https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:14:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-evening-nap-question#post-954050 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:02:39 +0000 JoJoGirl 954050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: Yeah I think we'll have to test that out by default tonight. It won't be a real dream feed since I need to take off her clothes and change her diaper before she's down for the 'night' which might wake her up anyway, but definitely won't encourage anymore awake time tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-evening-nap-question#post-954031 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:56:01 +0000 NovBaby1112 954031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: she might start sleeping longer and not be so over tired with an earlier bedtime. But yea, I know it's rough when they go down so early. A dream freed might be enough to keep her sleeping longer- so if her longest stretch between feeds is 5 hours, if she goes down to bed around 7, you could dream feed around 9/10 and then maybe she will sleep 5 more hours after that. Just an idea though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-evening-nap-question#post-954024 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:48:17 +0000 JoJoGirl 954024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: good thought.. I've been fighting her on earlier bedtimes because I can't go to bed at 7 :( and her longest sleep stretch is still around 5 hrs. I am so pained by the thought of the night really starting at 1am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-evening-nap-question#post-954021 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:47:30 +0000 JoJoGirl 954021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Not longer than 2 hours usually.. today she napped a bit in the morning. She slept in the moby from say 3:30-5, then we got in the car to drive home from a friend's, she ate around 5:30 then conked out at 6:30 after 30 mins of rocking/bouncing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-evening-nap-question#post-954020 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:46:40 +0000 NovBaby1112 954020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just let her keep sleeping and maybe do a dream feed around 9 or so. She might be ready for an earlier bedtime. I remember around that age lo started going to bed earlier- like 630/7. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-evening-nap-question#post-954017 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:44:44 +0000 MsLipGloss 954017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long are her awake times? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/another-evening-nap-question#post-954011 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:41:38 +0000 JoJoGirl 954011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tonight is the second night in a row LO melted down from exhaustion around 5:30/6pm.. I got her down for a 'nap' around 6:30 and she's still asleep at 7:45pm. We have been aiming for a 8/8:30pm bedtime (she's 11 weeks so I go to bed when she does). Last night I woke her up around 8 and couldn't get her back to sleep until 9:30. I HATE waking her up but this feels like it's cutting into our evening sleep. She last ate at 5:30pm so will need another big meal before she goes down for the night anyway. Not sure what to do..? </p>