https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:33:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-363730 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:27:44 +0000 HabesBabe 363730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do about once a month. Gonna do it tomorrow for a Halloween party... We'll get home around 11 or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-363728 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:17:17 +0000 plantains 363728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, we do from time to time. As long as we follow the routine and give her bath when we get home, she sleeps fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-363207 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:43:47 +0000 heffalump 363207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do sometimes.... but usually not too much past. I think it couldn't hurt to try it. Worst that happens is you go and have to leave pretty quickly after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-363195 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:37:24 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 363195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very rarely. We pay the price for it for like 3 days afterward so it has to be super important. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-363189 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:32:58 +0000 loveisstrange 363189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do every once in a blue moon. Like tonight, she went down an hour late because we went to a Halloween event. She was cranky but fell asleep when we got home and has been sleeping peacefully for an hour now. It doesn't normally throw her off too, too badly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-363181 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:30:12 +0000 Weagle 363181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We try not to do it several nights in a row, but she is usually up past her bedtime once, maybe twice, a week. It will really mess her sleep up if we do it several nights in a row, but one night here or there doesn't affect her. If we're somewhere that we can put her down we do that. She usually goes back to sleep easily when we get home. We want to protect her sleep, but we also want to maintain our normal lives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362982 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:39:26 +0000 T-Mom 362982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were very strict with bedtime with DD, but with #2 we are a lot more lax. It messes up his schedule for a day, but we can't just stop our lives- at least that's our attitude! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362981 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:38:49 +0000 birdofafeather 362981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is not here yet, so i know i have no idea what being sleep deprived even means, but i really hope to have a more flexible schedule with her. i've seen it both ways and i can't imagine completely ruling out all activities after 6:30. i would die.... says the childless person. we'll see what happens in 2013. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362945 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:22:21 +0000 Rock n Roll 362945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I just did for my sister's wedding this weekend. I would go crazy if we stopped doing things and had to be home by 7:30 every night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362941 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:21:00 +0000 HLK208 362941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she has a late nap, yes but only for an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362868 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:54:16 +0000 pinkcupcake 362868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I do pretty frequently. I just wear her in the Ergo and she typically falls asleep like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362863 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:52:56 +0000 meredithNYC 362863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very, very rarely - would have to be for a pretty special occasion, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362862 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:52:38 +0000 travelgirl1 362862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn't here yet but we definitely will. I've seen my BILs and SILs do it with their kids and it worked great, they didn't miss out on anything and baby still slept, just in a moses basket or someones arms. It doesn't work for everyone but we'll try it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362820 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:33:34 +0000 regberadaisy 362820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have if there's a special reason. People in town, visiting family etc. She just either sleeps in her car seat or in the car. If she wakes up when we get home I'll change her and nurse. She usually goes down easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362819 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:32:44 +0000 keiki_mama 362819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes but not by very much. LO goes down between 7:30 - 8:00 and we've stayed out till about 8:30 with him at 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362812 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:29:01 +0000 Mrs. Bee 362812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>never when charlie was a baby. we only started pushing his bedtime when he was almost 2? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362798 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:19:07 +0000 chopsuey 362798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've kept her up a few times.. when we had family visiting and when we went out of state.<br /> I don't think one night is going to throw her off, so you should go and have fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362732 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:52:48 +0000 KayKay 362732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually have one weekend-night a week where LO goes to bed late if we go out to dinner, etc. We just try to have her take an extra nap beforehand, and we'll sometimes do an abbreviated bedtime routine (no bath) when we get home depending on how fussy she is. Even when she was having her sleep regression, we figured it couldn't get much worse and at least we could do something fun :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362711 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:42:26 +0000 yoursilverlining 362711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes; if we go out to dinner we’re always out passed her bedtime. It’s not a big deal for E; but I’m not sure how adaptable she is compared to most other babies (maybe she is easier? I dunno!). We just put her in her jammies and she falls asleep in her carrier and never really wakes up when we get home. We just feed her in her sleep like usual; change her to her nighttime diaper and put her to bed. She’s only had 1 mini-melt down while out past her bedtime; and as soon as I picked her up and held her; she fell asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362708 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:39:12 +0000 rachiecakes 362708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep, I usually just bring his pjs and make sure he's in them before he goes in the car on the ride home - he falls asleep and I'm able to just put him in bed from the carseat.<br /> he sleeps fine and it doesn't throw him off unless it's a few nights in a row, like when we're on vacation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362707 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:39:12 +0000 BananaPancakes 362707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, every once and a while. My 6 month old's bedtime is 7, as well, but we've had later plans a few times in the past months that meant we didn't get home till 9-11pm or so. He typically falls asleep as usual (I just wear him), and then falls back asleep once we get home. If we're at a friend's house, we just put him in a bedroom at his bedtime. It hasn't caused any real issue with his schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362696 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:35:51 +0000 Andrea 362696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not when she was a baby, nothing came up that seemed important enough to deprive her of sleep. She wasn't the type of baby that you could transfer from car seat to crib. She always woke up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362694 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:35:22 +0000 autumnlove 362694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we don't rush home to meet bedimes since we don't have a firm schedule. She usually falls asleep in the car and stirs when we get home but goes back to sleep right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362672 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:27:32 +0000 GrapeCrush 362672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes we do sometimes. yesterday DS was out with DH because my husbands best friend is in town, they didn't get home until 8...that's usually when we start bed time routine. he slept fine and went to bed at 9:30. if we are visitng sometimes he stays out past bed time too. but it doesn't happen often </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362669 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:26:16 +0000 luckypenny 362669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Last night was DH's bday and I insisted everyone come to us for dinner so we don't interrupt her routine. After her sleep regression is finally over, I can't go back to so many night wakings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-keep-your-baby-out-past-their-bedtime#post-362657 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:20:14 +0000 mediagirl 362657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tonight is a friend's Halloween party. While I would like to go since she is starting it early just for her friends with kids, it starts at 7pm. That is M's bedtime. I really am struggling with if we should go or not. </p> <p>Do you ever keep your baby out past their bedtime? Are we looking for trouble by doing this? </p>