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 (16mo) has his dinner at 5:30, milk at 7:15, teeth brushed at 7:25, into cot with a quick story and then we leave the room. He's usually asleep by 7:40.

DD had the same routine when she was the same age, she's now 5 and goes up a bit later but dinner is still 5:30. It suits us, and it's whatever works best for you!

Space isn't the issue. You have a selfish prick husband issue. I'm raging on your behalf. I'd be taking the lead out of the computer and hiding it somewhere he'd never find. Or I'd be LTB. I can't believe he keeps you up to play a game. Argh, I'm too angry.

Me and my husband have always been early risers tbh.

Yeah, it's either one long nap of 2.5 to 3 hours, or two shorter ones about 3 hours apart (so 10 to 11.30 and 2.30 to 4 ish).

That's the 4 days she's at home. The 3 days at her CM, she sometimes only has one 45 min nap if that. Too much going on and she's got FOMO.

I dream of these routines. I start DS boob, bath, bed routine at 6.30/7pm and he mainly doesn't go to sleep until 10pm. He wakes 5-7 times a night. It's absolutely awful. He's 9.5montha old. I keep hoping a 7pm sleep is on the horizon.

@olderthenyoungernow You're right! I quit raging after yr1 of marriage. Couldn't change his habit so fell asleep out of exhaustion then, but after DS it's different, can't sleep properly. I just gave up nagging, gets tiresome after a while 😖

And I'm so jealous of her sleep routine! My ones running around full of energy before bedtime!

Onetimeonlyy Sending you solidarity. My DD 8.5 has tea with us, bath, half an episode of Moon and Me then Bf to sleep. She'll sleep until midnight, or 2am, or 3.30. And then wakes at 7.30, or 6am, or just hourly thereafter. Or sometimes she won't fall asleep. She'll bounce up with a cackle after feeding and want to play until 9.30. No fixed routine here.

@onetimeonly I find when hes on a full stomach he generally wouldn't wake up. Are you feeding solid foods?

Wonkydonk

Aw we have that classic.... Sleeps for 20 mins then ready to start the day at 11pm too!

Are you doing any "sleep training"?

I think you either get a sleeper or not tbh. We've not done anything different to many people who are in your boat. I'm 37 weeks pregnant so we may get a non sleeper one this time.

Can't you move the computer anywhere else, @90farah? Or move your bed?

90farah

Yes, he eats three meals a day, often multiple courses! Plus milk. Its definately not hunger. He finds is very hard to go into a deep sleep, wish I knew why

If your husband is staying up lot the early hours if the morning... is there any change the baby could hear him. I found my daughter didn't get a good deep sleep until she went to her own room. She needs silence and a dark cool room. Not cold but not hot maybe 18. She sleeps 6:45/7 till 6/630 3 very short naps a day. I'd love her to have two naps maybe 20mins longer than she dose now.

Some people are early risers and some people are night owls. By the sounds of it you and you're husband are awake late. How can expect your baby to sleep early when you and hubby are awake... I think they pick up from your routine also.

Onetime Nope. Just gentle nudges with routine, lighting etc. I thought I was going to be a really no-nonsense type mother and have somehow become a total hippy. Oops.

90farah I would have smashed the screen now. When you say "Youtuber" is he doing some form of paid work or just dicking about on the Internet?

DS is 19 months old, he has his dinner between 4.30 and 5, bath, milk and bed between 6-6.30pm. He sleeps until 7am usually.

He has recently dropped his nap though. When he was still having a nap in the day he was up until at least 9pm every night. The odd day where he will actually have a nap he is up until after 9pm, even if the nap is only 30mins!

DS neally 15 months. Has his tea at 5 bath every other night at 5:30/5:45 bed for 6 usually asleep between 6:10/6:20 wakes at 5am. Wakes in night if ill/teething.
Naps in day from 11 till 12:30

@nicT19 DS has had his own bedroom since 6 months. Since I put him to bed early, I know the gaming doesn't start till around midnight, baby's already in deep sleep by then so it can't be that. But i think the routine thing you mentioned may have an effect on him definitely!

@OlderthenYoungerNow Congratulations! wish you all the best, hope you have another sleeper! I'm going to give the sofa bed a go tonight!

@WonkyDonk87 I dream of smashing it too, I think hes just dicking around before and after his editing is done!

It's just about trial and error I think especially with first babies. No right or wrong way just find a balance that works for you. I bet your doing am amazing job just stay positive xx

@nicT19 Thanks x

I really hope you get a good night's sleep @90farah. I feel for you.