https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:08:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778937 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:44:14 +0000 gingerbebe 2778937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid never did 2-3-4. It was more like 2.5, 2.5, 3. He also did not sleep past 12 hours. So if I put him down early at 6pm, he was going to be up at 6am.</p> <p>So, if he took a bad afternoon nap, we usually just put him to bed 30 minutes early, but no sooner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778928 Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:37:14 +0000 snowjewelz 2778928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Really depends on the kid. I feel like with DD1, we would've had to give her a cat nap, mostly b/c I don't even get home from work till 6 so we physically can't really swing it to put her to bed early. Also, if she went to bed early, she might wake up really early.</p> <p>With DD2, I would without a doubt just stretch her wake time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778721 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:03:42 +0000 Goldengirl 2778721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the advice! He made it 5 hours awake and didn't seem any crankier than usual so now I know! Unfortunately I think he's past the catnap stage so that doesn't really work. Now here's hoping he doesn't wake up at 6AM tomorrow... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778703 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:51:13 +0000 SweetiePie 2778703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: To me, anything after 5:30 was an acceptable bedtime (Weissbluth says bedtime should be between 5:30-7 for infants) so I would have had no qualms doing a 6pm bedtime...and that actually WAS his bedtime for a while on 234 and then again on 1 nap. He never did well trying to keep him up for an extended period of time. It was more than just a little grumpy - purple faced crying with copious amounts of snot and hyperventilating. Haha. So yeah, team early bedtime.<br /> He still woke up at normal time the next day! The whole sleep begets sleep theory rang very true for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778697 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:35:22 +0000 IRunForFun 2778697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: @erinbaderin: @Mrs. Goose: Yeah, I usually try the cat nap because I know for my LO, regardless of how tired she is, if I put her to bed much earlier than usual, she'll have a MOTN (well, really early morning) wake up. I'll do anything to try to avoid that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778684 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:47:46 +0000 bees_knees 2778684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d move bedtime up, but only by like 30 min. And expect some grumpiness in the evening :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778681 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:44:36 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2778681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd do a cat nap and/or stretch the wake time. I have a weird sleeper and have never put my kid to bed early because of a shorter nap/ or earlier wake time. We just go through the grumpy patch and maintain schedule because it works for her and I don't like risking earlier morning wake times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778659 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:05:20 +0000 birdofafeather 2778659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>before 8 months, we could usually do a cat nap in a carrier or something, but after that, it was just a little bit earlier bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778647 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:44:57 +0000 erinbaderin 2778647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: Me too, I'd try this - maybe go for a walk in the stroller or a drive at 4, both my kids would pretty reliably fall asleep that way if they were even a little sleepy. Otherwise I'd aim for a bedtime around 6:45. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778646 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:41:13 +0000 gilmoregirl 2778646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do a combo. If it were my son, I'd stretch his awake time some but I'd be putting him to bed a little early (probably 6:30). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778641 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:29:09 +0000 Mae 2778641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept bedtime consistent. We'd maybe push it 20 min in one direction or another, but we generally had our schedule set with naps and bedtime at the same time and if the wake times were exact we just rolled with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778637 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:23:39 +0000 IRunForFun 2778637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do a third cat nap. So I'd probably try a cat nap from 4 to 4:30 or so and put him to bed between 7:30 and 8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-who-did-a-234-or-ladder-approach-to-bedtimes#post-2778635 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:21:30 +0000 Goldengirl 2778635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO does great with a 234 schedule. But I'm not sure what to do when he has a day with crap naps and wakes up too early. For instance today, he was up from his second nap at 1:50... which means 4 hours/bedtime would be 5:50 which is super early! He usually goes to sleep around 7-7:30.</p> <p>For those who did a routine like this, would you put your LO down to bed super early, or stretch their awake time even though they're tired? </p>