https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 23:58:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1905226 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:36:20 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1905226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I have never successfully done this. Maybe when they're a little older? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1905222 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:35:08 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1905222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stagger. J goes down at 7:30, then N goes down somewhere around 9-9:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904673 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:20:08 +0000 Mamaof2 1904673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If DH isn't home then yes.</p> <p>I read to them at the same time and then I have DD wait in her room and look at books while I put DS in bed (Takes about 5 mins) Then I come back and put DD in bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904644 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:13:12 +0000 Ree723 1904644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much. They're 27 months and 8 months so they both have bed times between 6:30-7:00 pm, depending on the time they woke from their last nap. I get DD1 ready for bed first, minus brushing her teeth, then she sits down to play whilst I get DD2 ready for bed. DD2 is usually over everything by the time I finish getting her jammies on so I nurse her straightaway, but not to sleep, then slowly carry her to her room whilst singing a lullaby. Into her cot she goes and she puts herself the rest of the way to sleep, whilst I go back and get DD1, brush her teeth, pop her in bed, read a few stories, snuggle with her for a minute, and then out I go. She usually plays for a little while in bed, or reads some more stories, but she'll put herself to sleep when she's ready.</p> <p>So from the time I get DD2 in her cot to the time I get DD1 in bed and leave her room is probably 10, maybe 15, minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904627 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:41:02 +0000 Dandelion 1904627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. D is easy and just goes to bed when I say it's time. M has to be nursed, rocked and cuddled to get to sleep. once D goes to bed, I start M's routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904597 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 01:25:20 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1904597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, one always goes down before the other. DD1 needs some rocking before bed and DD2 needs to nurse, so it's kind of impossible to do them at the same time!</p> <p>Usually DD2 goes down first (tonight she did at 7), but sometimes goes to bed late if she takes an evening cat nap or a really long afternoon nap. So one is usually always waiting for me while I put her sister down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904516 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:18:34 +0000 Andrea 1904516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I put them to bed at basically the same time. I have done it this way almost since the beginning since DH isn't home to help during the week. They really enjoy doing everything together since that is all they know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904501 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:11:39 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1904501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normally they get a bath together, I get DS2 in pjs while DS1 plays or reads (naked or with a hooded towel) in DS2's room, and then depending on the time we either all go to DS1's room to get him ready (DS2 crawls around and I put a baby gate over the door) or we sit and read a book in DS2's room and then put him to sleep before dealing with DS1. </p> <p>Lots of naked time for DS1, ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904474 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:50:51 +0000 cheesetomywhine 1904474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, unless DD is stalling about going potty. If I am alone I'll put R down first then go into S's room, sing him his song and put him down. So maybe a 2-3 minute difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904447 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:28:15 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1904447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: well he's still not quite a year, so he just toddles around playing and climbs on us while I get his brother ready and read to him. I bathe them both at once. Some nights it's the other way around and DS1 gets to watch a show. DH has helped a lot lately and we've had many nights of simul-bedtimes, too.</p> <p>I would imagine we might have to put the little one down earlier once he moves to one nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904443 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:24:53 +0000 twodoghouse 1904443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but they are twins and share a room so it's just easiest. Sometimes they are off on schedules and one goes down before the other, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904433 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:21:31 +0000 MamaChin 1904433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be a dream to put them down together someday!! They're still too young and I quite enjoy the one on one time I get with them. Big Bro goes down first, then Lil Sis right after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904419 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:10:16 +0000 autumnlove 1904419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH works a lot of nights so I try to bathe the LOs together and then LO 1 helps me put LO 2 down. So 10-15 min difference? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904413 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:07:46 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1904413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put them down together, but they also share a room, so that's really the easiest option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904391 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:56:52 +0000 mrbee 1904391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: How do you keep your little one busy while the older one is going down? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904379 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:50:10 +0000 MamaBehr 1904379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kinda/Depends. My husband has been traveling a lot recently, and so when I have to do all three bedtimes with no adult help, everyone gets a bath together (DS#1 and DS#2 in the master tub and DD in the master shower), DD then gets the iPad while the boys go upstairs, the boys get stories together, and then DS#1 goes to sleep and DS#2 is nursed and then put down. Then, about 10 minutes after the boys are down DD goes up fro stories and bed.<br /> Gosh, I'm exhausted just typing that and DH is about to leave for two weeks again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904257 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:59:10 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1904257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go for back to back ... tonight my older DS was down at 8 and the little one was down shortly after at 8:20. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904250 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:54:37 +0000 Bao 1904250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, they go down at different times! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-put-both-kids-down-together#post-1904219 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:33:17 +0000 mrbee 1904219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had mixed luck with this... sometimes it works great, and other times it blows up in my face and doubles the length of bedtime!</p> <p>I think if we did bedtime together every night, it would go more smoothly. Maybe we'll start trying that in a few months!</p> <p>Do you put down more than one kid at the same time? </p>