How do you shift bedtime to earlier?

Question

Our baby is about 5 months old and does super well on a schedule. He used to go to bed at 9pm but after the terrible 4 month sleep regression, it shifted to 11 or midnight! I’ve tried to shift it back to 9 but I’m not having any luck. Any tips for this first time mama?

Answer

I set a 6:30pm bedtime at 4 months and that was that. No transitions or anything like that. Prior to that, she was going to bed sometime between 8 and 9pm. We set a bedtime routine the day we came home from the hospital as well and put her on a set daytime routine/nap schedule at 4 months (along with the earlier bedtime). They need consistency. And even 9pm is a very late bedtime for a 5 month old.

Answer

get a good bedtime routine going is the first step.  something that signals to baby that bedtime is coming. my son was always a bath, then books and a bottle and then rocking and singing. once he gets the idea of the routine start moving bedtime 15 minutes earlier for 3 or 4 days then another 15 min earlier. does baby fall asleep by themselves yet or still rely on you to put them to sleep?

How do you shift bedtime to earlier?

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