Bedtime routine

We've been doing the same routine since week 7.. it helps trigger when it's bed time for sure. He naps horribly but once he knows it's night time he stays asleep for hours

what is your routine?

Bath every night, then lotion if skin is bothered, get dressed, sleep sack, dark room with ceiling fan on. Husher and white noise. He's rocked and patted while I sing one song, the same song every night, and then we lay him down
We're now doing ferber method but before then we'd rock till he fell asleep when he was tiny and then transitioned to a variation of the chair method until he was ready for sleep training. He's 4 months today

I just hope it isn’t too late to start…

I'm sure it's not! Babies pick up on things quickly and she's only 4 months. I'm sure she'll catch on quickly

true. Do you give your babe a bottle/breastfeed at all before or during?

Oh, yes. We typically feed right before bath! There are days like today where his feeding schedule is off and he ate an hour before bath so I'll just do a dream feed before I go to bed around 11

If it helps, you can message me too. I don't see waves but I'm here to chat!

thank you! Yeah I think her sleep isn’t super great because I dont have a routine. I might message you, thanks girl.

My routine is pretty simple. We just started putting him to bed in his nursery recently (prior to that my partner and I would switch off nights, one would co-sleep in the guest area and the other would sleep alone in the bedroom. It was quite lonely but ensured we would each get a full nights sleep half the week.) we make sure he gets as close to a full feed as possible before he falls asleep so he stays full for longer. Right around 8am we turn all the lights out in the house. We switch to whisper only voices. Then we bring him to his nursery. Turn the sound machine on high. Then change his diaper. Put him in a nighttime onesie. Then swaddle. Then we finish off the feed if needed, rock/pat until he’s drowsy, then place him in his crib while he’s drowsy but awake. We’re doing the put down pick up method so sometimes it takes a few tries. That’s the hardest part. But eventually he puts himself to sleep. We make sure the sound machine (white noise) is right next to his head very loud.❤️

do you give him a bath for the routine at all? I know a lot of people say a bath for the routine is good but to be honest Im exhausted most nights.. I don’t know if I can stick to bath time every night.

We don’t do a very involved routine. We give her a bath most nights but not always, lotion when she has a bath, put her in her jammies, feed her, and then she goes to sleep. She’s always slept next to our bed, first in a bassinet and then a crib and she’s been sleeping through the night since she was about 3 months old. So I think how much of a routine you need/want is very dependent on you and your baby.

I did this simple routine like your doing with my first when she was a baby. She’s now 2 and I wish I hadn’t stopped and don’t know where it changed. She use to go to bed by 8:30. Now it’s a mess and she’s up until 10 some nights. Keep doing what your doing and it will keep flowing 😊

We read during the day and tummy massages are throughout the day since she has horrible gas and cries.
My work schedule and day off schedule differs greatly so i just adjust bedtime to when I’m working or not. Baby is 15 weeks and doesn’t roll yet. She gets 2 baths a week.
I usually feed her then semi- swaddle her (leaving her arms out). Turn off the light and sit in the dark. I’ll sing a couple songs to her and rub her head. She’s either really sleepy or just completely out and I put her in my room in her bassinet.
On a work night, she’s in bed by 8. On a non work night she’s in bed by 11 or midnight.

My daughter will be 5mo soon she goes to bed by 7 every night when the sun sets. It’s been this way since she was about 2 mo. Something about the darkness helps her sleep so well. Her naps during the day range from 20-45 min but you never know which it will be. She will sleep 12-14 hours at night waking up to feed a couple times. I don’t do any special routine just turn the lights off and lay her down with me sometimes nurse her to sleep

We do the same routine as MaRiahh. My husband sleeps in the master with our toddler and I’m with the baby in the nursery. We would also switch off to get full rest. However, we no longer rock/pat (stopped at 3mo). We do turn sound machine on medium (lullaby) and a small desk fan on high near the door for white noise. This helps cancel sounds coming from my older kids. I also normally do tummy time before either bedtime/bathtime, get the full feed in, swaddle with a stretchy swaddle blanket. As soon as I lay him down in crib, he knows it’s time to sleep (whether nap or overnight). We do bath time 3x per week. When you see your baby start to rub their eyes. That’s your cute that they are sleepy and should start getting them ready for bed. Rule of thumb is to get them swaddled and in crib in 5-10mins once they start looking sleepy. Message me if you have any questions!