Last night it took DH and I 45 minutes to read each girl a book and get them down. There was so much stalling it was ridiculous. This doesn't even including pajamas or brushing teeth which was done prior to this.
We have to work on this because it really stresses me out. When it's just me putting them to bed it's 15 minutes tops, so I know it's doable.
How long is it from putting them in their bed, reading/singing songs to walking out of the room and they are actually settled?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
From the start of her bath until she's in her crib is about 30 minutes. That includes the bath, brushing her teeth, getting lotion on, getting dressed, and reading stories. It takes her about 10 minutes to go to sleep after that.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
@Mrs. Pickle: ok yeah see, 45 minutes is way too long for JUST books and getting them settled in bed.
persimmon / 1467 posts
About 10 min but we are pretty strict. And if I'm solo it's even faster because I have no patience by bedtime.
pomelo / 5573 posts
For W (10 months) it's about 2 minutes. One story, Twinkle Twinkle, into the crib. For B it's usually about 15 minutes - jammies and moisturizer, 3 stories with some chatting.
nectarine / 2280 posts
I barely have one but it's gradual. For example I will put bed clothes on 30 mins before we move to the bedroom. I probably spend 30 mins on avg in the room with her. We read, look at school pictures from the day and rock to sleep.
pear / 1521 posts
Too long! Used to be 15 minutes in her room post teeth brushing. Now 30+ and my DH could read her a million books but I'd still have to read her 3+ more after her leaves before she will agree to nurse before bed.
eggplant / 11861 posts
From bath to bed 15-30 minutes deoends on how long she plays in tub
honeydew / 7463 posts
Bath to walking out of his room it's 30-40 mins.
If I'm only counting after PJs are on (so book and putting him in the bed) it's max 10 mins. I do 2 books, sing one song and plop him in. Walk right out as soon as he's in and I say one last night night.
DH will usually do 3 books so let's say his is 15 mins.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Our bedtime routine is the worst, plus we are still holding LO until he falls asleep. I would say the routine starts when he gets his last diaper change and jammies. He plays in his room for 30-45 minutes until he shows sleepy signs. We hold him in his chair and say prayers. He doesn't even tolerate a story! LOL. Then maybe a song or two, but we hold him until he falls asleep. That's a big chunk of the evening! The time from jammies through prayers is family time when we are both home.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
We have a staller too... Actual routine is not that long but after lights are out (DH stays in there with her) she takes like 40 minutes to actually fall asleep!
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
DH does bath which DS loves and drags out forever - like 30-45 minutes - and then gets him in PJs and brushes his teeth. Once we are in his room, I read him books for maybe 10-15 minutes and then we sing 2 songs and pray and snuggle and I'm out.
Baby is last feeding then 2 songs and prayers.
The actual tucking in part for both boys is a few minutes. We start baths for both at 630pm and everyone is in bed by 730pm.
persimmon / 1114 posts
For my 9mo old, it is about 5 minutes.
For my 3.5 year old, 30-40 (at least). We do 3 books but then he CANNOT fall asleep by himself (I am talking full panic meltdown if we try to leave the room before he is asleep). I know we need to work on it (bc it basically takes my entire evening!) but it is such a battle.
ETA- I think that is why I am conscious of trying to keep it so short with my 9mo old- I live in fear of recreating the same bad sleep habits!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Wow! How does everyone get through stories so fast? It takes us 30+ mins on no bath nights, she dresses herself, brushes her hair and teeth, potty, and then stories and songs.
pear / 1728 posts
About 45 minutes on bath night. Bath, pjs, books, and then I nurse her to sleep.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
It takes forever because we stay in the room until she falls asleep. so, anywhere from say 10 mins to an hour, and that's just from stories on. I will only read 2 books, but then I'll sing or rub her back or just sit/lie there next to her.
pomegranate / 3355 posts
@Smurfette: I agree!! same here. we're at 30-40 mins not including a bath!!
brush teeth
potty
change
books
song(s)
then stall tactics 101 come in... for 10-15 mins.. ughhhh
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
From start of bath to DS2 in bed can be pretty short. Last night it was 30 mins total. DS1 takes a lot longer. He likes to read books, chat, cuddle....and recently has demanded that we lay with him, which leads to a very long bed time and tears if we don't. So, we are now sleep training our almost 5 year old to also hopefully get it within 30 minutes.
pomegranate / 3127 posts
Horrible. 1.5 hours. The kids wind each other up and it takes half an hour just to get them to stop running out of the bathroom. E goes to bed right after her bath (she's the good sleeper now 
) but B rolls around in bed demanding bedtime stories for another hour. I don't blame him, he can't possibly be getting enough exercise in day care, but there's nothing I can do about it right now and it's really frustrating. And of course I have a crunch at work and can't catch up because as soon as I open a computer, he's going "mommy mommy mommy" even though I thought I just heard him snoring 
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@Ajsmommy: she usually says she has to go potty again. Then she needs another huggie and kiss. Then it takes her close to 60 mins, no matter what, to fall asleep.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Bedtime routine is about 45 minutes. That includes brushing teeth, changing Logan's diaper, changing clothes, and then 15 minutes of reading stories and singing songs to Logan and then another 15 minutes of reading stories and singing songs to Xander.
Although the routine is shorter when Hubs does it - only 30 minutes usually. He doesn't read as many stories as I do.
pomegranate / 3355 posts
@Smurfette: DD has three go to stall tactics--not potty.. one is that she wants to watch a video (youtube)... another is that she wants to lay in my bed for a "little bit-it" and the final is the "lay with me"....
And I am BAD bc I tend to cave. I let her watch one video bc honestly by that time I have to use the bathroom (36wk preggo here)... then i'll take her into my bed and let her lay there for 2 mins - I literally set the timer! I think she likes to do this bc before we transitioned to big girl bed we read books in my bed and then went into her room/crib.
and the lay with me.. well how can you say no?? LOL
cherry / 100 posts
DD is almost 3 and we're at about 45 minutes, too. That includes teeth, potty, PJS, books and songs. Then comes scratching her itches and getting a drink and chapstick (Don't even ask, but I'm hoping we will forget about these things as quickly as she started them)
pear / 1961 posts
Ours is probably about an hour in full. But that includes getting 2 kiddos upstairs, into pajamas, brushing teeth, reading 2-3 books to DD2, getting her tucked in/song/lights out, spending some solo time with DD1 playing a game and/or reading books (sometimes chapters of a longer book), and then getting her tucked in.
On bath nights, we try to have DD1 shower and DD2 bathe concurrently, and then may do shorter/fewer books.
Basically I try to have DD2 done by 730 and DD1 done a little after 8!
cantaloupe / 6730 posts
30 min. But I don't have a problem with that. We read 2 good sized stories (takes around 10-15 min), then she goes potty, then one story in bed, tuck in, lights out. I consider it to be part of the wind-down time and since I don't hear a peep from her after I walk out the door, I figure it's a small price to pay.
pear / 1657 posts
It feels like 100 years, it is actually about 1 hour or way too long. Brush teeth, bath, chase around wet naked wild thing, diaper and pjs, books (3 or 4 and then just "one more another book"), songs and more songs, a drink of water, and one more song. Ever since we got rid of the pacifier it takes DS (2.5) a really long time to relax.
blogger / kiwi / 588 posts
After dinner ends I put the kids in their pjs and they continue to play for a bit until its 8pm. We usually do baths during the day so the actual bedtime routine is probably 30 minutes at most. This includes using the potty, reading two books to them together, brushing teeth, walking them to their room, holding and singing to DD while DS hops in his toddler bed, then kissing DS good night and leaving the room.
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