SO16_Saint Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 This may be a stupid question, but being a new parent of just 7 weeks im unsure... When a baby is getting into/in a night time routine does that rule out any family visits at night - will that screw up the routine and unsettle the baby too much, or are they adaptable enough to cope and settle back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 Depends if you like the family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 Their routine doesn't settle down until they are over 40, and even the some never do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbattigger Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 All depends how much you want the babe to settle really. Some do need their routine and others don't so you'll have to give it a go and see how the little one does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 19 January, 2012 Author Share Posted 19 January, 2012 Thanks dingbatt. He's a very calm boy, most of the time, so think he could handle missing the routine every now and again, but it's difficult to know having never done it before! Day 1 of the routine tonight. Strange being downstairs without the little man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooh it's a corner Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 (edited) Baby number one, we tip-toed around, turned the telly down, hushed guests etc., she's now 7 and a very light (dare I say bad) sleeper. Baby number two, we did what we would have done normally, hoovered during the the baby's afternoon nap, telly on, friends over no probs, she's now 6 and sleeps like a drunkard. I think rule number 1 with babies (which you dont appreciate at the time), is do what makes you (and mummy) feel comfortable, and baby will be comfortable. I think the only thing that we avoided for both the girls was mum and dad being completely legless on the same evening. Someone has got to get up and deal with nappies. Nature has a way there...... Enjoy it. You and your other half are entirely responsible for the welfare of another human being, everything else you're doing has just become secondary... :-) Edited 19 January, 2012 by ooh it's a corner typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 My second one is a much more relaxed personality and a better sleeper than the first. Too fixed routines can make you a hostage to them in the end. A simple consistent cues to sleep that you can take and do anywhere (like milk, sleep blanket and a bedtime tune) are best imo. Lot to be said for cool room, warm bed and blackout blinds too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 Mine works really well with the cbeebies routine of going to bed at 7pm - he knows the "the time has come" song means the time has come (even if its just me singiing it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 Make the baby sleep around YOU. You're asking for trouble kin later years otherwise. Kids need to know who's house it is as soon as they enter the abode. Let them sleep in their **** too, they'll soon be out of nappies once they know nappies = nappy rash. Cruel to be kind I'm afraid mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 Make the baby sleep around YOU. You're asking for trouble kin later years otherwise. Kids need to know who's house it is as soon as they enter the abode. Let them sleep in their **** too, they'll soon be out of nappies once they know nappies = nappy rash. Cruel to be kind I'm afraid mate. plagiarism from Mein Kampf, hamster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 plagiarism from Mein Kampf, hamster? Hope so or I might call Social services! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 19 January, 2012 Share Posted 19 January, 2012 Mine works really well with the cbeebies routine of going to bed at 7pm - he knows the "the time has come" song means the time has come (even if its just me singiing it) We used to do that. Our oldest is 6 now and sadly cbeebies isn't cool anymore. (In fact it is a lot worse than it was a few years ago. Wha'ts happened to Doodle Do and The Shiny Show? Great days.) We seem stuck in a perpetual cycle of Kicking It, I'm In The Band, and Zeke & Luther before bedtime (also 7pm) while the 2 year old just trots about the house pretending he's Batman beating up imaginary baddies. As for routines, well they work to a point but don't be anal about them or they'll end up ruling your life for years. Kids sleep through anything. Ours sleep at festivals while we're watching bands and djs so I'm sure a few visitors won't disturb them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 20 January, 2012 Share Posted 20 January, 2012 We have a routine and stick to it. The last two have worked out fine on it. During the day as much noise and light as possible, so carry on as normal. The bath at the same time every night, change into night clothes, dim the lights, and quiet and a big feed. Then down to sleep. We would not break this for anything. As I said the other 2 were sleeping through the night from 2 months and 5 months. 8.30-06.30. Then after a year we changed it slightly to make it gradually earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 20 January, 2012 Share Posted 20 January, 2012 Mine works really well with the cbeebies routine of going to bed at 7pm - he knows the "the time has come" song means the time has come (even if its just me singiing it) Yep this works with my 3 year old! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 20 January, 2012 Share Posted 20 January, 2012 Right from when they were babies we had a bedtime routine, as newborns they were put in the cot at 6pm, so they were in a room on their own & if they cried we left them, we positioned the cot so we could see them, but they couldn't see us, that way we could check them when they cried without them knowing we were there. Both were sleeping through the night by 3 months, pretty sure the eldest was going through by 6 weeks. As they got older the routine changed, I can remember doing the Cbeebies thing as well. The routine was always the same, Cbeebies, jim-jams, teeth, bed, story & telling about something (I had to explain to my eldest how something worked, light-bulb, tv, whatever he chose, this was carried on to my youngest). We've never had any problems with either of them going to bed, or getting to sleep. We were quite strict about it though, we learn't from friends who weren't, they let their kids fall asleep whilst watching a dvd, and even now at the ages of 13 & 16 they are having problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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