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16 week old that doesn't go to bed until 9pm...

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EdieMcredie · 07/01/2008 19:03

...Is this quite normal? Should we be trying to get her in her cot earlier?

She sleeps through night so certainly not complaining

Just wondered if it would benefit her to be going at about 7pm instead...

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callmeovercautious · 07/01/2008 19:06

Does she sleep until 7am? If you bring forward her bedtime she might wake earlier - can you handle it that way around? Even though DD never slept until late in the evening she would always lie in so I left her to it for quite a while, we moved her forward at about 4/5m to get our evenings back!

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EdieMcredie · 07/01/2008 19:09

Well this is what im thinking-she gets up at about 9am, and TBH I think I would rather have some evening and get up earlier.

She is asleep in her bouncy chair now and just wondering what would happen if I put her in her cot.

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accessorizemybaublessanta · 07/01/2008 19:16

Tis quite normal, but I remember with both of mine being nervous about pushing it though just as you are! Do you have a bedtime routine, in which case just bring it forward by 20mins a night or so. She'll be fine whatever, she doesn't know the time, so try for what suits you - great that she's sleeping through btw! I seem to remember there were certain points during the evening when I could have sent them to bed earlier, I just had to be prepared with bath, bedtime clothes etc and go for it!

karen999 · 07/01/2008 19:19

Hi Edie - instead of letting her sleep till 9am, why don't you wake her at 7am and start your day then? She should then be ready for bed at 7pm.

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EdieMcredie · 07/01/2008 21:59

Don't really have a routine-tend to bath her in morning usually. Might start doing it in evening.

Right, will try and be brave and wake her up at 7 in morning!

Thankyou!

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Sidge · 07/01/2008 22:11

She's only 16 weeks old?

So why do you need her to go to bed earlier? Is it so you can have some evening to yourself?

Worth a try bringing her bedtime forward but I think you are bonkers - in a year she'll be up at 5 am and you'll be begging her to stay in bed til 9 am

susiecutiemincepies · 07/01/2008 22:20

I was going to say that sidge!

whats wrong with 9pm? especially as she's sleeping through! you lucky lucky devil. my nearly 1 year old, STILL doesnt sleep through, and we often are still having tears at bedtime which can go on until past 9pm.... DD is in bed by 7.30 every single night. sometimes she goes straight to sleep, sometimes she sits chatting to herself. sometimes she stands up shouting and crying. oF course, she doesnt get left for an hour and half crying.... i dread bed times some nights, really dread them.

If its not broken, dont fix it truly, you are very lucky she sleeps the way she does.

all that said, the best way to do it, is bring bedtime forward by half an hour a night until you get to where you want it.

karen999 · 07/01/2008 22:25

Sorry but my dd has been going down at 6-7pm since 12 weeks. She is now nearly 11 months and still goes down at the same time and gets up at the same time - 6.30/7.00am.

I swear by routine and starting the day at 7am every day....works for me...not saying that it will work for everyone but I can only post my experiences...!!

3andnomore · 07/01/2008 22:27

Is it a problem for you, or are you personally happy with the arrangement...because if you are all happy, why change it and risk problems!

colditz · 07/01/2008 22:28

It really doesn't matter. She'll never be 16 weeks old again. Relish it.

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EdieMcredie · 08/01/2008 06:52

I know im really lucky, I know, I know. I thank my lucky stars every day.

Not terribly bothered, just wondered if she would feel better going earlier and getting up earlier.

I do relish it

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nappyaddict · 08/01/2008 07:14

hmmm i wouldn't bring the bedtime forward too much. ds is 18 months and goes to bed at 8pm and always slept until 8am but he has recently started waking at 6am he just doesn't need the sleep anymore. have tried changing his routine so he goes up an hour later ... we manage it for a day or two then he goes back in to his old routine.

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EdieMcredie · 08/01/2008 07:20

Think I might just bring it forward to about 8pm then leave it.

She has always been a brilliant sleeper

She only fed in the night for the first few weeks, has been sleeping through for quite a while now.

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accessorizemybaublessanta · 08/01/2008 10:49

I think the OP was wanting some of the evening to yourself and there's nothing wrong with that. Nice to spend a bit of time again with your dp/dh. And hopefully she still sleeps in until 8am!

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EdieMcredie · 09/01/2008 18:01

Thankyou!!

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Nessamommy · 19/01/2008 19:43

EdieMcredie..I was in your shoes too. My little one was going to bed between 9:30/10:00 and I felt guilty for putting him to bed so late. Hed sleep until 6 or so where I would feed him and hed go back down. I started putting him down at 7:30 8:00 and he would wake up at 2:00 3:00. This didnt work for me as I go to bed at around 10. I figure its more sleep for me if I put him to bed later. Im a better mommy with more sleep and hes still getting his zzz`s in.

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