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Whether you have babies or tweens, getting a good night’s sleep isn’t always easy. In fact, bed-time can be a long and tiresome task. There’s getting your DCs to sleep in the first place – often taking hours – and then there’s waking up in the night and early mornings. BleepBleeps wants to know what your top tips are for making this process easier. Have you mastered a bed-time routine which means you and your DC both get a great night’s sleep?

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Do you have a bedtime strategy in place such as co-sleeping or controlled crying? Do you use devices like nightlights and baby monitors? Or other products that help your child fall asleep and/or keep them in bed till the morning?

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After my first, I learned, after 3 months whenever a baby needs sleep I used to put them upstairs in their cot with a baby alarm, and always made sure their last feed was 10pm, when they were a few months old they got into a retune and mostly used to sleep through the night, unless teething etc. But I knew this will pass and they will settle into a routine and we would both be able to get a good nights sleep

Get to know your kids as they will all have different sleeping needs. They do not have to go to bed at the same time as they may not need the same amount of sleep.

Blackout blinds and a regular routine.

I think what you do all day has an impact on how well you sleep! So exercise and fresh air play a good part. No caffeine in the evenings. Winding down in the evenings so calm relaxing things and not mad gaming! For a good sleep I like clean bedding, the right amount of bedding to suit the temperature, and I always sleep with the window open so the room is full of fresh air.

My son has responded really well to a routine which he has had since he was 6 months old. He goes to bed at 6.30, has milk and a story and then goes to sleep (well most of the time).

My husband on the other hand is not a good sleeper but also cannot get up in the morning. I think he spends too much time on his phone and ipad so reducing the amount he uses these would probably help.

I personally find that me and my daughter have good nights sleep with no heating on, no light son and as much silence as possible! xx

A solid bedtime routine is a must at the start, but also the little detour from routine is perfectly ok too. Any sleepless nights will not last forever even if it feels like it at the time. As a parent make sure you sleep when dc's are sleeping.. dust will just come back again tomorrow when you're more relaxed :)

my tip would be keep to a routine, and avoid turning bed time into a battle of wills, be firm, and consistent, I know it is hard when you are incredibly tired, but persistence will pay off with a happy child and patents with a 'decent' quality of sleep.

My son has always been a really good sleeper, from day one he has always had a bath and story then milk and lights out. Also a good black out blind works a treat :)

I have an eight week old baby who wakes every hour and a half to two hours to breastfeed. I am so happy that I am able to feed and nourish him, but equally - like all first-time parents - I am absolutely exhausted. Everyone has advised me to sleep when my baby naps during the day. Though I don't manage this every day, I do feel better on the days I opt to ignore the housework and catch some shut-eye whilst my baby sleeps.

I find not stressing about how much sleep me or the kids are getting helps ! we dont have a routine and because of this the kids actually go to bed at a reasonable time, and stay alseep ! we drink lavender tea about 7ish so i think this helps !

Routine, routine, routine! Kids may sometimes resist it but ultimately the more sleep they get, the better they will sleep! We have always stuck to a 7pm bedtime for our kids which starts by bathtime at 6pm and whilst we know this will have to change as they get older, it has worked for us now for 6 years and we still manage to have a little bit of an evening and get a good sleep too.

I really believe in a consistent routine for children. As a child my husband was just allowed to play until he fell asleep on the sofa and if I'm not around he still struggles with the idea of going to bed to go to sleep.

blackout blinds - for me and the kids - cannot sleep with light peeking through - it also wakes me in the summer!

Routine helps with my 1 year old. Milk, bath, story, bed. We also used Ewan the Dream Sheep so much that he has just worn out! Luckily he seems to be able to manage without that now, but a good quality device that plays music or white noise is worth investing in

Turn off all electrical items an hour before bed, this helps you to calm down and relax wiithout the distraction of ipads or phones. Reading a book instead really helps to get you to sleep.

I like the 4-7-8 method - breathe in through your nose for the count of four, hold for a count of seven, then breath out through the mouth for an eight count. The counting helps take your mind off anything that's going through your head.

Routine: Stick to it and everyone knows where they stand... For me personally I use to make up stories at bedtime and within 5-10 minutes DD was asleep, it is something she adores and never have had a problem with bedtime...

No screen time before bed.
Read for half an hour first to calm them down.
No sugar last thing.

a routine that is always kept too such as bath and story, a very dark and well ventilated room and a few drops of lavender oil sprinkled on my pillow for me.

My son has a relaxing, quiet bath, some baby massage, a feed and then into his cot with blackout curtains and his teddy. I used to use a monitor but would jump up to see him with every murmur. Now I leave him to settle back to sleep. I also let him nap in the day whenever he needs as I believe he struggles to sleep at night if he is over tired.
A sleeping bag also seems to help as he can't kick any covers off and get cold.

My girls have always responded well to a consistent routine every night. So bath, milk teeth, story, then a quick tummy rub and door closed for sleep. Its worked 99% of the time. My eldest keep popping out of bed for a while when she went to a toddler bed but that seems to have all stopped now.

What works for my 4 year old daughter is no electronics before bed, bath, story, warm milk, cuddles and the room has to be as dark as possible.
I do have to lay with her though before she dozes off!!

We have half an hour wind down time after their bath where we read a story and just relax. For us adults its the bedroom is a technology free zone.

Routine is the key. A bath, a story, and then bed. And a blackout blind, that's definitely a must.