sleeping routines

[tartantart]

My daughter is 11 weeks old and i am stuggling to get her into a bedtime routine. we wash face and neck or bath then get dressed have kisses from rest of family then have bottle and bed. She wont sleep though at 8pm when i try and put her down. she was going bed at 11pm then up at 5am for bottle. have i left it too late to start a routine. first time mum you see.

[devilwoman]

its never too late to start a bed time rouitine, though it may be too early cos tiny ones sleep eat cry and want attention whatever time of day , tut tut no consideration lol, it may be best to have a late bedtime for her for a while so that while she sleeps you get a few hours too, in a few more months things will change and you could review it again.

[tartantart]

managed to get her down for halfnine just woke up for feed lets hope this works out was thinking of poss changing it o ten to start with then start to make it ealier

[fat rascal]

i think you are doing really well,just keep doing what you are doing, you'll think you've cracked it.. then she'll start teething!!

good luck tartentart

xxx

[Ms.Hijinx]

you are doing brilliantly, enjoy the time with her before she is in a routine i used to love it- all those extra cuddles , use your instincts with her bedtime while shes so small, only advice i can give for the future is to remember however hard it is that she came to live with you not you with her and ultimately youre in charge good luck and enjoy your precious daughter

[devilwoman]

well done tarttantart, you're doing great, the timing sounds about right cos if she goes to early and wakes up just as you're settling down for the night everyone gets grumpy and tired.

[spudqueen]

She's 11 weeks old and you're wondering if it's too late!!!!!!! Goodness, my youngest son slept right through the night from 6 weeks old, but I don't think it was anything that I did that determined that, it was just that he was ready for it. My eldest son however - what a different story! At 11 weeks old he was going to bed at 11pm, getting up for a bottle in the night then going back to sleep (if I was lucky!). He also had long sleeps during the day. Carry on with what you're doing, making sure that the routine for night time sleep is different than for a daytime sleep and she will eventually get into that routine, but remember that she is an individual and will not be in the same routine (if any!) as other 11 week olds - don't start comparing her to eg friends children. Love her, enjoy her and don't get bogged down too much in details!

[pickle]

My two year old only started sleeping through the night at about 2 1/2 years. His 1 year old brother (last Sun) still usually wakes at least 3 times in the night. No feeding though, just settle him back down again. They were both fed in the night till about 6 1/2 months. I don't think you are too late, more way too early to be expecting anything.

I can't wait till the younger one sleeps through too. Only another year to go!

[tartantart]

thank you guys. went down at 9.30 pm last night up at 3 for feed sleep agan at half past up at 7 for next feed but only went down using dumy which she not had for weeks now. tonight went down at 9 no dummy!