What time is your DC's bedtime? (and age)

We try to put DD down to sleep at 9pm, but am not sure if that's too early or late....we don't go to bed until midnight so 7pm seems way early...

Is that okay, and then gradually move it back a few months at a time?

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DS will be 1 next week. He is usually in his crib by 8pm and asleep between 8pm and 8:30pm.

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DD is 13 weeks old, and we put her down for bed between 9:30 and 10pm. She sleeps a consistent 10 hours right now, so if we put her to bed any earlier, she would be up too early for our schedules in the morning.
Once she starts sleeping longer, we'll put her to bed earlier.

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9 months just moved them up to 7:15 since they were going down at 6:45 but are now taking a lter afternoon nap. I am still working out the schedule

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DS is 20 months and his bedtime is 9pm. (into room at 8:30 for diaper change, stories etc)

This is what has always worked for us with work schedules and what not. Even now that I am a SAHM I kept it because DH loves his time with DS at night.

We have had the same bedtime since he was about 4 months old.

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Since he was about 6 months it has been a 7pm bedtime with 7:30 being the latest unless we are out at an event...then he goes down as soon as we get home. He's pretty flexible with that thankfully.

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8 months, in bed by 7pm.

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DD is 1 and goes in between 6:30 & 7


eta - i follow the healthy sleep habits, happy baby book

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2 years old, DD is in bed by 8:30 at the very latest, we try to have her in there by 8 or 8:15...she's usually asleep within 2 or 3 minutes.

Up until she was about 1.5 she was usually asleep by 7:30 or 7:45.

During the week, DD needs to be out of the house by 7am, so she's an early riser.

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Jacob is almost 3 and he is asleep by 8:30 the latest. When he finally got into a bedtime routine he was going to bed around 7/7:30. Recently we made it later because he was not falling asleep at that time anymore.

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Both kids go down around 8:30-9pm. DD is 4 & DS is 5 months.

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As a baby ( up till like 6 months or so ) he was in bed by 11pm.

6 months - 18/20 months- 7:30

Now at 2...more like 9:30 if he naps ....8:00-8:30 if no nap.

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9 month old DS goes to sleep around 9pm and sleeps til 9 am...

1 3 hr nap or 2 1 1/2 hour nap depending on his mood and our plans....

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DS goes down between 7:30/8:00 and usually sleeps till about 6:30/7 (sometimes waking up in between but will put himself back to sleep most nights)

He takes a 2 hours am nap and an hour/hour and a half pm nap.

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7pm for Erin she is two months old

7:30pm for Kerri who is 3

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DD is 3 1/2 months and she goes down at 8pm. She wakes anywhere from 12-4am for a bottle. No matter what time she takes it she goes back down until around 6am.

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Re: What time is your DC's bedtime? (and age)

8:30PM - He's 17 months + but has had this bedtime since he started STTN at 6 months
He usually wakes about 7:15-7:45AM

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2 1/2 dd goes in at about 8

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2 1/2 years old, 7 pm.

Under age one, they couldn't make it past 6 pm... dinner was at 4:30.

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Connor is 2. During the school year it was between 7:30 and 7:45. In the summer it's been closer to 8, but I plan to make it earlier again soon. He isi generally up between 7 and 7:30.

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Between 7-7:30pm (6 months)

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DD is 2.5. Her summer bedtime is 9-ish. We were putting her down at 7 till daylight savings put an end to that. Now that DH and I are going back to our teaching jobs and it's getting dark earlier we are hoping to get her back to 7-7:30. She will inevitably begin waking up earlier so we hope the adjustment won't be too hard.

ETA- IMO the time itself is less imporant than consistency and DC getting enough sleep. DD always sleeps 10-11 hours regardless of when we put her down.

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Both my 16 month old and my 4 month old are in bed by 7:30.

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DD turned 11 months yesterday. She goes to bed between 7-7:30pm. I try to make it 7pm though!

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2 years
bedtime = between 7:30/8

ETA - for the past couple of days she's been sleeping until about 8:30 or later

Message edited 9/8/2009 8:37:37 AM.