To ask for your advice with newborn/baby bedtime

[Pastaalldaylong]

Baby is only 6 weeks old but I'm thinking partially for now but also for the future...
At the moment, he doesn't have any set bedtime. I just feed him on the sofa, cuddle, he falls asleep and then when I want to go to bed..(usually about 9pm, at the moment! But sometimes 8, sometimes 11pm etc.) I carry him up and try to put him in bedside crib. Often he will wake so I feed him again in bed and usually he will doze off and then go down ok for a few hours.

Some friends I know bathe baby and then put them into crib say 7pm and then leave monitor on and come downstairs. I hadn't been doing that as thought guidelines recommended 6 months in same room?

I know it's still early but would it be a good idea to start a loose routine? Or wait until xmas when he is 3 months or so? I'm not bathing every evening yet either.
Any advice for Ftm welcome!

You are doing great, babies have their own routine, go with what you are already doing, it really makes no difference so little.

Now toddlers,that's a good time to establish some routines ! But they do usually just fall into their own. I have one DS 10 who is awake at 7am on the dot, an a DD who always sleeps in till 9 am if she could!

One who would scream blue murder past 3 hours for a bottle and the other who would only start smaking his lips at 5 hours.
Enjoy your baby, try not to fuss too much ( I did)

DS didn't have much of a routine before 6 months, just fed/slept on demand. He's almost 11m now, established his own pattern himself and sleeps through when his teeth aren't bothering him.

Definitely doesn't need a bath everyday so don't worry about that!

There is evidence having baby in the room with you reduces risk of SIDS - www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/room-sharing/ so I wouldn't say you need to change anything if you're happy. If you want baby to go down in the evening but be in the room with you you may want to get a moses basket/something baby can sleep in downstairs. Enjoy the cuddles!

Yes we do actually have the carry cot from pram downstairs for day time naps but during the evening he has just been napping on me which I've enjoyed. Did try putting him in it but he usually just woke up as soon as I lifted him out of it to take him up!