https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:28:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2417489 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:56:19 +0000 QBbride 2417489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6 month old usually goes to bed at 7;30-8, up at 7-7:30am. Up 1-3 times/night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2417459 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:43:07 +0000 sapphire 2417459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turkeylurkey: I bet daycare will help! My LO can't make it past 7pm because she is so worn out at daycare! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2417399 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:10:48 +0000 tofuwad 2417399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She goes down at about 730-830 and she's up between 730-8. Right now she's on 2-3 naps. bedtime depends upon what time she wakes from her last nap. I don't let her nap later than 6pm and she usually goes down between 2-4 hours after her last nap. </p> <p>For example, she woke from her nap yesterday at 3:50 pm. So I put her down for the night at 7 because she was showing me tired signs. </p> <p>BUT (and this is a BIG but), she still wakes up 4 times per night and she always wakes about an hour after I put her down for the night. I usually nurse for all wake ups (I wish I could stop but we live in a studio and any other arrangement just isn't logistically possible at this point). </p> <p>I once read somewhere that you should have a fixed wake up time but a flexible bedtime, depending on their naps that day. </p> <p>My cousin has a baby the same age and she goes down at 730 and wakes up at 730 with zero night wakings. I'm super jealous! She's on two naps but in the process of dropping the third nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2417368 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:57:34 +0000 turkeylurkey 2417368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you everyone! He started daycare last Monday so I'm hoping that with having a routine/schedule there that it will help in the evenings. I'm one tired mom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2417357 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:52:55 +0000 turkeylurkey 2417357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sapphire: I think the last nap is the problem. It is around 5 or 6pm. Then he tries to take a 10min nap around 9pm. Over the weekend I took away the 9pm cat nap. That resulted in him going down around 9:30 last night! So maybe we are on to something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2417354 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:51:05 +0000 turkeylurkey 2417354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: Glad to know I'm not alone on the night owl thing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2417353 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:49:25 +0000 turkeylurkey 2417353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: He takes his last nap around 6pm. Every now and then he tries to take a 10 min nap around 9pm. So over the weekend I tried keeping him awake during the 9pm nap. Last night that resulted in him going down at 9:30. So a little progress was made </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416360 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 05:02:54 +0000 PrincessBaby 2416360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My now 8.5 month old was going to bed at 8/8:30 (still is). She set that bedtime though, she never fusses unless she is hungry or tired ( :heart: her!!!), and at 8pm, she is usually DONE. Then she sleeps until around 8am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416267 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:26:39 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2416267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Goes to bed at 9-9:30pm and wakes up at 9-9:30am! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416259 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:20:50 +0000 Ash 2416259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between 7 and 8 and up around 6 with 1-2 wake ups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416250 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:12:10 +0000 winniebee 2416250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went to bed at 7/730 and up for the day around 6/630. Usually up once to eat. Started strict bed time at 8 weeks and that helped a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416245 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:08:58 +0000 sapphire 2416245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6:30pm-6:30am at that age. I wouldn't let them sleep in that much. Mine was napping 3 naps still at that time although short ones. When is the last nap? I wouldn't let mine sleep past 4pm or else nap would run into bed time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416118 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:19:11 +0000 Eko 2416118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine goes to bed at 8. During the week we are up between 6-7 to go to daycare. On weekends it's more like 7:30. He will be up for about 45 minutes and then takes an hour nap. I would try waking him up earlier and putting to bed earlier, but in small time increments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416114 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:16:20 +0000 Littlebit7 2416114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turkeylurkey: I'd try starting the day at 6 like suggested above. When are his naps? When is his last nap? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416110 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:14:47 +0000 Littlebit7 2416110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine went down between 545-615 and slept til 6:30 with one night waking<br /> Now at nine months she still goes down between 6-6:30 and wakes at 7 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416088 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 19:46:25 +0000 LindsayInNY 2416088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She goes down anywhere from 8-9pm. It's tough on weekends so sometimes she'll tire earlier without the drive from daycare power nap. During the week she's up around 6:30ish. Weekends vary. We've had bad ones where we've taken her to bed with us early morning to try and get more sleep. This past weekend she slept till 7:45ish on her own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416086 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 19:42:52 +0000 Jennibenni 2416086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Goes down at 7-7:30 and wakes up between 7 and 8, usually with at least one wake up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416051 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 18:55:17 +0000 gingerbebe 2416051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you just start the day when he gets up at 6am to eat? At 6 months, they're only awake for a little over an hour anyway before they need a nap. Perhaps if you fed him and popped him in a high chair while your toddler is eating breakfast and just stimulate him with lots of bright daylight, etc. He will probably be tired for that first nap but you can probably get him to adjust in a few days.</p> <p>That would effectively push your clock back 3 hours, so that the natural bedtime for your baby would be around 8pm, close to when the toddler goes to sleep. You could give him a bedtime feeding and then if the baby wakes again at 3am to feed, that would be more of a traditional MOTN feeding time. Alternatively, you can put the baby down at 8pm, give him a dreamfeeding at 11pm or whenever you would go to bed, and then hope he sleep through til 6am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416040 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 18:46:21 +0000 Dahlia 2416040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She goes to bed at 7:30 and wakes around 5:30 or 6. And still up to nurse at least twice overnight. Bedtime is the only sleep-related thing we've got down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2416001 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 18:15:09 +0000 turkeylurkey 2416001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ldh112: he just doesn't seem the least bit tired. If you do put him down he cries. He will eat again around 10. I didn't have this with my first baby so it's new. Been hard because the toddler goes down at 8:30 and wakes at 6. So I'm tired and ready for a change! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2415997 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 18:09:19 +0000 ldh112 2415997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She goes to sleep between 830-9 and wakes around 730. Until about a month ago her bedtime was between 9-10 and it just naturally shifted. Does your baby fight being laid down earlier or just not act tired until 11? That would be a tough bedtime for sure! I wish I had some pointers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2415980 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:45:53 +0000 FaithFertility 2415980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She went to bed around 8/8:30 woke at 7-8<br /> Woke around 2-3 a.m. to eat I believe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/6-month-old-bedtime-time#post-2415965 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:30:09 +0000 turkeylurkey 2415965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What time does your 6 month old go to bed? When do they wake?<br /> Mine doesn't want to go to bed until 11pm and sleep until 9am. He wakes around 6am to eat. Need tips on getting him to sleep earlier. </p>