https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 00:25:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2466282 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:20:57 +0000 AggieDaze 2466282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a quick update, LO is 3 months now and goes to sleep by 7:30 each night :) Unfortunately, we now have an extra 2 night wakings but that's a tale for another day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2444981 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:27:12 +0000 NurseDMB 2444981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS2 is 3 months old now, and I want to say it was around a month or so ago when his natural bedtime became 6/6:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2426842 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:50:48 +0000 AggieDaze 2426842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: We did the 7:30/8 p.m. bedtime two nights in a row and he ended up waking up 45 minutes later. Then, I brought him out to the couch where he basically fell asleep until I went to bed at 10. Not sure what this means?! Ha. LO now has a bit of a cold, and all of our sleep has shifted dramatically so I'm just going with the flow at the moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2424379 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 21:05:02 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2424379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 8 weeks for dd2 and 12 weeks for dd1. We started doing it because they began having these "witching hours" and my pedi said it was because they needed to be in bed earlier and they were overtired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2424345 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:34:01 +0000 Littlebit7 2424345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 9.5 months and her bedtime is somewhere between 6-6:30 still!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2424243 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:59:47 +0000 PawPrints 2424243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was somewhere around 2-3 months when we started transitioning to a real bedtime, rather than just letting her snooze in the living room with us until we were ready to go to bed. </p> <p>From that point until we moved her to her own room at 4.5 months, we would have to switch her from her crib to the co-sleeper when we went to bed. That felt kind of odd. But I didn't want her sleeping in her crib all night because I was still nursing her 2-3x a night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2424177 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 15:31:31 +0000 winniebee 2424177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 was like 3.5 months. </p> <p>LO2 was 2 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2424175 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 15:28:36 +0000 Pumuckl 2424175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AggieDaze: how did yesterday go? Did he sleep well for you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2423938 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 22:19:14 +0000 SweetiePie 2423938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started early trying to establish a routine and bedtime at 7pm (at the latest). Maybe not in the first couple of weeks, those are a blur. But def by 3/4 weeks.<br /> ETA: I'm not sure if you read any of the infant sleep books, but Dr Weissbluth's book actually says an infant at that age should go to bed between 5 and 7pm :shocked: Which seems insanely early. But kinda makes sense. There's other theories that the "witching hour" so many people experience between those hours is actually baby being overtired and wanting to go to bed early.<br /> And after I posted I saw your update. It's awesome that he went down so well at 8pm! Looking forward to hearing how the night goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2423901 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:26:32 +0000 AggieDaze 2423901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everybody for your responses! </p> <p>LO fell asleep by himself in his crib at 8 pm (wasn't really on purpose; he just was really unhappy so I swaddled him and set him in his crib and within minutes he'd fallen asleep). He'd last woken up at 6 pm after a car seat nap at the park.</p> <p>I don't know if he's trying to tell me he wants to go to bed at 8 pm? Or if this is a nap?!</p> <p> I'm tempted to start putting him to bed earlier but I'm also terrified that's going to mean more wake ups for me over night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422978 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:21:51 +0000 Pumuckl 2422978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids moved there bedtime to 7-8pm at around 7/8 weeks. My daughter a little earlier than my son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422966 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 04:44:24 +0000 kitty 2422966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was just after 2 months I started DS on a 7pm bed time. It didn't always work out but he was generally settled some time between 730 and 830, and now at 4.5mo he's usually down closer to 730. When I say down I mean totally asleep and I'm out of the room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422928 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:40:42 +0000 ldh112 2422928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AggieDaze: I posted often early on about sleep woes! :) my 6.5 month old's bedtime shifted from 10-11 to 830-9 gradually at about 4.5-5 months. I couldn't really *do* anything about it, she just finally cut out a later feeding and would stay down. It seems like everyone's babies are all over the place on sleep needs, but you'll find your groove, especially as the night feedings lessen!</p> <p>I had to remind myself often around that age that she was still learning how to adjust to sleep outside the womb! Some do seem to find their circadian rhythm sooner than others, but I'd say at 8 weeks it's pretty normal for later bedtimes and some degree of fussiness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422917 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:55:37 +0000 Finfan 2422917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD2 is 10 weeks and bedtime is around 10, STTN, and waking up between 7-8 am. Her bedtime has started to creep earlier as it started out at 11 pm. We are a family of night owls I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422893 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:05:45 +0000 hilsy85 2422893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd is 3 months and her bedtime is around 7pm. We started putting her to bed between 7and 8 around 8 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422891 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:00:27 +0000 peaches1038 2422891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is almost 10 weeks and he goes down between 830-930 and sleeps straight until 5-6am. His bedtime has progressively gotten earlier over the past 2-3 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422886 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:54:45 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2422886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I'm remembering correctly I think we started around 3-4 months. We gradually shifted her bedtime from ~10:30pm to ~9:00pm. We've been on a pretty consistent 9pm-9am schedule for a few months now (DD is 7.5 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-bedtime-2-4-months#post-2422883 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:48:57 +0000 AggieDaze 2422883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo2 is 8 weeks old and typically falls asleep on one of us on the couch between 8 and 10, and then we change him, feed him one last time, and put him in bed when I'm ready to sleep (typically 10-11). </p> <p>Lately he's been super fussy and hard to settle in the evenings and it made me wonder if perhaps he should have an earlier bedtime. </p> <p>When did you start moving your older newborn/young infants bedtime earlier? Or did it depend on quality of nighttime sleep and number of wake ups? </p>