Anybodys 19 month old have a GREAT bedtime routine?

Christina - posted on 06/16/2010

Hell lol. At least they used to be really bad. When my 21 month old was younger we would have to let her scream for an hour before she would go to bed... I mean scream. She has always slept in her own bed. Then we put a TV in her room and she would only cry for 30-45mins. Now she is in a big girl bed and we fall asleep on the couch and then we transfer her to her bed. We are starting to put her in her room for nap times since usually there is too much going on in the living room for her to go to sleep. She has only napped in her room once by herslef and she cried and fell asleep at the door not on her bed. Hopefully it gets easier! Cause she has always been hard to get to go to bed...Your son is awesome lol. I wish Morgan did that



Oh yeah she goes to bed at 10:30 and wakes up at 7-8am... naps are maybe 2 hours...

Kelly - posted on 06/01/2010

Mine is just like yours as well except he goes to be at 7:30. He is so easy. All I have to say is are you ready to go night night and he runs to his room as fast as he can. Both of mine are great sleepers! I have a 4 year old too and she was just as easy. I am very blessed!

Cynthia - posted on 06/01/2010

My son goes to sleep aroung 9 & wakes up at like around 8am. He'll wake up sometimes once at night but just beacuse he find his bottle so i give it to him & he goes right back to sleep. He won't go back to sleep until 2pm for a nap but he naps for like 1-2hours.

Analea - posted on 06/01/2010

Like yours at the moment,but I know that could change at any moment. Bath at 5pm, dinner at 5.45pm, read a story, cuddles & how was your day type stuff, good night everything from dogs to dorothy the dinosaur to teddys etc etc really cute, brushes teeth, then lovely quite cuddly breast feed at 6.30pm & into bed with teddy, sleeps until 7am. . ... .sofar Luaren has been sleeping through even when she had 7 teeth coming through at once!!!

Kathy - posted on 05/25/2010

My son wakes up around 8am-ish he takes a nap for about an hour around 130 then goes to bed around 9pm. He still wakes up once at night which is a different time everynight. He climbs into my bed then sleeps the rest of the night there. We live in a small 2 bedroom house so he doesn't have his own room yet. He doesn't share a room with my step son cuz I'd rather just put one back to bed every night then two. I now him sleeping in my bed ain't good but when we get a bigger house so he can have his own room is when he'll be forced to sleep in his own bed all night.

April - posted on 05/24/2010

Tagen my son! He wakes up about 6-7am then has a nap around 11 or 12 then goes to sleep around 9 or 9:30!

Jennifer - posted on 05/24/2010

Ruthie, you are a very very lucky mom

Amy - posted on 05/23/2010

Routines change from child to child, and what ever works for that child/family isn't always what you want for your own child. Our routine for our son (21 months) is early to rise (between 7-8am) then play, lunch around noon, nap @ 12:30p-(usually 3pm) 2:45pm. Play, dinner. Bath by 7:15pm, (sometime earlier at 7p), story time, possible a cartoon (is he's very wound up) then bed. No bottle, no music, no pacifier. Just a blanket, stuffed animal, kisses from mom & dad, and good night. We do hear Drew in his room, talking, singing, jumping in his crib, not he's okay. We don't rush in until he's screaming/crying past a point. Might sound strange but with the time change, Drew seems to be going to sleep at 9p and not @ 8p. He sleeps from 9p-8a! Great sleeper, but a routine is KEY! Good luck.

Chelsea - posted on 05/23/2010

Nicholas has had a bedtime since he turned one last Sept:). He goes to bed at 8 &has gotten so use to it, he can rarely hang past 830! I'll say let's go to bed and he walks to his room, kisses his dad's picture, kisses me, and lies down without a fuss. I dislike however that he won't sleep in! Wakes up about 6, 630 naps around 1130 and wakes up from,it no later than 3

Gina - posted on 05/23/2010

Mines the same but my boy is asleep by 6 and wakes around 7.30 or has to be woken as we also have a school child. Coby also still has a day sleep from 12 till 2pm

Nikki - posted on 05/23/2010

We've always been lucky with out little boy - he's loved his sleep since the word go, and has slept through from 7 weeks. He's had a couple of weeks here and there when he's been teething or poorly where the routine has gone straight out the window however! We have closely followed a suggested routine from The Contented Little Baby's Sleep Guide (which I highly recommend) since about 10 wks old, which basically promotes healthy sleeping habits, and letting them settle themselves from early on. As I said he used to sleep through anyway, the only problem was he'd sleep from 12 midnight to 12 noon, so over about 4/5 mths we had to change his routine by about half an hr a week until he's at his current routine, which is: Wake up anytime between 8.30am and 11am (depends on whether he napped the day before or not!), normally has a nap for an hr or so at about 1-2pm... Dinner at 5.30 - 6pm and he always asks for his shower and "teeth" after dinner (we don't have a bath which sucks!), that takes us to about 6.45, Then we bring him back downstairs, get him dressed downstairs, maybe have a little play whilst watching the last of Cbeebies on TV. At 7 he know's it's bedtime, he asks for his milk, and says Night Night to everyone in the room. He'll take our hand, and pull us towards the door for upstairs. We then go up the stairs together, either me or my partner will put him in his cot. He has books and chunky Duplo to play with, and he always has a CD to send him off to sleep - Normally nature sounds, though I believe it's a Chill Out album in there at the minute! We'll also read a book with him, he currently loves the Touchy Feely bks. He takes a while to settle (maybe upto 1hr) but generally we don't hear from him after that. We check several times in the space of the evening, but if he does wake up he usually goes back down with a stroke on his back and a good "tucking in" of his covers. We try not to make too much of a fuss when settling him, but 5 mins or so just settles him down so he's happy to stay in there.

Unity - posted on 05/23/2010

my childrens sleep times are fabulous routines are great

Tashana - posted on 05/22/2010

My baby girl Abby wakes up around 6 or 6:30 have some milk, at 8 eat breakfast and 9 take a shower and take a nap of 1-2hours,wake up just in time for lunch and play and then of she goes again around 4 sleep for only 1 hour.We normally goes to bed around 8 or 9.

Tiffany - posted on 05/22/2010

Hi everyone! Your children sleep really well! My kids have really good sleeping habits as well. My 20 month old wakes up about 8 - 8:30. He takes about a 2 - 3 hour nap around 1 or 2. We start bedtime routine around 8 with his bath. After bath, we read stories and we have cuddle time with either Mommy or Daddy. He goes to bed at 9:30 or 10. My 7 month old has basically the same routine except that he gets one more nap during the day. They take their bath together and they go rouhly the same time every night. I absolutely love putting them on a schedule. Both of my boys will go to bed without the need for rocking (which I still rock them occasionally for me). I just say our prayers and then lay them down and they go right to sleep. I would highly suggest that if you don't have them on a schedule, put them on one. Everyone keep up the great work on being fantastic Moms!!

Madeleine - posted on 05/21/2010

this sounds almost exactly like our son's routine.

we eat dinner around 6:30, then most nights he has a bath (or rather a hosing down), after - a little snuggle on the couch, brushing teeth by 8, and books in his room. then he helps turn on his night light and turn off the main light, we give hugs, kisses, and close his door.

my desk is in our office area right outside his door, so sometimes when i'm working on the computer after he goes to bed, i hear him up: playing with a stuffed animal, making little gibberish noises, blowing raspberries, but usually within a half an hour he's asleep. i think it's just his own way of winding down. and he sleeps until between 7 & 8 the next morning. : )

Sara - posted on 05/21/2010

My son has a pretty consistent routine. He wakes at 9-930am daily. We eat breakfast and play. We eat lunch and then nap time comes at 1-2 (depending on what we have going on outside the house). He naps for 2 or 3 hours and then we hang out and play. We eat dinner between 6 and 6:30 and bathe at 7:30. Bedtime is at 8:30. Then he's up at 9-9:30 and we do it all again. :)
He also just recently moved to a toddler bed. He was learning to crawl out of the crib. But he doesn't get out at all. He's a great sleeper. :)

Charlene - posted on 05/21/2010

My son is pretty good i've trained him to be in bed bet 7.30 and 8.30, some evenings i walk him in the stroller and then play about 20 minutes with him after i exercise. once i tire him out hes asleep b 4 we reach home. At nite he ask for tea an sometimes bread i may bathe him b 4 or after diner depends then he ask for a book, we read a story an say payers an within 15 minutes he is asleep

Katie - posted on 05/20/2010

My son has been a great sleeper since about 12/13 years old. He has a bath at around 6 then he has a chill out play time till 7. At 7 we put the simpsons on and he knows thats when he gets mommy or daddy bedtime cuddles. At 7:30 i say "bedtime?" and he waves to say "night night" and then his daddy takes him up and puts him in his bed, gives him a kiss and leaves .. he sleeps soundly till 8:30

Bianca - posted on 05/20/2010

My son wakes anywhere between 6.30am and 8.00am. He is happy to wait until I go in and get him and thank goodness he doenst scream to be gotten up and I have a 5 week old baby that is usually feeding at the same time. In the evening we have a bath between 6.30 and 7 pm, then pj's and sleeping bag on, snooze (his cuddle blanket) out of the cupboard and he sits down with us and watches an episode of the night garden. when it is finished he waves goodby to iggle piggle and then gives us all a kiss and we put him into bed. Sometimes he talks to himself for a while but we leave him be. He only wakes during the night if he is teething or is not well. He also has between 2 - 3 hour sleep during the day.

Sierra - posted on 05/19/2010

I dont know how I would consider my daughters routine but she's 31 months old now. Usually dinner is between 5 or 6, then I let her play for a bit. then sometime around 8 or 830 she gets a bath, read a book or two then its time to lay in bed. The latest I will let her stay up is 930 and thats if her brother is staying the night with us. She usually sleeps around 10 -12 hours a night. Im just guessing that Im a lucky mom since she sleeps all night long and for so long.

Fiona - posted on 05/19/2010

I have two Boys one that is 3 1/2 and a 20month old...We have dinner at 5:30 and then bath a story and the 20month gets tucked into his bed at 6 -6:15 and is asleep inside 15min the 3 year old gets 1 more story and generally a song and is in bed at 6.30pm both sleep through till 6:30 - 7 every night, Both also have a nap after lunch at around 11.30 the 3 year old is cutting back usually only sleeps for and hour but the 20month sleeps for between 2 and 3 hours.

April - posted on 05/18/2010

You have a really good boy! My 20-month old typically sleeps between 8:30 to 9:30pm and once he's asleep, I have to do my housework and get his stuff ready for Playgroup the next morning. He would suck on his thumb (a signal that he's hungry) past midnight and I will give him his bottle. Usually he sleeps till around 5-6am for his next feed.

On weekdays, he has to be up by 7am for full-day Playgroup and because he is so used to this wake-up call, he is also up by this time on weekends so I get very little sleep. Ocasionally, he does heed mama's plea to sleep in another half hour or so but I don't ask this of him often as it means he would be staring at the ceiling and waiting patiently for mama to get up.

Maxine - posted on 05/18/2010

My daughters been on the same routine since she was a month old (when she started sleeping through the night) I've never had to do anything special to get her to sleep, like rock her or pat her or anything. At bed time we'll read a book or sing her a song and then i lay her in her crib and tuck her in. i always give her a special corner on her blanky because she likes to rub it against her lips. I put her to bed pretty late though, well compared to everyone here. I put her to bed at 10 pm and she wakes 10-11 the next day. I like to give her more time with her daddy, he works all day and when he gets home he would never have any time with her if i put her to bed at 8.

Rachel - posted on 05/18/2010

it took a while for my daughter to sleep through the night, she is 19 months now n her bedtime routine is tubby time around 730 n then bed at 8. i cant read to her cuz she will never want to stop n throws a fit when i dnt want to read it a million times so we skip that totally. i brush her teeth after i put her pj's on n she knows its bed time..she sleeps allnight without any prblems n will wake up around 830-9am. i couldnt have asked for a better child. she is wounderful and adapts very well to differnt situations.

Rebecca - posted on 05/18/2010

My 20 month old has a great routine too - I think thats what its all about - when they know the routine there is rarely any resistance. We do bath time around 7pm, then books and some milk thn bed time around 7.30 and she sleeps through till 7 or 7.30am then through the day she has a 2 hour nap after lunch..

Michelle - posted on 05/17/2010

I have 2 toddlers. One 20 months, one 32 months. Every night is the same 8pm we head up stairs and get jammys on and brush teeth, then we do prayers. If they miss behave then straight to bed other wise the good one/s get to pick a story then into bed (youngest first). They both go down awake and rarely ever wake up during the night. They are in bed at about 8:30 and sleep until 7:30 - 8:00. They also nap in the afternoon the oldest about 1and half hours the youngest from 2-3 depending on the day. It is great they actually enjoy bed time.

Amber - posted on 05/11/2010

my daughter goes to sleep every night at 8 to 30 and we just go in there .. cuddle and rock for a few min and then i lay her down and then i dont hear from her untill morning unless she has a bad dream or something..then she wakes up around 9 930 and still takes a 1-2 hour nap after lunch.. i know lots of sleep..

Julie - posted on 05/10/2010

Yeah, my son has always been a super sleeper. Our current bedtime routine is bath around 7, followed by a little playtime (usually some wrestling with daddy), then Bible story and prayer. Then he gets a breathing treatment every night, which we use as cuddle time with mommy in the rocking chair (takes about 10 minutes). Afterwards, I let him onto the floor (if he's still awake, sometimes he falls asleep), and he runs over and climbs into his toddler bed, I tuck him in and kiss him good night and he goes to sleep. He sleeps all night until about 6:30am (a necessary early morning for weekdays, and unfortunately he doesn't understand the concept of sleeping in on the weekends). He takes a 1 to 2 hour nap right after lunch every day. Like Nicole, we had to move his bedtime back to 8pm, not to get him to sleep later, but to get him to take his nap, because he was trying to skip it and getting really grouchy.

Nicole - posted on 05/10/2010

Pretty good. From time to time our son wakes up between 3-4am and we suspect from a bad dream because all he wants is a hug and a kiss and then he settles right back to sleep. We had to adjust bedtime from 730pm to 8pm and he is now back to getting up at 7am instead of 545am. I am not sure why moving it the half hour made that much of a difference, but it did.

:)