My 4mo ds falls asleep somewhere between 8.30 and 9.30 every night despite seeming tired a lot earlier and me doing the bedtime routine early in the evening. He has lately started to fall asleep straight after bath time but wakes up again as if from a short nap. I feel as if he's ready for an earlier bed time but can't get him to fall asleep properly for the night. He falls asleep on me after extended bf and I carry him up with me to bed where he settles well in his cot.
The selfish part is that I'm also feeling so ready for some baby-free wind down time in the evenings. Now he's sleeping longer through the night I don't feel the need to be going to bed at the same time as ds and would really love even a tiny bit of evening back to just relax without a little person attached to me!
I'd really appreciate hearing about others' experiences with this.