Baby bedtime?

Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on baby bedtimes. Everyone keeps telling me different things...some saying my 2 month old should be in bed by 7...others saying he can go til 9. He always has a bath before his bedtime feed so he settles pretty well. But at the moment im putting him down by about 8.45, but he is waking every 3 hrs for a feed. Im knackered getting up for him 3 or 4 times a night.

I wouldn't worry, about when they go to bed, my daughter seems to need far less sleep than anyone else's or than the books recommend, thankfully she does do most of her sleeping at night but it does mean that she goes to bed at 10.30pm... she will then go to 3-5am ( i am very grateful for the 5am wakes!!) and then back until 8am ish. She is then very alert all day and has a 2/3 hr nap at 2pm ish when i run round doing house work and preparing tea. I would love for her to sleep more so that my partner and I could reclaim some evenings without having to get the baby sitters in but if shes happy and that is what she wants to do then we have to go with it!
With regards to the waking, it gets better as they get older, even by a month. If you bottle feed or part bottle feed (Poppy has a bottle at lunchtime and another and 9pm, breastfed the rest of the time) the a hint I was given is to give the hungry baby formula in the last feed and they may sleep for longer, but ensure that they are still being fed enough and gaining weight properly etc... we started on the combined on advice of the hv as pop was slow to gain weight - now she's flying!

Hiya,
i put Bailey to bed whenever he is ready. it really depends on what time he gets hungry and when hes bathed etc so i dont really think that its important to put them down at a specific time. i always try to put him in his cot any time around 6-9ish

Sandy and Bailey xxx

Hi. Im new and have a baby girl called Amber wh is almost 7 months. Once she was established in a feeding routine, I began to put her to bed at about 8 pm. She has recently been a bit grumpy before bedtime so I have moved it to half 7.

Hya
My son Dylan was the same at 2 months.He didnt go to bed til 10.30pm and still got up twice during the night. it was a nightmare because i have 3 other kids so had to be up on the go for them at 7am.
Dylans 5months now and is brilliant at night now.Going to bed at 7.30pm - 8am.
This turnaround came when he started on solids. It gradually got better and as he is on full solids now we are both getting a much welcomed full nights sleep.
Ofcourse this can change at anytime but in the meantime its great. Dont worry im sure it wont be long before your wee boys settling down at the right time and lasting all night.
good luck xx

Hiya,
I just wanted to say, it doesnt matter about bedtimes. You should put your babies to bed when you feel its the best time too. My daughter is 7mths now and goes to bed at 8pm, any later and she stays awake till 2am. I dont understand it lol. So she has a bedtime, and if we dont stick to it, we suffer not her. Damn baby. She wakes up for a feed at 5am, then is up at 7.30am, has her breakfast and then we play, shes really giggley in the mornings. Anyway good luck.

everyone thinks they know best.i was told if my daughter never had a routine,it would make things harder in life.

but if she's not ready for bed then i wait till she is which is about 10ish but all depends and every baby is different.
so dont worry about routine for a bit,take it as it comes.and when she / he gets older then start doing a routine.it'll get easier.

i put my son down after i have chnaged his nappy and gave him his bottle and he sleeps 4 bout 4 hours thn wakes up and i do the same all over again it really does help 2 have a tiny bit of a routine and my son is only 1 week and 3 days old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think me and my husband are laid back on certain things,bedtime and routine is one of them,ive tried but because my husband doesnt get to see her,he likes to cuddle upto her as much as possible.a little routine helps`some people but not us wish it did

how you finding it being a mum?

It's bloody hard work, underpaid underappreciated and I've become bloody under dog. No actually I am the top dog in my house. Just keep getting challanged by my 7 year old.

does ure partner help out,my hubby thinks its a doddle,but then he only sees hr in the evening sometimes.that's y routine dont work here

i know im going to make everyone sick now. i have a 10 month boy who goes to bed at 7pm. we have a routine that he has got used to now whereby i make sure he has a clean nappy, then he has a drink of water, next we read a story together then a few cuddles and i put him down awake. within 10 minutes he's gone and he wont wake until 7.30-8am. he has two naps a day, from 10.30 - 11.15am and 2 - 3.30pm roughly. he's always been a great sleeper even when a newborn he only woke at 4am for a feed which he dropped at 8 weeks old. i think the key is routine so your baby knows whats coming next and weve got a musical toy (chicco mamma lullaby with night light) that sends him off and should he wake in the night its movement/sound activated so it helps him go off again. i know im very very lucky!!!!

Hiya im new. I have a 5 and half week old baby boy. Ive also been a lucky one. When he was 6 weeks old, he got up at 4am for a feed and drank 2 oz and after that day never woke up during the night for a feed. I was in shock because i have heard loads of stories which made me nervous. I was'nt even ever thinking about putting him onto a routine, it just happened one night.

I do agree a routine is good and makes your baby feel secure and knows what will happen next.

Cant stop thinking that there is alot of pressure out there to make your baby sleep throughout the night by the time he/she is 8 weeks old, to start to wean at 6 months, to brest feed. Every baby is different.

Does any one out there agree with me?

hi all ,
my 1st son was a star he slept from 6pm till 8am from 5 weeks old.
my 9 month old ellis goes to bed at 6.30 and wakes every 2/3 hours for a feed, but then he has condition and cant drink more than 4oz at a time.
I agree routine is good but in my experience its more to do with the nature of your baby.
i agree that there is too much pressure on parents when at the end of the night its us that dont get the sleep and so nothing to do with anyone else.
all babies are different and each special in thier own way, you as mum knows best so do as you feel right and not what others tell you is right.
sorry to go on
love vicky x x

My advice to all parents is dont put presuure on yourselves or compare your baby to the next door neighbours baby who sleeps throughout the night.

We as mums do a geat job by bringing our little ones into this world!!!!

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My advice to all parents is dont put presuure on yourselves or compare your baby to the next door neighbours baby who sleeps throughout the night.

We as mums do a geat job by bringing our little ones into this world!!!!

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i so agree it's a bloody hard job and there's little thanks. so much advice and critism. MUM'S (AND DAD'S) REALLY DO KNOW BEST.