-12:30 am, and that means we finally go to sleep anywhere from 1:00-2:00 am after getting her to settle, but then at least she sleeps anywhere from 4-6 hrs at night waking up around 7:30 or 8:30 am... But I'd much rather she go to sleep by 11pm and wake at 5am... I'd much rather be an early riser than sleeping in like we do, because then it feels like half the day is gone... I'm thinking if we could get up earlier I'd be able to get so much more accomplished and maybe fit in an am workout ...

neanerbeaner4 · January 2016

We usually pack up our son and all his bottles to head upstairs to our bedroom (where he is sleeping in a pack and play for now) around 9 every night. The time we actually go to bed varies, but for the most part, he is asleep and in the napper around 10. It doesn't matter if we try to set a schedule right now though, his preferences on when he's hungry changes every day, plus he's got a cold right now so it's even more wonky. I long for structure.

misamima · January 2016

kdoak2015 said:
Does everyone go to bed with their LOs or do you put them down and then go about your evenings?

I go to bed with LO. DH usually follows within an hour or so.

Court11152325 · January 2016

I definitely go to bed with DD, otherwise I wouldn't get any sleep. My mom and dad live with us right now, so she'll watch the baby while he and I run errands on the weekend or get a nap together.

jenEP · January 2016

I am so jealous of all of these good sleepers. We start bedtime routine at 8pm with bath and feeding. She is fussy and requires constant soothing until around 11:30 when I can finally get her down after another feeding. She is still only sleeping 2-3 hours at a time. I'm really hoping she starts sleeping longer stretches because it's killing me.

JulieK79 · January 2016

jenEP said:
I am so jealous of all of these good sleepers. We start bedtime routine at 8pm with bath and feeding. She is fussy and requires constant soothing until around 11:30 when I can finally get her down after another feeding. She is still only sleeping 2-3 hours at a time. I'm really hoping she starts sleeping longer stretches because it's killing me.

Don't be jealous. So I'm the one who started this post and mentioned DD going to bed at 9/9:30 and sleeping for a decent time. It's almost 1:00 am and I think she might have finally fallen asleep. This is after crying, falling asleep and then waking up 5 minutes later again and again since 9:00. Sigh - just when I thought I'd be getting some sleep again

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dec15mum · January 2016

How is everyone getting their LOs to sleep before midnight.
DS is 3 weeks and refuses to sleep before 1 am (if I'm lucky) but will mostly sleep between 2 and 4am. He's just wide awake after 7pm

ColoradoHiker · January 2016

DS usually wakes up from his evening nap around d 7-8. He'll be awake for a while, and we'll feed him, diaper, put him in pajamas and put him in his crib after snuggling for a few. It's anywhere from 10-11pm, although he can as late as midnight.

teachmegs817 · February 2016

I'm wondering if my LO is sleeping to much during the day still. He will be 7w this Wednesday, but 1w adjusted (I still think this adjusted stuff is a little weird, but whatever). I'd say between 9 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. DS is awake for maybe 2-3 hours, and that's because there are 2, 1-1.5 hour feeding/diaper sessions in there. He is still pretty much falling asleep after each feeding and I have just let him go back to sleep. Should I be trying to keep him awake now at this point, or continuing to let him sleep?

I am starting to feel like I am setting myself up for a big mess, with this sleep and feeding schedule. He is more or less on a 3-4 hour round the clock schedule. But then there are days when he switches it up on us. He has begun to give us 1-2 nights a week where after his midnight-2 am feeding, whenever it may fall he'll go back down to sleep for 4.5-5 hours.

*edit because I didn't actually answer the ?, which is why I posted the above comments. DS doesn't really have a bedtime at this point. When it's a bath night (every 3rd day) we try and do that between 6-8 p.m. Sometimes he will have a feeding coming up shortly after that, or immediately after that. We will put him down to sleep after whatever feeding between 8-10p.m. ends, and that's usually when DH and I go to bed too. Sometimes he will go right to sleep and other times we are up until the next feeding. I've begun to call the hours of 8-12 his witching hour, because we never know what we are going to get.

thatgirlree24 · February 2016

I try to have a routine everyday with LO. Yesterday & today he seems to be finally sleeping at the same time. From 5p-9p he is nursing on and off and then I put him in his swing. Once I'm ready for bed, usually around 10p, I take him to bed with me & he sleeps a good 3-4hrs before he wakes up for another feeding & diaper change. Fingers crossed it stays this way! He just turned 8 weeks today.

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