What is/was your bedtime routine for your 3 month old?

[sunshinecitrus1]

Trying to adjust my little one into some sort of pattern so interested to know other peoples routines

We focussed on rituals rather than rigid timings

So bath, massage, dim lights, bedtime milk and cuddles/ book

Similarly, we focus on a sequence of activities rather than timings as these still vary a little. We go upstairs, change into night clothes (sleep suit and sleeping bag), read story, feed, put down in Moses basket. Some nights we do a bath as well before getting changed. Timing of this is approx 2 hours after last nap finished (or earlier if seems tired). Usually somewhere between 7 and 8.

Didn't bother tbh. We were still having all sleeps with us in the same room, so it seemed a bit pointless because they weren't going to bed unless we were.

Witching hour, cluster feed and fall asleep on one of us, pray she would then allow us to put her in the next to me at some point? didn't bother with a routine until 6 months and in her own room.

No routine until she was nearly 10 months and in childcare.

There is no point forcing them into a routine at 3 months because they are still growing rapidly and during spurts will wake up due to being hungry/cluster feed. And then there's teething.....

Wait until your child is properly eating solids before trying to force them into a routine.

Thanks for the comments everyone!
@KatieKat88 Your comment made me feel particularly better lol.

No problem @sunshinecitrus1, it can feel like everyone has their shit together with compliant babies in routines from day dot and in reality that's not generally the case if I ever dared to have a second baby I think I'd be more relaxed about going with whatever random patterns the baby happened to be in and not worry about it, at least until they're a bit bigger. DD now loves a routine so we have the opposite issue

We did bath, milk, book, dress, bed between 6.30pm and 7pm. That way you can eat your dinner in peace.

At 3 months old, dds bedtime was not set in stone at all, it was more about the routine rather then timing what time she went to bed. Bath, singing or reading a story, cuddles and a breastfeed till dd was asleep, then I'd transfer her to her next to me crib.

3.5 months. Bath, into pjs/sleepsack, milk and bed. Usually is down between 6 and 6.30 depending on last nap. Hoping to push it half an hour later soon so she can have a bath with her toddler sister, save doing two baths.

We’ve never forced a routine on either of them, but both were/are alert and curious so can’t nod off downstairs past a few weeks old. We decided that it was kinder to put them to bed than listen to them crying with tiredness all evening.

However, both of mine were/are terrible catnappers. I suspect most babies can go later in the evening by sleeping more than half an hour at a time in the day!

DS would have a bath around 8:30pm, then we’d dim the lights and alternate between feeding and rocking. He’d usually fall asleep by around 10pm.