Baby bedtime? How’s it working for you?

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My babe is 16 weeks. He’s always gone to bed when I do (8-10pm), wakes up 4ish times, and wakes up for good at 6:30am. However, my friend who also has a 16w old just told me that an earlier bedtime actually helps babe sleep through the night.  Trying it tonight and got him down at 7... which is nice to finally have 2 hours with my hubs! But  nervous he’ll wake up way early or often through the night. How’s bedtime going for you?

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So my baby usually goes to bed when I do (8-9:30) and sleeps for about six hours, three hours, and two hours with feeds in between. She’s usually up for good around 7:30 or 8. 
I recently heard the same thing about putting baby to bed earlier and it helps them sleep longer. I tried it last night and she had the WORST sleep schedule she’s ever had. Like back to the first month of life type schedule of every 2-3 hours. Then she was up for good at 6:30 and ready to play.
Maybe I needed to be consistent with it and it would work over time, but I was TICKED (because I was exhausted) and wanted to send hate mail to whoever thought of that idea. 
I think the reality is every kid is different and some just sleep better than others. People with good sleeping kids assume what they are doing is the solution while you could both be doing the exact same thing and get different outcomes. Once six months hits I’m sure there’s something to be said for sleep training (since they should be able to last the night without getting hungry) but till then I’m going to be grateful for the schedule I’ve got. 
Sorry for the rant, I know there’s people this totally works for, but I’ve been wanting to vent about this all day haha. Good luck momma!

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Goes to sleep on the boob around 930-10 in bed no later then 1030 sleeps until 7-8 am with no waking 
Breastfeeding only 
Bath every night before last feed 🤷🏻‍♀️

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An earlier time for us didn't help. Ivy is in her 4 month sleep regression and wakes every two hours, sometimes 45 mins. Dying.

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We put our baby boy down between 7:30-8:30 depending on his last nap. He will wake up again around midnight-1 ish. So a four-five hour stretch there-and then again at 4:30 am ish—so two good stretches and usually he’s up at 6:30...

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Your situation is already pretty bad tbh, I would try anything if I were you. Ours sleeps at 8, we do a dream feed at 10:30ish, then he goes till the morning. Sometimes he wakes up because he is pooping or something, and we need to change him, but otherwise he does his nights. Maybe try sleeping your LO earlier ...

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Between 8-9 and sleeps through but going through a sleep regression atm

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We used to put ours down with us at 10. I have 3 yr olds also and we would all be trying at the same time it sucked and it was almost 12 before me and hubs got to bed too tired for anything. Now baby to bed at 8, big kids at 9. Me and daddy get a bit to ourselves before baby wakes up to feed he doesn’t sleep more except for the 8-10 but doesn’t sleep less. And it’s easier to get big kids to bed and gives me time with hubby.

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If I put my baby to sleep earlier than 7pm then she doesn’t sleep all through the night. If I put her down around 8 she sleeps until 7AM. 
Then up for a few hours, then back down for her long afternoon nap 9-12.
Then she’ll be up for awhile, then with a little cat nap around 3-4. 
Then she’s up until about 8pm then she’ll go down for bed.

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My baby has finally gotten better at sleeping. He sleeps around 8-9:30pm. And he wakes up in 5hrs, then after in 3hrs and then up for good at around 9am.

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18weeks. in bed between 830-9. wakes up at 545 when i get up for work

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