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3mo late bedtime

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Prussel · 10/04/2021 07:09

Hi,

My 3 month old has finally settled into a decent pattern of sleep, which is great. However his "night" is skewed a bit late, from about 11pm to 11am. He sleeps the bulk of this, only waking for feeds. Last proper nap of the day ends about 7pm and he only catnaps between 7pm and 11pm.

My question is, is this worth fixing at this point? Long term obviously I want him on a an earlier schedule but at the moment this isn't a problem for us-no older children and lockdown means we have no real need to be up and about before 11 as such. A couple of people have said that with the 4 month sleep regression looming there's no point putting in the effort to change things for a month but I'm wondering if I'm letting bad habits form! Any advice would be great. Thanks

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toomuchfaster · 10/04/2021 07:28

No, leave it as is unless you need to change, eg starting nursery on Monday! Plus I can't see what 'effort' you could make and any attempt will probably end with an upset and exhausted you and baby.

Thatwentbadly · 10/04/2021 07:42

Sounds normal to me. In my experience you children don’t go to sleep nearer 7 unless they have no naps and/or get up very early.

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Prussel · 10/04/2021 08:09

Great-thats the answer I was hoping for! Smile I'll make the most of the chance to catch up on sleep myself while it lasts then!

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SKA86 · 10/04/2021 20:50

Just do whatever works for you at the moment. My DD was on a late schedule which was perfect for me. DS is much much earlier and I hate it, as he's such a bad sleeper anyway and it means I have to get up early with him so I get no sleep.

Also you may not necessarily go through the sleep regression. My DD didn't and she was always a great sleeper. DS on the other hand.... Sad

WutheringShites86 · 10/04/2021 21:13

I stressed about the same thing as everyone bangs on about babies needing a 7-7 schedule and mine is a night owl but she has slowly gotten earlier in her own time anyway. Almost 8 months now and bedtime is usually between 8-8.30pm depending the last nap. I've found as we've added solids she has had a much more rigid routine in the day too.

GalaxyGirl24 · 10/04/2021 21:20

At this age I'd say do what works if no pressing need to change, and no immediate routine plans. Plus if he does get hit with the 4m sleep regression it's all messed up anyway.

11am wake up sounds lovely 😅 my 6m DD sleeps 6pm to 6am with one dream feed. I can't wait until she's able to sleep a bit longer in the morning (mind you I do love having evenings to relax a bit now)

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Prussel · 11/04/2021 08:51

Great, thanks for all the advice! The whole 7pm-7am advice was stressing me out a bit-he's full of beans at 7pm! The late morning start is lovely alright, although I'm under no illusion that it's going to last either!

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MrsC2018 · 11/04/2021 09:10

My 5 month old is still on a 9-9 schedule and I'm not putting in any effort to change it, the late morning start is fab - I get up with the older ones to get them off to school (teenagers so takes themselves to secondary school) and have time to clean the house, do washing, even have a shower! It's bliss! I hope she never goes to bed earlier 😂 4 month sleep regression made no difference to her sleeping times, just the quality of her naps in the day

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