He’s asleep before 7…

[fatherhansen]

@mila This is our schedule as well! I would rather have a few ours in the evening to myself than the morning which is always so busy getting ready for the day.

 

[hooplik2014]

@caoc24843 Same! We’re a 7:30pm-6:30/7am household around here plus a nap. Little dude loves his sleep thankfully

 

[autumnct]

@caoc24843 My 3.5 year old sleeps from 7:30 to about 6:30 and I hope he never stops

 

[caoc24843]

@autumnct Omg same. I need the break!

 

[shoemaker]

@caoc24843 He usually gets around 10ish with a 2 1/2 nap. I’ll take it

 

[redwolf6]

@shoemaker Same with my 2yo. My friend keeps telling me to drop the nap and get 12 hours overnight and I’m like uhh, as a SAHM, fuck no lol I need that midday break. Also he clearly still needs the nap.

 

[katrina2017]

@redwolf6 Most two year olds still need a nap

 

[redwolf6]

@katrina2017 Exactly! Hers just dropped it early

 

[chy]

@caoc24843 Please share your secrets

 

[caoc24843]

@chy We’ve always been quite strict with schedules. I know it’s not for everyone but we’ve literally never put either of them to bed later than 8pm. Part of it is that they’re good sleepers but we put a ton of work into it.

 

[luke137]

@caoc24843 same here. so worth it.

 

[sashasingh]

@caoc24843 Same

 

[pajamapanda]

@caoc24843 My little guy gets the zoomies right before he's sleepy and works himself up into over-tiredness. Any advice for this?

 

[caoc24843]

@pajamapanda A rock solid bedtime routine that doesn’t deviate ever, no matter who puts them down. A sleep sack is a huge sleep cue for my kids and as soon as they were in it and being sung their bed song they got tired.

 

[raneubb]

@caoc24843 Yup. Tonight my 4 year old looked at me after I read her bedtime story and said “Can you…leave?”

Lol, door closed by 7:30, she was asleep soon after!

 

[mt123]

@caoc24843 How did you accomplish this??

 

[caoc24843]

@mt123 I co-slept with my kids for the first year(ish) then sleep trained working with a sleep consultant. We have a rock solid bedtime routine that takes 15 minutes and are very consistent with schedules.

 

[mt123]

@caoc24843 Love that! Thanks for responding!!

 

[ohcalidatex]

@caoc24843 Currently 4 am and ours is screaming in her bed for no reason. She didn’t even fall asleep til almost midnight, then woke back up

 

[vassilisbx]

@caoc24843 My child will not sleep more that 8-9 hours at night. He takes a 2-3 hour nap everyday at least and he sleeps all the way through the night. I try to shorten his naps but it’s incredibly difficult to get him to wake up before he’s ready.