When should you start to get your baby in a routine for bed?

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My baby is nearly 5 weeks old. Hoping to start putting her down in her moses basket around 7:30ish every night rather than taking her up to bed with us when we go! & falls asleep around 8ish usually anyway. This can sometimes be 23:00PM. I am planning to bath her at 6:30, feed her (i’m breastfeeding) wind & cuddle her & then put her down until she wakes for her next feed. Is there a set age to try to start doing this?

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We started day one from the hospital. He does on his bassinet around 10:15pm and doesn’t wake till around 5am.

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Wow crazy to see how many people have schedules and long-sleeping newborns 😳 mine is different every night, super fussy, and definitely not sleeping through the night at a certain bedtime 😅

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My son goes to bed between 9&10 every night.

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We’re starting a “soft routine” this week. He’s 4 weeks old. 
Bath after big sister goes to bed at 8:30. Rub down,swaddle,  bottle, then putting him in the bassinet. Hopefully it works!

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As soon as they come out lol

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We don’t have a completely set routine yet, but we’re getting the feeding schedule pretty regular. She’s 3 weeks and eats between 8 - 9 every night and is up until about 11. We go up to bed by 10, and we put her in her boppy between us in bed until she’s ready to eat again. She usually falls asleep after this feeding and then we move her to her bassinet. She usually wakes up between 2:30 - 3:30 and is back to bed within 30 minutes and then up again at 6:30 - 7

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My pediatrician warned that at this age they won’t sleep in long enough stretches for you to get sleep if you put them down at 7/8. He suggested an hour before we go to bed. 
So our routine is: 
10:00- I shower, husband feeds baby
10:20- bathe baby if needed 
10:30- husband showers, I let baby start to fall asleep on my chest while I play the sleepy time playlist 
10:45- put baby down drowsy but awake 
We turn on the video monitor and go up to the living room and watch TV or read and talk until 11:15/11:30. Then we head to bed. 
Baby wakes up once at 3 am to feed, and falls right back asleep by 3:30/3:45 and sleeps until 8 am. We take turns feeding him at the 3 am time.

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I don't really have a routine yet i let her sleep when she wants but i noticed if i keep her up during the day and take her out for fresh air she sleeps longer sometimes she will wake up every 3 or so hours sometimes its almost 5 hour stretches but she wants to be held a lot due to separation anxiety so it takes me forever to put her to bed

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I noticed about a week ago, that my little guy started getting abnormally fussy about 7:30-8pm at night... I took that as an opportunity to diaper, feed and swaddle him and then rock him to sleep. The whole routine would take about an hour, and we have continued it every night since. That's when he goes down for bed in his own crib. He is now sleeping about 4 to 5 hours straight before waking again. 
He turned 3 weeks last Sunday. Definitely not a routine yet, as I'm still staying on his feeding and napping schedule, but it's a start I hope!

When should you start to get your baby in a routine for bed?

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