having a hard time with the Pantely bed time

[kfillmore]

our 91/2 month old used to go to bed between 10-11 pm. I would go to bed then too (we cosleep). We would wake up between 9-9:30am. DD would nap early afternoon briefly after we walked the dogs. Then again around 5 for 1 or 2 hours (or more). Sometimes it would take up to 1/2 to get her to sleep at night (we would stay in bed she would squirm until asleep).

This all worked out very well for me.

now we have been trying what Pantely says in terms of bed TIME. I do notice DD gets sleepy around 6-7 pm. She goes to sleep ok. But I have to go in about every half hour because she cries. I nurse/snuggle until I can pull away. I can't do to much during that time because I am jumpy about having to go in to her. Plus I need to be able to hear her and have clean enough hands to go into her. She wakes up now between 7-7:30am. She maybe naps once-still she is still working on when etc. Now I am lacking more sleep than ever. I can't go to bed at 6:30. But I now wake with her. She wakes up alot at night (that is not new).

Anyone have experiences, suggestions etc?

[AlishaB]

Can I asked you why you changed it if it was working for you? I really didnt change my kids bedtimes until they were 2, lost their nap, and moved into their own beds. I find when you put them down earlier, they wake up earlier...so you end up going to bed earlier.
If you could give me some more information, I am sure we could come up with a solution together.

[Mal85]

DD goes to bed around 8 here and she often wakes several times before I go to bed with her (around 10-10:30). DH and I just take turns going to her, she actually goes to sleep easier for him than after she has already nursed. By taking turns, each of us has a little more time in between to do what we need/want to do in the evening.

That being said, we're not real strict about bedtime here. If she isn't acting tired, we don't put her to sleep. And if we're out visiting, especially now with the holidays, it's not like we have to hurry home by bedtime to put her to sleep. She does just fine staying up later if she needs to.

[Llyra]

I am generally a fan of early bedtimes, but even I think that if something's working, don't mess with it. If the old way was working, I don't see any reason to change it, as long as you see a happy, healthy baby during waking hours and you yourself are feeling reasonably rested (as well as anybody ever is with a baby in the house.)

[mamadelbosque]

We put DS1 down to bed ~8:30 or so if he naps... but lately he's been seeming to drop his nap :sniffle: As such, he's now going to bed 7-7:30ish. DS2, I really have no schedule for as yet (4.5 months old), so he just hangs with us till we goto sleep (he's usually asleep long before mind you, just sleeping on me or DH or in the pack'n play), and sleeps with us.