giantgardener
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@shoemaker raises glass to toast
romantic2013
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@shoemaker Lucky. I spent 1 hour in my 3 year old's room. Idk how to stop this.
@romantic2013 Are they still napping? Ours would take 1-2 hrs to go to sleep, and god forbid we left the room. Since he's started to drop naps he's out like a light within 10 minutes. Heaven.
@shoemaker My 2 and 4 year olds are asleep by 7:30 every night! It’s glorious and most importantly they need the 11-12 hours of sleep each night.
pednurse2b85
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@caoc24843 I am so envious of this.
soulstorm87
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@pednurse2b85 Me too!
@caoc24843 Same. We start bedtime at 6:40 and he’s asleep by 7:20. Amazing and I need a few hours alone at night. BUT! He wakes up at 6 AM and often earlier AND he doesn’t nap. You can’t win them all!
@caoc24843 Jesus. The 730pm bedtime sounds nice in theory but up before 6am sounds hellish. I love our 930pm-10am schedule like it’s my lord and savior.
.@neilgram I’m soooo glad this isn’t just us. I don’t personally know many people who are on the later schedule and sometimes I’m like is this fine? But she sleeps 12+ hours, and we don’t go to daycare, so why not! Until she starts school, then we’ll make some adjustments. But for now this has worked very well for us for a couple years.
@dmoffett It’s fine. Some sleep expert at some point managed to convince everyone that babies “need” an early bedtime because they sleep deeper before midnight?? And also the idea that babies will wake up early no matter what you do. Neither of these things are true. As long as you’re following a consistent, age appropriate schedule (regarding wake windows) and your child is getting adequate sleep that’s all that matters!! I’m in the US but I feel like I’ve heard in Spain it’s very normal to be up late and put kids to bed late. Whatever works for you!!
katrina2017
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@dmoffett Same! As a SAHM the early schedule doesn't make sense to me. If we all had to get up and go to daycare and work then I can see it. But we start bedtime at 8:30 and she's generally down by 9:30, sometimes a tiny bit earlier. She's actually just waking up now at 7:45 am and we get a 2 hour nap most afternoons. I have no idea how I'd start bedtime before 7, that's dinnertime!
innerfire89
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jesusatemydog
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@jesusatemydog this! it doesn't matter what time my son goes to sleep, he's up at 6. The only exception is if he's sick- if he sleeps past 7 it's a 100% sure sign he's sick.
I NEED him to go to bed early, and while sure early mornings can be rough and I rarely get to workout in the morning like I'd prefer, my adult/me time in the evenings make it worth it.
I NEED him to go to bed early, and while sure early mornings can be rough and I rarely get to workout in the morning like I'd prefer, my adult/me time in the evenings make it worth it.