Hi- i have a 20 month old and a 3 month old. Often my husband is away/working late so I have to do bedtime solo. Family have been helping out when Dh is away but I need to figure a way to do it alone.
My toddlers bedtime routine starts at around 6 with bath, bottle, night garden, story and down for 7 on bath nights and 6.30 non bath nights. She tends to fuss for 10 minutes or so when in cot then off to sleep. Newborn is very colicky and has silent reflux and can get very agitated by bedtime. His routine is bath at 6.45 ish, bf then bed by 7.30. However he doesn't like being left alone whilst i see to toddler and will scream which then makes toddler scream and she won't settle either. Breastfeeding whilst reading to toddler doesn't work either as newborn fusses a lot and needs full attention and ideally to be fed in dark with minimal distraction. It's do-able with 2 of us but tricky alone. Wondering if shifting times/ routines around would help. Would you mind sharing how you do it?
Tia