what is your bedtime routine?

and how old is your dc?

also- if bath is part of your bedtime routine, do you do it every night?

Re: what is your bedtime routine?

Ds will be 3 months this weekend...

we bathe every other night. Around 7 ish..then it's diaper, lotion, pjs...a little tummy time...5-6 oz bottle, read 2 books (same one's every night, and in the crib by 9pm (or sooner some days.) With a whole ton of kisses, squeezes, and hugs and smiles between :)

Not the same thing every night, but this is it for the most part

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Sometimes he gets a bath, sometimes he does not.

So it's usually....7/730.....changing table fun (he love his table & being naked and literally will talk to us on there forever!), then it's diaper, lotion, pjs, swaddle....in the rocker to read Goodnight Moon (even though he could care less ha!) and start bottle, then music is on, lights go out and I rock and finish his bottle.

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Bedtime - M,T,Th,S: Brush teeth, family cuddle in our beds (conversation, tickles, etc..), into their own beds, tuck in, I sing one song (their choice) to each of them, then each gets a series of kisses (butterfly, eskimo, fishy, regular hug, regular kiss, bear hug, bear kiss). Then on goes the fan and out goes Mommy and Daddy.

On Sunday, Wednesday and Friday they bathe first. Sunday is an actual bath with bubbles, toys and whatever. Wednesday and Friday are just showers. After bath and shower they dress themselves and then they usually ask me and Rob to give them a massage. Yes - they are spoiled. We usually massage their backs and legs and hands and feet with lotion before starting the routine above.

They are almost 8 (almost 9) and 6 (nearly 7).

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DS is 10 weeks old.

Bath every night btw. 6:30-7pm.
Diaper, lotion, mini massage, PJs
Dinner 5-6oz about 7-7:30pm
Swing

Usually asleep by 8:30pm. I was sleepfeeding him for as well at 11pm but he hasnt really been eating it. He sleeps until 4:30-5am

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From 9 weeks - 5 months DD got a bath every night. I had noticed early on the nights she got baths she STTN.

DD is 13 months, but our bedtiime routine has been the same since she was 9 weeks.

Bath
Lotion
PJs
Bottle
Bed

Now on nights she doesn't get a bath, it's the same, but minus the bath.

She has music that she loves so while doing bath and pjs we play her CD.

Once we are done with that, we dim the light in her room, and turn on soft classical music while she gets her bottle.

Then, music off, lights off, into her sleep sack she goes and usually within 10 minutes she's asleep.

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DD is 7 months.

On bath nights...

jar of veggies
bath
lotion
pj's
book
hang out with DH and I for a little
BF
Bed

Non bath nights are pretty much the same without the bath and lotion.

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DD is 3.5 yrs old. Her bedtime is 7:30 so we start bedtime routine at 7.

put on jammies (she prefers baths in the morning or afternoons)

small cup of milk on couch while watching tv.

brush teeth and pee

in bed. read 3 books. lights out

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been the same ever since we had a real bedtime. We do a bath every other night...

So, we start at 6 on non bath nights, 5 30ish on bath nights.

First thing is taking off her clothes and we wash her face with a damp cloth. Head to toe she gets moisturized, then the PJs go on. The lights get dimmed and the noise machine goes on. THen I take over and read her Harold and the Purple Crayon. She gets the same book every night and this is the only time she is allowed to even see this book-- it means bedtime.

Then I nurse her and put her down and put on the mobile music. Again, this is the only time this music gets played so it signifies bedtime. As soon as I lay her down, turn the music on and give her her lovey-- the thumb goes in the mouth and she's ready for bed.

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DD is going to be 7 months on Sunday

During the week I usually bathe her around 6 (I get home at 5:30 play with her) then around 6:30 she gets dinner, a little play time in her room try to wind down and usually a bottle between 7/7:30 and she is down. I usually rock her because I don't get to spend time with her all day and it's my time to silently tell her how much i love her while she sleeps in my arms and to give her a ton of kisses that i missed giving her all day! DH and i try to alternate so we each get that time with her.

Re: what is your bedtime routine?

DS is 5 months.

We start the routine around 7pm. We wash him up, smack some desitin on his butt since he's sleeping nice and long these days, put on pjs, and put him in his sleepsack. Then we turn the lights off except for his little night light, siit in the glider, he gets a 6 oz bottle, and then I sing Billy Joel's "Goodnight My Angel Lullabye". By the time hes downed the bottle hes out like a light and I transfer him tot he crib.

This is every single night. Once I start singing he closes his eyes and starts to fall asleep. Everyone laughs that I put DS to sleep with a Billy Joel song but I sang it to him while he was still in my belly so I wanted to keep the tradition going.

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Re: what is your bedtime routine?

My daughter is 13 months. We do a bath every night. We used to do every other before she was crawling or walking - but after about 8 months, due to germs/dirt/etc we do it every night.

At 5:30 we start the bath - it lasts about 20 minutes because she fights when we try and take her out!

Then book, bottle, burp - and rock in the glider - she lays her head on my shoulder while I rub her back...then it's bedtime. She's in bed by 6pm.

Re: what is your bedtime routine?

We started a bedtime routine when DS was 4 weeks old-He started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks old.

Bath
lights get dimmed
classical lullaby music
lotion
pjs
bottle in his room
down in crib

Now at 14 months we have eliminated the classical music and we will read him Good Night Moon and we introduced a lovey at around 5 months.

Re: what is your bedtime routine?

DS is 13 weeks.

8pm bath (usually every other night)
BF
Sleep (until 5-6am). DS usually falls asleep while I BF him.

The nights we dont give him a bath we usually play with him more.

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Re: what is your bedtime routine?

DD is 4 months. We have given her a bath everynight since day one. Start bath at 7, lotion, pj's, dim the lights and she gets 5 1/2 oz. As soon as she is done with the bottle she is usually out cold. We burp her for about 10 mins and then put her in her crib.

Re: what is your bedtime routine?

ds is 6 months....he gets bathed every other night

6:30 - bath, lotion, and I sing to him while I change him, he loves this

7ish - bottle and cuddle time.

7:30 - depending on whether he seems tired, I will put him right into his crib and hope he falls asleep, if not, he goes into the swing or bouncy seat and falls asleep in that

once he is sleeping, I transfer him to the crib

it has worked so we are not rushing to let him CIO

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8+ months

I get home from work at 630-645 and start her dinner.

Give her Cheerios, puffs, whatever in the highchair while I get together her "meal" - meat & veggie (or just veggies) and pastina and fruit puree, sometimes mixed with oatmeal.

If getting a bath, it's right after dinner, then into PJ's and then give her the last bottle while I'm on the couch watching TV. Almost without fail, regardless of the time of the bottle, she is asleep on me at 8:15.

This week, twice I've stuck her in the crib *jus* before she's fallen asleep on me.

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Re: what is your bedtime routine?

DS is 14 months tomorrow. I get him at the sitter about 4:15pm We get home and play until about 5, then he gets a snakc (usually a teething biscuit) and then I start the bath at 5:30 ish, put lotion on him, put on pjs, bottle, and rocking in the chair for about 5 minutes, and then I put him in the crib. By that time it's usuallu about 6- 6:15pm. Yes I bathe him every night.

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Re: what is your bedtime routine?

DD is 4.5 months

At 7:30 I give DD a bath and then I BF her on the rocking chair while DH reads bedtime stories. Usually by 8 she is asleep.

She still gets up at night to feed. I bring her in the bed with me and actually I don't mind it. I work FT so every moment I spent with her is precious to me now more than ever.