Letting baby sleep til noon?

Question

My 5 month old baby will go down around 10pm on her own however she sleep until noon. When do you start to create a bedtime schedule?? Am I like WAY behind or do you wait a little longer? This is where that parenting manuel would come in handy...

Answer 1

you are a little behind, however, she seems to be going to bed at a good time, you just should not let her sleep so late...you shuld wake her up early, and give her an early nap...her bedtime is great, especially if she goes out on her own.

Answer 2

I started at three months. But, it's definately easier now than when they are 2 and your preparing for a new baby. Sounds like she's a good sleeper already.

I just set my schedule around my son's. I'd feed him at 8 am then he'd nap between 9 and 10. He'd wake up at 11 and eat then at 1 pm I'd put him down again. That was his big nap. He'd sleep until 3 or 4. Then we'd eat at 5 - no more naps. Eat at 8 and be down by nine.

In the interm I'd play, read, have him on the play mat. Make sure he's getting belly time. I'd also leave him to do some chores so he got used to entertainging himself.

I never let him alone in the bouncy or swing. I tried not to use it too much cuz I knew he'd grow out of it in no time. Those were for give me a break moments!! :)) Glad I did because my niece was stuck in those her first 6 months. Now she isn't sitting on her own or even have the strength to do it. Nor, does she pull herself off the floor. Or even roll over. Been in those baby holders too long.

I found a book called "Your Child's Health". It is the best parenting manual around! It's just common sense advice. A great mix of all the advice you've been given that veers to the right or the left. It's helped me so much raise my son who is a happy and well adjusted little man.

Answer 3

Your baby probably should be waking up earlier, but having a late bedtime is why she sleeps so late. Most babies sleep about 12-14 hours per night. Don't just put her down at a new bedtime. You need to ease her into it - go 15 minutes earlier every few days until she is in bed around 7:30 or so, and then she should also start to gradually wake up earlier in the morning. And don't forget that naptimes will have to be rearranged as well in order to help this work.

Answer 4

You're a little behind, but no worries. Just start a routine now. Maybe work your way up to: at 5pm dinner, 5:30pm bath, 6pm play and read a book and rock in a rocking chair at 7pm until she falls asleep. She'll get the idea eventually and that person who said work backward in 30min intervals to get there is right, it will make the transition much easier to do it that way.
My son is on a very good schedule, it very rarely changes, he sleeps, eats, naps, and even poops at pretty much the same time everyday. It makes figuring out what is wrong with a child a lot easier when they are sick or teething, when they have a routine to screw-up when they don't feel well. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

I started at 4 months, about the same time we started establishing a regular feeding schedule too (with solids).

One thought is let your baby go to sleep at night when she's ready, but start getting her up in the mornings. She may gradually change her bedtime earlier and earlier since she's started her day sooner.

I found how well and how long my baby slept to have a huge link with his eating.

Answer 6

Easy solution: Put her to bed earlier so she will wake up earlier. You will have to do it at half hour intervels every couple of days so she doesn't fight the new schedule change. Make sure her room is as dark at the earlier times as it is at 10:00 so she doesn't notice the change.

Answer 7

Not that good of a idea because when it starts school it will never want to get up plus it would be a hard habit to cease

Answer 8

your a bit behind my daughter was in a routine at 3 months I'd say start now xx