https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 22:59:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2083443 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:00:50 +0000 miramira 2083443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was no longer able to nurse to sleep at that age - he was just too alert and curious about everything. We just fed then rocked to sleep with white noise. We just do what works until he grows out of it. And I agree with what @mamasig said... screw 'em... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2083348 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:10:05 +0000 Mamasig 2083348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: oh and I'd tell those moms to go f*** themselves for making you feel bad. Are they there every night? Nope. Do what works for you and your family. That is what matters. Not what they do and believe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2083343 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 12:07:48 +0000 Mamasig 2083343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bath, jammies, and bottle to go to sleep at that age. Usually, the bottle was enough to knock them out. With DS2, if the bottle doesn't work, I rock him to sleep and then transfer to crib. He's 9 months old and STTN. I never did any sleep training. I don't believe in bad habits anymore. Just do what works until it stops working. Then find something new that works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2083216 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 10:52:25 +0000 winniebee 2083216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: my first got a bottle before bed until 18 mos....weaning was not an issue and he sttn off and on from 4 mos and consistently at 8 without any real sleep training..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082960 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:34:29 +0000 LBee 2082960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Routine:<br /> White noise, lamp, fan all on<br /> Diaper change + paci<br /> Merlin suit (we ditched swaddle at 3 months I believe)<br /> Books (2 to 3 depending on length)<br /> Bedtime Songs + rocking</p> <p>Prior to this we did nothing to get him to sleep. We just put him in his bed and he would go to sleep. I have no idea why we then proceeded to introduce rocking. We were idiot first time parents.</p> <p>ETA: He always nursed 30 minutes before bed time routine so he didn't associate that with sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082956 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:32:14 +0000 illumina 2082956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After nursing to sleep stopped working, we used to hold her until she was completely out and then transferred her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082945 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:25:58 +0000 looch 2082945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Swaddle and bounce on the exercise ball. Worked like a charm until 6 months of age or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082930 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:05:13 +0000 Ajsmommy 2082930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nursed to sleep at that age, sometimes took 20 mins sometimes over an hour. But I sure do miss it!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082827 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:29:48 +0000 gingerbebe 2082827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bath, lotion massage, PJ's, warm bottle in dark quiet room, then sleep sack, white noise machine and sing the same 2 lullabies. The song, swaddle, and white noise became his sleep cues for naps and bedtime. We follow eat, play, sleep but he gets a bottle just before bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082777 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:40:29 +0000 Zbug 2082777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nursed to sleep at that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082741 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:00:35 +0000 Corduroy 2082741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Swaddle, sway/bounce and nurse to sleep. Sleep for 30 minutes. Wake up screaming. Walk for an hour before LO would fall asleep again. </p> <p>@FaithFertility: I think you're doing just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082725 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:46:30 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2082725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bath, bottle of punped milk, swaddled. Put in rock n play in our room and sat with him and slowly rocked it until he dozed off. Eventually we stopped rocking it and just sat there till he fell asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082682 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:05:42 +0000 catomd00 2082682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: I nursed to sleep and still do sometimes at a year old! My daughter has no issues putting herself to sleep the rest of th time. Atound 8 weeks I started laying baby down to see if she would self settle to sleep. If she cried, I picked her up and nursed/rocked her. Over time she got better at it and I think it really helped in the long run. It took time but aroind 6 months I could put her in her crib awake and she just talks herself to sleep! No CIO required. Don't wotry about what anyone else says, just do what works for you and baby!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082674 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:01:15 +0000 ShootingStar 2082674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age we did bath, pj's, swaddle, nurse to sleep in our bed and when he was fully asleep he'd go in the PnP next to me. Around 6m we moved his last feed to before bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082655 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:46:49 +0000 charlotte 2082655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a bottle and rocked to sleep if needed until 4 months and then nailed down a solid bedtime routine (still with bottle) from there and could put him down awake after the whole diaper, sleep sack, book, bottle, white noise routine. @12m we switched to cows milk in a cup and gave it at dinner, no longer at bedtime. He was totally fine, no issues. I realize we are somewhat lucky and that it may or may not be harder with a LO who is attached to nursing.....BUT overall I would not feel bad at all for nursing to sleep at 2-3 months. Our son really didn't seem to pick up any bad habits then (like the rocking standing up, which we eventually only ended because he is huge and it was impossible to continue :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082586 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:50:30 +0000 FaithFertility 2082586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a routine too<br /> We do Bath around 7<br /> Massage pj's<br /> Book depending on how tires she looks<br /> Nurse<br /> Some nights she is knocked out<br /> Some nights I lay her down and she is up I give her 10 mins tops to try to put her self back to sleep mind you she is NOT crying then I'll go in to sooth her or rock her in my arms....<br /> just second guessing myself today, talked to a few mom's today that dogged me for nursing to sleep.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082577 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:47:48 +0000 Smurfette 2082577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Swaddled, she would nurse for an hour( I was her pacifier), once she fell asleep, hold her for 20 mins. Then pray she wouldn't wake up when I put her down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082573 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:46:11 +0000 birdofafeather 2082573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5s's every time! Swaddle, shush, finger in mouth, shake... What's the last one? But they worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082569 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:44:12 +0000 winniebee 2082569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll I've got a toddler too but we all go upstairs after dinner and dishes are done and trade off who does what. Tonight it was I gave the toddler a bath and DH put baby in pj and gave baby a bottle and burped him in our bedroom. Then he gave me the baby and I took him too his room, turned on white noise, dimmed the light, swaddled him, nursed him a few mins while in the glider and he was out. Nights where he doesn't get a bottle my nursing is quite a bit longer. But basically same thing every night. Diaper change, pj, white noise and dim light, nurse/bottle, burp, swaddle, nurse, bed. The only thing that will change from now until age 1 is that he will more frequently have a bath before bed and we will add a book in probably after 6 mos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082563 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:39:41 +0000 Mae 2082563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that point I was just nursing to sleep. I'd nurse one side, burp her, change her diaper and swaddle her up, nurse the other side (and she'd fall asleep) and I'd set her down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-what-you-do-at-night-to-get-lo-to-bed-at-2-3-months-old#post-2082559 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:38:18 +0000 FaithFertility 2082559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just as it says........... </p>