Hi mums 😊
My DS has just turned 6 months old and I am hoping for some tips on how to (or if I should?!) change our bedtime routine. He is mostly a great sleeper & has slept through the night without a feed since about 3 months. Daytime naps are hit and miss but I have just tried to go along with him on that since the night time sleep is so good.
I am wondering now if he is going to bed too late for his age. When I do his change/sleeping bag stage at bedtime he gets upset so I think i may be disturbing him because bed should be earlier?
Our nights at the moment:
- bottle approx 7pm
- awake for a bit after this then falls asleep with us downstairs about 8/9pm
- Upstairs at our bedtime so 10/11pm, change, sleeping bag and bottle and into his bed, usually sleeps until 7/8am with the odd wake for comfort only
I am a big believer in following his lead but I also think our 'routine' is maybe still more suited to younger babies. I would like to start implementing bath, bottle, early bed to make it a calmer experience, but also nervous to rock the boat!? Help! Lol