How do you get a bedtime routine to signify bedtime?

Question

We have a bedtime routine of around 8:00 putting in sleepytime lotion, massage, cuddles and rocking in the rocking chair, and eating but it does nothing. This girl is still up until 11pm. How do I get it to signify to her that it’s bedtime?

Answer

I try to give my lo his bottle between 8-9pm. (Sometimes it doesn’t work that way if the day is crazy busy) but I usually put jammies on around 7:30-8 with bedtime lotion. I was told to try only using footed jammies during bedtime and not daytime and bedtime so that it could help signify that it’s night time/bedtime. Then I try to rock him while he’s eating his last bottle of I’ll lay in bed with him until he falls asleep.
It’s been successful so far.

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Honestly the only thing that has worked for me is I give her a bath and feed her and then I lay down with her in the bed. That signifies to her that it’s sleepy time and she will go right to sleep normally with a boob in her mouth. Once she’s asleep I move her to the crib and she will sleep for a few hours to feed again. And same thing put her in the bed with me feed, she falls asleep and then move her. This is me specifically it just makes her feel safe and secure I think. And it’s the only thing that works. I don’t have it in me to just let her cry it out. 😬

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I give my baby her last bottle between 8-9. Bathe her. Only use soap every other day. Bedtime lotion. Pajamas. Swaddle. Lay her in bed with night light and white noise machine. And leave the room. She sleep 6-7 hours. Feed her again. Back to bed. When it’s time to wake up. I turn off night light and white noise machine. I give her the bottle. Get her up and get her dressed and make sure she’s in light all day until it’s bedtime when she stays in dark all night.

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I have the same issue with my son I’ve tried getting him ready for bed around 8-9 but he literally won’t go to bed until midnight. My MIL told me about lettuce water and replacing that with his regular water for his formula.. didn’t work for my kid but you could give it a try. I found if I just give him his bath and a warm bottle he goes to sleep some nights other times he has to lay in bed with me until he falls asleep then I put him in his crib.

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I had this issue too until I started to wait until my boy was more tired. I was trying so hard to have this 8pm routine but waiting till 9-10 to lay him down has worked so much better for us! Not saying to do this but I also started using formula at night and it has definitely filled his belly up more. He went from waking 5x a night to once. And last night he slept all through the night for the first time!

How do you get a bedtime routine to signify bedtime?

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