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mummy help, routine for 11 month old, alter or stick with.

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mummy2pickle · 09/03/2015 21:58

Just looking for some advice. I have had a great routine with my dd for a while now and it's seems to of done the trick.
5.45 is bath
6.10 back downstairs for zoo lane and in the night garden
She'll 80% of the time fall asleep cuddled into me whilst watching Tele then I carry her upstairs for bottle and bed
Don't get me wrong I'm happy with routine but she has never been a light baby so soon carrying her upstairs is going to become a struggle also recently she can't seem to get comfortable downstairs and pretty much asks to go bed. I've been thinking about changing routine to a later bath time, story in her room, bottle, then straight to bed. This will save my arms and I wonder if she is over stimulated by tv hence being a restless sleeper
What do you fellow mummies think, should I try change or am I trying to fix something that's not broke!

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timeforsleepnow · 09/03/2015 22:05

My DD (8 months) would be overstimulated by TV at this time. Although we don't really let her watch TV at all tbh.
Only change things if it isn't working for you. If you want to change something then I would keep her upstairs after her bath for quiet time and a story, then bottle and bed. It sounds like she is ready for bed so a later bedtime may cause her to get over tired.

omama · 10/03/2015 01:04

Its hard to say if changing things is necessary but she definitely sounds tired, so as pp says, a later bedtime might not help. If she is nodding on the sofa she may actually need to go earlier.

We used to watch cbeebies til 6.30 then have 30 mins quiet time where we'd do pj's, bottle, story, nappy change, sleeping bag then into bed & this always worked quite well.

When you say she's a restless sleeper, what are her nights like? What about the rest of her day - wakeup time/naptimes & length? These can all have an impact on how she sleeps at night too.

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