My DD is 9 weeks old and so far I haven't tried to impose any kind of sleep routine. She's bf on demand and sleeps beside me in a bednest at night. During the day she naps while she's in the sling, carseat, pushchair or just lying on my chest. I never leave her in a room on her own. She spends the evenings snoozing and feeding downstairs with me and DP and goes to bed when I do. She now manages a 4 hour stretch of sleep, followed by an hour to feed, wind and be held upright (reflux) and then another 2-3 hours sleep. I am coping pretty well on 5 or so hours sleep every night.
I have realised friends with similar age babies are all trying to implement sleep routines that involve babies going to bed much earlier than parents. One friend seemed really shocked I don't put my DD to bed by herself but I thought babies under 6 months should always stay in the same room as an adult to reduce the risk of SIDS. My question is how do you reconcile an early bedtime with the safe sleeping guidelines? Am I just meant to go to bed at 7.30 too? I'd be interested to hear what other people do.
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How do you start a bedtime routine while following the SIDS safety guidelines?
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Petcat · 19/07/2013 23:37
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