https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:23:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2773471 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:45:59 +0000 Littlebit7 2773471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since my kid was about 12 months we've done the following: dinner, straight into tub, Pjs, some quiet play (with the lights dimmed, TV off) and during quiet play this is when I give her a straw cup of milk. So the quiet play lasts from about 6-640 and she works on the milk then, so there isn't a super strong association with bedtime. Then at 640, we brush teeth, i put her in her overnight diaper and sleep sack, and hold her for a minute or two singing her bedtime song and then into the crib lights off. She's 2.5 now.<br /> My husband isn't home during the week, so I don't have the step of him coming home to interact with her. If he isn't traveling and comes home I will admit it jacks up her routine a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2773381 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:06:08 +0000 joy 2773381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi everyone, Most of us get tired when their babies want to sleep. Let him run around for a little while before moving on to something more calming, such as a quiet game, bath, or bedtime story. You should stick to a consistent daily schedule, including bedtime and nap times. Make sure your child is able to fall asleep on his own. You may want to consider not rocking, nursing, or singing your child to sleep so he'll learn to settle himself back down when he wakes up at night. Kids need to sleep, this helps their growth and improve immune. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771199 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 13:06:53 +0000 wrkbrk 2771199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could sub a cup of milk for a couple of months and then sub that for water! Gradual approach? My DS didnt really care so much about what was in his bottle/sippy cup - he just liked the security of having it at bedtime! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771173 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:44:46 +0000 meadow 2771173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: Awesome.</p> <p>@bees_knees: I am kind of a wuss about naps. At the end of June I weaned from naps (which had been going poorly on the weekends anyway). I replaced nursing with a brief lunch took them to their room, warm-ish bottle of whole milk while sitting on my lap. DD went into her crib awake and DS I would hold and walk slowing back and forth as he fell asleep - which got quicker and quicker as we established the routine. My plan was to get rid of the warm &amp; get rid of the bottle by the end of summer before they go back to daycare. Well - once we got going, the routine worked so well and our days were great that I wussed out and decided daycare will force them to change (they are going into a bottle free room next week) and we'd adjust accordingly at home. SOOOOOOOOOO, unfortunately not a good model :-p Thanks for the tips about talking - I've seen them really understanding so much this past month that I think this will be a good thing to remember.</p> <p>@LindsayLou: What kind of snack do you offer?</p> <p>@peaches1038: This is hope! Thanks. I know I should separate nursing from sleep --- but it is so sweet and peaceful to watch them fall asleep together. That is truly what I will miss most from our nursing journey!</p> <p>@catomd00: Yeah - I like the idea of a sippy cup of water. It's not something to really get attached to like a cup of milk could be. Good idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771113 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 08:26:20 +0000 erinbaderin 2771113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>W weaned himself at 14 months, so it's not exactly the same, but I would do milk with dinner and then have a bottle of water in their cribs. Your routine sounds pretty similar to ours. Even when I was nursing we did dinner, then I'd nurse him, then bath, jammies, stories, bedtime. I agree with what @peaches1038 said - I think you'll have an easier transition if you separate nursing from sleep first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771086 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 05:35:13 +0000 brownepiano 2771086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did our normal routine but skipped the nursing and had Daddy put him to bed. He wasn't really falling asleep while I nursed him any more though so we knew he could go to sleep on his own. If dinner is really close to bedtime, they shouldn't need a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771084 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 05:08:20 +0000 catomd00 2771084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd offer a zippy of water if they are demanding nursing. Definitely wouldn't offer milk after brushing nor would I give a bottle personally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771081 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:10:45 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2771081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I weaned at 13 months and replaced that feeding with a cup of milk. My toddler needed it and still does for the calories, in my opinion. It's part of her routine now at nearly 2. We do dinner at 6:30 and then she can play downstairs if there is time, bath at 7:30-8. A sippy cup of milk and stories in bed follow for 15 minutes or so and then brush teeth and lights out by 8:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771061 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:31:50 +0000 peaches1038 2771061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We weaned at 18 months and I didn't replace nursing with anything. However, when I was getting ready to wean, I moved nursing up in the routine so he wasn't nursing to sleep anymore. So we ate dinner, did bath or played something quiet, got into jams and then I would nurse with lights on, then read 1-2 books, then sing twinkle one time in the rocker with lights off, then into the crib awake and one more round of twinkle. Kiss kiss, mama loves you, see you in the morning and MAMA OUT. </p> <p>I think it was easier to do it that way so the transition was more gradual. Now at 21 months, we just don't nurse and read more books, everything else is the same. im probably in his room 15-20 min for the whole routine. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771057 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:09:22 +0000 skinnycow 2771057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I weaned we just started doing story + rocking to sleep. DD was pissed at first because she was used to nursing but it worked fine after a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771053 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:01:12 +0000 LindsayLou 2771053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We added in a bedtime snack as part of the bedtime routine at around 15 months. We didn't wean until 19 months, but the bedtime snack did help. She still gets a bedtime snack now at 24 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771052 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:47:57 +0000 bees_knees 2771052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What do you do for nap times? Currently still nursing my 14 mo old before bed, but when we weaned from naps I just replaced it with some snuggles/rocking. So our routine is sleep sack, story, music, cuddles/rocking, crib. </p> <p>It's easy to forget bc they are still babies, but they understand SO much more than we give them credit for. So I'd make sure to talk them through it, too. GL! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771047 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:19:12 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2771047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I weaned at 15 months. I didn't replace the nursing session with anything. Our routine was bath, then brushing teeth. We moved into the nursery that already had the white noise on and a lamp instead of the overhead light. Then we got her dressed and followed that up with cuddles and reading before putting her in the crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-routine-at-about-15-months#post-2771044 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:06:13 +0000 meadow 2771044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know I've posted before about sleep and I know there are a million threads about sleep - so sorry in advance.....but I've googled and read on here until blue in the face and I feel so lost....</p> <p>I currently nurse my twins to sleep. Goal 1 - wean completely by the end of September (when they are 16 months). If it happens sooner - so be it. Goal 2 - establish a bedtime routine that makes sense.</p> <p>Currently we do dinner, diapers &amp; PJs, small amount of playtime with me and DH (he typically gets home halfway through their dinner or at the very end as I'm doing diapers.), we read a story then nurse.</p> <p>I guess I'm posting this rambly post because I don't know what to substitute the nursing with. My gut says to read the story then sit with them and give a bottle of cows milk then put them down. HOWEVER, I also think it is silly to introduce a bedtime bottle at this age. Do I give them a sippy cup of milk while sitting in my lap? Is milk inappropriate at this time because we should be brushing teeth before bedtime? What is normal at this age? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1740304 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 10:37:42 +0000 .twist. 1740304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: Oh man. I know! It's so weird! I honestly thought I had so much time left and between planning his birthday and trying to get ready for work/school the time has seriously been slipping by! How does this happen!? I will def. try a hard boiled egg! He does like egg. :) </p> <p>@seabsher: I wish we could do breakfast at home, but my husband and I both leave super early for work (before 7am!) and L doesn't eat until closer to 8am. Which could definitely change over the next little while, but I'll take it day by day. :) </p> <p>@grizz: OH! A wrap! that's awesome! </p> <p>@Arden: Those crepes sound delicious! thanks. :) I will also try the egg muffins! </p> <p>@Bookish: I, too, am a creature of habit. I want to TRY and give him variety, but I can't promise it will last. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1740133 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:47:36 +0000 Synchronicity 1740133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Things that you can make ahead and freeze are a good idea! Muffins and pancakes come to mind. Super portable, and you can sneak fruit and veggies in pretty easily :) Add some fruit and you're good to go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1740127 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:43:15 +0000 LemonLong 1740127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's a year and a half now so she just does cereal and milk We started with shredded wheat since they are easy to pick up, and now she's into protein Cheerios. Before that we would do a waffle or frozen pancake. My LO does get a second breakfast at daycare though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1740115 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 06:17:03 +0000 Bookish 1740115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: we are creatures of habit (....or lazy) and send a plain wheat waffle and yogurt every day. She's starting to really like eggs though, so I think I'm going to try and make those egg muffin thingies </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739997 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:14:34 +0000 Arden 1739997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The easiest portable breakfast ever: get a couple of dozen eggs and mix them up. Divide them into a few bowls and add different things to each one. Cheese, mushrooms, spinach, peppers, tomatoes, onions, shredded carrots, zuchinni... you can do sweet ones with bananas, applesauce, pumpkin, etc.</p> <p>Then you pour it into a muffin ton and bake. </p> <p>They freeze well too. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739994 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:08:53 +0000 Arden 1739994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>- Scrambled eggs<br /> - cream cheese on bell pepper sticks<br /> - smoothies (coconut milk/blueberries/spinach/chia seeds)<br /> - Traditional Albanian breakfast of feta cheese, cucumbers, and tomatoes<br /> - Sweet potato strips and cream cheese to dip<br /> - Kefir<br /> - Crepes (which is just an egg blended with a purée of pumpkin or applesauce and fried) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739987 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:02:56 +0000 autumnlove 1739987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: drained...lol! And by hand! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739976 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:58:17 +0000 Boheme 1739976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Egg muffins, banana bread, fruit, muffins, peanut butter rolled up in a wheat tortilla </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739965 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:50:56 +0000 seabsher 1739965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours ate at home before daycare. We made a lot of eggs. But, we also had peanut butter toast on days we were running behind. Also had pancakes and waffles in the freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739960 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:48:39 +0000 Sammyfab 1739960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I can't believe L is starting daycare in a week and a half!</p> <p>If I had to pack a breakfast I would do homemade pancakes, fruit, bacon or breakfast sausage, homemade muffins or scones. Since L is such a good eater, maybe you could do hardboiled eggs too (my son would never eat them!)? Otherwise, our daily breakfast is granola with milk or yogurt and fruit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739908 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:15:28 +0000 Corduroy 1739908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves cold oatmeal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739903 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:11:41 +0000 ALV91711 1739903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hard boiled egg. DS usually eats daycare breakfast but I send egg that he eats every morning with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739891 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 22:01:21 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1739891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: oh my gosh, this is such a big moment for me! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739887 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:58:24 +0000 .twist. 1739887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: yep! Haha thank you. I replied and popped your wall cherry. ;) :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739885 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:57:17 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1739885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I put it on your wall. Is that how you do these things? I've never sent a message before :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-doesdid-your-1yr-old-eat-for-breaky#post-1739871 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:46:50 +0000 jetsa 1739871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do fruit and yogurt every am. I just mix in and bring a big tub on Tuesdays and it lasts him the 3 days he's there. </p>