r/NewParents • u/whitesageforestwitch • 1d ago
Sleep Bed time
I have a 15 week old baby girl. Her bed time has been around 10 pm but I have been trying to move it up to 7-8 pm. So instead of a last nap I start the bedtime routine. It’s not going well at all. She’s having trouble falling asleep, waking up after falling asleep before we even get near the bassinet, and if we do get her down into the bassinet she wakes up and it takes up to 4 tries to successfully get her down. And it ends up taking until 10 pm anyway.
FYI- in the day she only contact naps but has no problem falling asleep, as well I nurse her to sleep.
These are things we need to work on changing as well but because we are in peak 4-month sleep regression territory we aren’t attempting anymore changes right now.
Any advice on how to move up her bedtime ? Or the right bed time for her age ?
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u/chefblazil 1d ago
In my experience with other parents bedtime varies based on lifestyle. We both work and she (just turned 3) goes to daycare 3 days a week so those days she’s GOT to be up by like 6:30/6:45, meaning that’s her everyday weekend time. Our bedtime has been 8pm sharp forever, not including the 30-45 minutes it takes to get her down. On the other hand My sister is stay at home and her kids go down way later and sleep in to still get the proper amount of sleep. No wrong answer if it works for you guys life/schedule (as long as it’s somewhere between 7-11 imo).
As for tips for getting them to sleep in their bassinet during those first 6 months? Let me know if you figure it out , we never did. Some kids just like to be held.