Night time routine

[Georgieeb]

Just curious but what time does everyone do tea and bed time for their little ones? My little girls 16 month and has her tea around 5 and then goes to bed at half 8 but always feel like I should change the times

DS has his main meal at lunch time then 'tea' around 4:30-5 which will still be a hot meal but a little lighter than lunch, he started nursery at ten months only one day a week and this is their pattern and he seemed to do well with it so we switched, he was suffering a bit with night time wind before. He goes into the bath at six, bf at half past then bed about seven sometimes 7:30 but rarely makes it any later than that even if we're out. He's not quite a year old yet though

What makes you think your times need to change?
Dd is 9 months she has evening meal 4.30/5pm and then bath if it’s bath night and bottle around 7/7.30pm then straight into bed after her milk

I have a 3.5 year old and a 9 month old. Same routine for both. Tea at nursery at 3.30, home at 5. Substantial snack on getting home. Bath at 6, bottle for the baby and into bed at 6.30. 3 year old comes back down for half an hour and goes to bed at 7. Both wake at 7am.

6 month old daughter is fed every 4 hours. Fed small amounts three times a day. Wake at 6am bed at 7pm. Last feed for her is 6:45 then in her cot in her own room. Ever 3rd night she has a bath. Before miilk feed at 6:45 she watches in the night garden with lights off just little light on for calming mood. I'm not big on tv but ceebeeies have a night time hour with calming light noises and even story time. I think it's a good idea for babies to learn that when that's on its soon to be bedtime

My 16 month old has "tea" at the Childminder's around 4ish and the. Eats dinner with us (mw DH and DS1) between 6-7. After dinner is bath stories and bed for 7:30

My 16 month old has tea around 5pm then usually in bed by 6:30pm (sometimes 6pm if she's had a long day and is very tired).

My 15 month old has tea/dinner at 5pm, milk at 6pm (from a cup not bottle) and bed at 7pm.

DS, 16 months, has milk after nap, depending on what time he dozes off. meal at 3/4 and meal around 6.30/7pm then milk and off to bed by 8.30/9pm. However, he plays in his cot now and doesnt sleep till 11.00 or later. and still managed to wake up anywhere around 7.45-8.30am. He usually naps around 2-3 hours a day. I feel he needs to sleep longer at night, what could I do differently?

any suggestions?

DS is 19 months and we do tea about 5/5.30 (he naps over lunchtime so has a late lunch). Cup of milk whilst watching the bedtime hour then bath (every other night), teeth brushed and bed with a cuddle and a song about 7ish. Usually asleep by 7.30pm and wakes up anywhere between 5am and 6.30 am. Sleep 2-2.5 hours at nap time.

@90farah is there a reason you think he needs more sleep at night? Is he over tired during the day etc? Or are you unhappy with the current routine? If you are all happy with how things are currently then don't worry about changing things. But if you want to change things then try waking him at the same time each morning, perhaps 7.30am and then encouraging a nap after lunch 12-2pm. You might find this brings bedtime earlier and encourages a longer sleep. But he may just need that amount of sleep at night and wake up earlier. I prefer to have my evenings and put up with the early start (it was a real struggle at first) but everyone is different.

My 19 month old has tea at 6pm, bath at 7pm, cosy time and a cup of milk until 7.45pm then upstairs for a couple of stories, a little song then in bed for 8pm. Takes her a wee while to fall asleep so she has some nursery rhymes playing until she falls to sleep around 8.30pm.

My wee one would be hungry if she had her tea at 5 and didn't go to bed until half 8!

@MrsL2016 I'm concerned because he was able to sleep from 9pm till 8am before, we have recently moved o so that may have an impact.

I struggle a great deal as DH doesn't sleep till am, roughly 1.30-3am and I can't sleep without him in bed, so I wonder around aimlessly doing something out of nothing. And then I wake up early with baby. So I'm usually, always, shattered!

We do dinner at 5ish and bedtime is 7pm.

@farah

It's pretty ridiculous that you can't sleep until your DP comes to bed??

So many later bedtimes! 6.30 to 7 for as long as possible in my house.

Farah you can't be that tired or you'd sleep regardless of your H being in bed.

10.5 month old, has tea between 4.30-5pm then bath then bottle and into cot by 6.15 usually, sometimes slightly earlier sometimes slightly later. He wakes up between 6.30-7.30am

@90farah baby sleep isn't linear and it can get regress as well as improve for all sorts of reasons. How long does he nap in the day? I have recently started waking my DS is he sleeps for more than 2.5 hours in the day or after 2pm. I didn't have to do this before but now it impacts bedtime if I don't. You not being able to sleep until your DH comes to bed is a separate issue but it clearly impacts on how many changes you can make. I wouldn't want to risk an early wake up time if you don't get to sleep until 3am! Do you work or have other children? Or are you able to nap in the day when your DS naps? I still do this every now and again when I need to catch up on some sleep.

My ds is 15 months. He eats his tea at 4, at 5:30 he has a drink of milk (almond milk due to dairy issues!) and at 6 we start the bedtime routine. He is asleep in his cot by 7. Might seem early to some but works for us. Unless unwell / teething, he'll sleep through until 6:30-7:30 but sometimes he wakes up at half 4

Yes it's ridiculous, but he has his PC set up in the bedroom, and he's both a hardcore gamer and YouTuber. So after baby is in bed he'll be busy on the PC. I'm a very light sleeper after I had DS so with the lights or the slightest noise, I cant get any sleep. So instead of being up in bed, I just try do anything and everything else.

I'm also working, usually after 2pm weekdays and full weekends, so have to do the grandparents drop off before I get into work.

He usually can do between 2-3 hours, recently hes been sleeping around 3/4/5pm @ grandparents.

DS is 16 months. Tea at 5pm, milk at 6.15 and in bed asleep by 7pm. Usually wakes about 6.30am.

90farah. Get him to move the fucking computer out the bedroom. You need sleep fgs. Why on earth does he think that's OK?

My 16 month old has dinner at 5, bath every other night at 6.30, quiet time until 7pm when she goes into her cot. Asleep by 7.30. Slightly different when she goes to her childminders as she eats later, but similar routine when she gets home. Bit of telly to chill out and calm down normally if she's been on the go at all day at the CM!

She sleeps until 7am! Meant to add

@olderthenYoungerNow I would love to effing kick the whole thing out. But space is the issue! And of course he thinks I dont really have a job, since its only 3-4 hours daily and I can rest in between. 😒

Did all of you wake up 6.30/7am pre baby or only post?

@OlderthenYoungerNow does she nap during the day at all?