Taking a poll about bedtime routine?

Question

I am wondering how many parents out there just put there child in bed and say good night and they fall asleep on there own. or do you lay with them or rock them until they fall asleep?

Answer 1

When we get home we have a routine, its dinner then baths after we look at a half hour of television then read books, pray and say goodnight. Sometimes before my daughter falls asleep i will lay with her and talk for like 5mins ask her how her day was what happened in school or anything she wants to talk about

I read her 3 books per night

Answer 2

Mom of 3 under 3 here and my 3 and 2 year old and I sing a few songs, read a story or two, then when I say it's bedtime, it's bedtime.

My 3 month old baby get's nursed either to sleep or almost to sleep then is put in her basenette beside my bed and sleeps til 5-7am. Without a soother.

Sometimes though, I will cuddle with them for longer because sometimes, they need that too. Good luck figuring out what works best for yo and your family!

Answer 3

My son just turned 2 last month.  Our bedtime routine has been the same since he was 6 months old.  The only thing that has changed is his bedtime.  Dinner at 5 or 6.  Bath, pj's, quiet play time or read a book, bed at 7 or 7:30.  I put him in his bed with his favorite blankey, give kisses and hugs, say goodnight and he goes to sleep on his own.  There are times when he wakes at night, usually if he is teething or having what I like to call a "growth spurt".  I go in and rock him for 5 minutes or so and put him back to bed.  These spurts usually last a week or so.  I did controlled cry it out at 5 months and by 6 months he was sleeping like an angel.  Controlled cry it out is not for every family, but, if you are having sleep issues it is worth a try.  Only rarely do I not follow this routine, usually if we have a family outing or something does he get to stay up later.

Answer 4

I have an 8 month old. We take a bath (most nights). Lay on the floor and play a little (if we have time). Read a book and then I go upstairs give him a kiss and close the door behind me.

He falls asleep on his own and always has. The only time he has been rocked to sleep is when is is not feeling well or over stimulated.

Answer 5

dinner, bath, tv/story/play time, small sip of OJ, potty, brush teeth, lay in bed and say prayers, give kisses and hugs, say goodnight (sometimes lay there for a minute with her), she crys for a minute, comes to den about 3 times to say she has to go potty, lays back down in bed, cries it out and she finally falls asleep.......her bedtime is 8:30 she never falls asleep till at least 9:15 she's 3 years old.

Answer 6

Our 4 yr old up until last yr normally fell asleep on her own, although she always prefered to sleeping with me than in her own bed & that was where the battle took place.We suffered a family tragedy last yr where a relative lost a child to sids & after that I could only sleep well with her right next to me (she was 2& a half then). As I said shes 4 now, & she will not sleep without me next to her. Her father is rather large so the 3 of us cannot sleep in our queen bed, so she & I sleep on a palette on the master bedroom floor, since she only has a twin bed. And she absolutely will not go to bed unless I do. So if I leave the room, she wakes up & gets up.

Answer 7

I lay with my  3 year old daughter until she falls asleep.

Answer 8

I never sit with them....I always put them to bed and they all fall asleep on thier own...its great to start this right off as you don't want to spoil them into thinking you will always be there...

Answer 9

I have a 10 month old daughter-Our routine is usually bath, bottle, and then usually a bedtime story. I lay her in her crib and she'll usually go to sleep on her own. Occasionally she'll have a rough time and I end up rocking her til she's sleepy, but not actually asleep.

Answer 10

my 15 month old

8p bath time

830 cup of milk & rock w/ her until she gets sleepy eyed then put her down just before she falls asleep

Answer 11

I lay with my three year old till she goes to sleep.

Answer 12

well i give a bath brush teeth, then we lay down in bed together read a book then i let my son read to me. turn on soft music ( country) and he usually falls right to sleep around 8:30 pm

-also do not let your child sleep with you. and dont stay in thier room until they go to sleep. they will want you to do it all the time.

Answer 13

My 3 yr old gets a story and then we say goodnight and he falls asleep on his own.

Answer 14

my 3 year old does

my 16month old doesnt (he needs a bottle to go to sleep) but i jus put water in it for all u critics

my 4 month old does

Answer 15

Until my child got to be about 16 months we would hold her until she fell asleep and then put her in her bed. She is now 21 months and we have been putting her in bed when its time and saying goodnight. She has adjusted beautifully.

Answer 16

I breastfeed so my two year old has that as she falls asleep. Most times I'll read a book to to help her wind down. We co-sleep anyways, always have done, but now she generally goes to sleep by 8pm I get up and do other things before joining her later at 10pm or so.

Answer 17

I read them a couple books before they go to bed, after i'm done reading then its lights out.

Answer 18

My 3yo and 6yo go to sleep on their own. ~

Answer 19

6pm - bath-time

6:30-7:30pm - play-time/story-time

7:30pm - bedtime... kiss, say good-night, close the door

My daughter has always been a great sleeper... rarely have issues at bedtime.  She is two years old.

Answer 20

My daughter is two next month.  Her bedtime routine is as follows:  My husband or I read a few books to her (we let her pick them out).  We then say a short prayer all together.  Then she kisses my husband and hugs him goodnight.  We find her booka (blanket), kitty and Cookie Monster stuffed animals and walk to her bed room.  We then pull her shades, put her noise machine on and I give her a hug and kiss goodnight.  I tell her I love her and lights out, door shut.  She sings to herself in her bed until she falls asleep.  For my 4 month old son...he goes to sleep at 8 pm, just like his sister.  I feed him and rock him with his stuffed froggie and pacifier.  When he is almost asleep or fully asleep I bring him to his crib, put on his noise machine, kiss him and put him to bed.  He falls asleep on his own too...doesn't cry at all.

Answer 21

Ok so I have had it both ways.  When my first was born, I was so paranoid that I wouldn't wake up if he cried in the night so he slept in our room.  When he was three, he was still sleeping in our room because daddy was usually gone on business and I didnt want to leave him alone just in case someone broke in during the  night.  Paranoid? Yes I was!  But with the second child I was a lot more relaxed and has had a bedtime routine from the day he was born.  I think kids just crave routines.  So now he is 17 months and without fail 90 percent of the time after he has a bath and he gets his lotion on, he will crawl into bed and wave and blow kisses and it is off to sleep.  The five year old never had a routine so he has a harder time with this but I am working on it. Since he always had me beside him before, he still wants me to rock him or lay with him and I finally told myself that this is not healthy.  If there is any advice I can give you, it is ROUTINE, ROUTINE, ROUTINE.

Answer 22

Well, when it came time to wean the bottle, we dropped back to just at naptime and bedtime. Now my 19 month old goes to bed when she starts acting sleepy, and she'll literally run into her bedroom and stand at the crib. We give her kisses and tell her night night, give her a thing of water, and turn on her rainforest soother. By the time we walk across the room and turn out the light she is laying down and closing her eyes! I love it! Good luck!

Answer 23

my son is only 13 months old but has always been good about bedtime ( its the naps he hates) he gets a bath we brush his teeth and he plays for a lil bit then we put him in bed or he brings us his blanket so we know he is ready give him a kiss cover him up and shut the door hes out with in 5 min usually