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Hellobee Boards Tag: daycare transition https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 07:14:02 +0000 illumina on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2033334 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:47:36 +0000 illumina 2033334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A year ago she was sleeping 6-6, so the earliest she ever went down was around 540. Now she goes to bed at 7 and the earliest we'd put her down is around 630. Ajsmommy on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2033327 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:42:35 +0000 Ajsmommy 2033327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Earliest has been right around 5. Normal is between 615-645 Rainbow Sprinkles on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2033218 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 23:14:26 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2033218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 7. NurseDMB on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2033206 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 23:00:08 +0000 NurseDMB 2033206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5:45! My son used to go to bed sooo early. He was always asleep by 6 pm. then after he turned a year it just started gradually getting later -- now he goes to bed at 7:30 and falls asleep around 8. nana87 on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025646 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:09:52 +0000 nana87 2025646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @gilmoregirl: gahhh I wrote a long response and my internet ate it! R has a similar daycare schedule--drop off is between 8 and 9:30, and pick up at 3. She naps amazingly for them, I don't know how they do it! Usually ~10-11 and 1-2, though sometimes shorter or longer (anywhere from 40mins to 2 hours!) and the times vary. I think she's only napped once 1 time since she started in October--and that was the only day she came home super cranky-pants! But, even on days when she sleeps beautifully and doesn't wake up until 2:30, or even after I'm there (she once slept until 3:30!), she still starts fussing and rubbing her eyes around 5 gilmoregirl on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025542 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:31:16 +0000 gilmoregirl 2025542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mamaof2: Thanks :) I hope this happens for us too. @nana87: Ooh, I'm glad you chimed in. Does R get two naps in at daycare? We're still so early in the transition that I'm not sure how it will shake out, but his first nap has been late (like, after 4-5 hours of wake time), and I don't know how to fit in a 2nd nap because I pick him up by 3:30. I'm hoping we're not stuck with a crazy early bedtime until he can handle one nap. nana87 on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025369 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:16:40 +0000 nana87 2025369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ lo regularly goes to sleep anytime between 5:30 and 7, and has fallen asleep at 5 before. i try to wait until at least 4:30 to start the dinner/bath/pjs/nurse to sleep routine, but sometimes, particularly on days she's been at daycare, she's just so sleepy! Mamaof2 on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025351 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:08:46 +0000 Mamaof2 2025351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @gilmoregirl: yes naps improved so he wasn't as exhausted when he got home gilmoregirl on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025298 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:45:34 +0000 gilmoregirl 2025298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Ree723: I don't have science either, but my experience with my kid has been that he can't settle for bed if it's too drastically early, which is part of my hesitation. I will have to see how 6 goes and hope it's kinda temporary. @Mamaof2: How did it change after the first few weeks? Did he start to nap a little more at daycare? Ree723 on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025287 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:41:51 +0000 Ree723 2025287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6:00 is my threshold for bedtime. My 11 month old routinely goes to bed around 6:00-6:30, and my 2.5 yr old also goes to bed around 6 or 6:30 if she didn't have a nap that day, otherwise, it is 7:00-7:30. I think anything before 6:00 is too early for bedtime as I just don't think body clocks are designed to go to sleep for the night any earlier than that. Just my experience though, no scientific research! Smurfette on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025252 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:23:44 +0000 Smurfette 2025252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6 but only when she is sick and didn't really nap that day. Mamaof2 on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025120 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:34:59 +0000 Mamaof2 2025120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @gilmoregirl: My DS started DCP at 5 months and for about 3 weeks he was going to bed at 5:30!! We pretty much got home, he nursed and was out! gilmoregirl on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025115 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:34:27 +0000 gilmoregirl 2025115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm reassured by seeing several of you say 6 pm...so I'm going to give it a try, at least temporarily. This transition is tricky! gilmoregirl on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025113 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:33:38 +0000 gilmoregirl 2025113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Lion: My LO seems to have average to low sleep needs (and figuring that out has helped night sleep A LOT because he's gotta get that awake time in at some point), but I think you're right that he needs an even earlier bedtime. Maybe I'll start by trying 6 pm. @travellingbee: Our bedtime has been creeping back later and later over the last few weeks, and 7:45 has become normal. Maybe that's why I'm so thrown off now! travellingbee on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025088 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:22:15 +0000 travellingbee 2025088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Earliest I have ever gotten him to fall asleep is 7:45. :( MrsB2012 on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025086 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:21:30 +0000 MrsB2012 2025086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our normal bedtime at 17 months right now is 630. I could easily make it 6 and have been considering doing so. blackbird on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025080 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:20:22 +0000 blackbird 2025080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6:45 was our usual bedtime for the longest time. if she's sick or napped like crap, though, she's gone to sleep as early as 6 Mrs. Lion on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025072 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:17:56 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2025072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Earliest normal bedtime was 6pm...we were there for a long time (now he goes to bed at 7). On really overtired days we sometimes do earlier, and the very earliest was 445 one day that he was really sick. If my 9 month old was only getting an hour during the day I would definitely be putting him to bed earlier than 6:30, but he is a very high sleep needs kid and still sleeps 2.5 hours at 22 months. At 9 months he was sleeping about 5 hours during the day, split into 2-3 naps. gilmoregirl on "What's the earliest your LO has gone to bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-earliest-your-lo-has-gone-to-bed#post-2025058 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:13:48 +0000 gilmoregirl 2025058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My 9-month-old started daycare this week in preparation for my return to work next week, and so far the transition has been ok. He's definitely having some separation anxiety, but I'm really proud of how well he's been handling the change. He's there from 8:30-3 right now, and so far has only been napping for one hour around 11. I'm glad he's napping at all, but it has made for very, very difficult evenings. I have moved bedtime up by an hour to 6:30, but I think that's too late. I just can't get my head around an even earlier bedtime. What is the earliest your LO has gone to bed, even just temporarily?