How to change baby’s schedule?

Question

My daughter is in a routine and sleeps through the night. The only problem is that it’s a late routine. With my husband working 2nd shift, it affected all of our schedules. Bedtime is like 11pm for her and she sleeps until about 11am-noon the next day. She’s 10 months old, so I’m hoping it’s not too hard to shift her schedule and make it earlier. Like bedtime at 8 or 9 at night. Any tips on how I can achieve this? Thank you in advance.

Answer

I’m part of a group called “ready set sleep” on Facebook you can ask to join, but the gal who runs the page says if you want to change babies bed time to do it 15 mins at a time. So the first couple nights you would put down at 10:45, and wake up would be 15 mins earlier as well. Than after a couple nights move bed time to 10:30 with wake up time moving forward 15 mins  earlier also.  You keep doing this until you reach the bed time you want. She said yes it takes a long time, but it should work without putting to much stress on anyone.

Answer

My little man is 9.5 months and the slightest thing can change his routine especially if he wakes early his first nap is three hours after he wakes so everything in the routine gets moved back. My suggestion would simply be wake her earlier. It may take a couple of days getting used to it but you will know when they are tired and work from that. An 11am lie in sounds like a dream, my little man is up at 6 every day but he goes to bed at six as his dad works mornings this suits our routine!!!

How to change baby’s schedule?

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