https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:05:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1838010 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:44:41 +0000 Arden 1838010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has always gone to bed late (10-11PM) but she also gets up late (9-10AM). At that age I think it was about the same as it is now: 10-11 hour nights, except at that age she took a few naps a day and now she usually just takes one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1838003 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:28:26 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1838003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At around 12 weeks we started bringing him to bed at 7. He had been going to bed with me whenever I could be bothered, usually 930 or 10, but was sleeping in the living room from about 730 usually, so we figured why not just put him down in the bassinet from that time. It was a bit of a struggle at first (cause he's such a social guy, I think he still wanted to be with us!), but we set up a firm routine and now he is usually asleep by 715 at the latest (at 5.5 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836832 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:06:38 +0000 kes18 1836832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9pm at 3 months I think, sometimes 9:30 before she'd fall asleep though. Now at 4.5 months it has gradually moved to 8pm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836736 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:33:12 +0000 mrsrain 1836736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually start bedtime at 7pm and have her in bed by 7:30. Sometimes when her day-time routine has been interrupted it may be earlier or later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836710 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:19:36 +0000 winniebee 1836710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was getting gradually earlier at that point and by 4 months it was around 730. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836649 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:55:32 +0000 NeekieRose 1836649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started our bedtime routine around 3 months. Bathtime starts at 7 with the goal of sleep by 8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836648 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:55:03 +0000 Mae 1836648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 3.5mo and her bed time (the time we head upstairs) is always 8:30 on the dot. She gets a bath and bottle and then rocked to sleep. She's usually asleep at 9. During the day she is almost never awake more than 1.5 hours (2 hrs max). If she takes long naps there are only 3. If she takes short naps there are 5. We do keep her up until 8:30 even if she is tired earlier because when we tried putting her to bed earlier a few weeks ago it destroyed her night time sleep. I guess we may start trying to move it a bit earlier though? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836636 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:50:52 +0000 CakeLady 1836636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks! It's a relief that 8ish may not be too late since I get home from work at 6 and I don't want to have any less time with the little guy! (It's my second day back at work - not easy!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836518 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:03:43 +0000 MrsKoala 1836518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually around 8:30 pm. We let him dictate his bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836504 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:57:39 +0000 autumnlove 1836504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was around 9 for LO 1 until I went back to work at 4 months PP.</p> <p>LO 2 slept around 6:30-7 early on....just her preference! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836493 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:54:18 +0000 mrsjyw 1836493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was around 8pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836489 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:53:42 +0000 gilmoregirl 1836489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At three month, my baby was going to bed around 7:30 or 8, but bedtime was often torture. He'd be up frequently, sometimes as often as every 8 minutes, before finally settling for the night. It would take 90 minutes - 2 hours to get him to go to bed, and I tried everything to make it better. Earlier bedtime, later bedtime, more naps, fewer naps, etc etc etc. But the only thing that worked was time! One day he just went to sleep...and stayed asleep.</p> <p>If his naps are crap (mine were), it doesn't hurt to try putting him down earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836408 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:32:32 +0000 Smurfette 1836408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 730-800, depending on how long it took her to fall asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836386 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:27:10 +0000 Adira 1836386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 3 months, Xander usually took about 3-4 naps a day (roughly only 30 minutes each) and his bedtime was around 7:30 p.m. (with a dreamfeed at 9:00). He generally was only awake for about 2 hours at a time before he needed another nap/to go to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bedtime-for-a-3-month-old#post-1836382 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:24:52 +0000 CakeLady 1836382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What time is/was bedtime for your 3 month old? </p> <p>DS's bed time has been gradually getting earlier 9:30, 9, 8:30 and the last couple of nights 8pm. He has been getting more difficult to put to sleep and has been doing some major crying in the evenings. I know he is overtired - he's been taking pretty short naps (30-45min) - is his bed time too late? Or is he just not napping enough? </p>