do you go to bed at the same time as your LO? - Page 2

[beebalmmama]

We've always gone to bed at the same time as ds 1 (who is now 4.5 yrs). We did because dh wanted to spend time with him when he got home from work. We coslept and it just seemed easier to all go to bed together and then ds and I would sleep in to 9:00 am.

Ds 2 on the other hand is an early to bed little guy. He hits a wall about 6:00 or 6:30. Generally he is asleep between 7:00 and 8:00. We don't usually get to bed until 9:00 with ds 1. So we're not spending child free time together, but it has been nice to give ds 1 a little extra attention during that last part of the evening. I think if we tried to get ds 1 to bed before us, he would wonder what we were doing and would be up. We'll see how that goes once he starts school next year and WILL need enough sleep. Maybe I'll get my "me" time or "me and dh" time.....

[pumpkin]

I go to bed with DD. She won't sleep longer than 20 minutes at a time if I don't stay with her. She also has a pretty late bedtime because she has her father's natural sleep rhythms.

I'm not thrilled with the situation. I would prefer a little time to myself and since I also have to stay for naps it is rare that I get any break from DD for days on end.

[GretchenC]

I have 3 DD and a hubby who travels. Our evenings are dinner, clean up time, bath and then I put the babe (5 months) to bed. I rock and nurse her and she is out by about 7. The 2 big girls (age 2 and 4) and I read books on the couch, brush teeth, sing a song and say prayers and they are down by 7:30ish. Babe wakes a few times before I go to bed at 10, I just snuggle and rock or nurse her back down. When I go to bed, the babe comes with me. Our day starts about 6-6:30.

I need the evening time by myself or with my hubby. It is the time of day I get everything done. We try not to watch much t.v and instead make a pot of decalf and sit and just talk. It is my time to be something other than "mommy".

[OdinsMommy0409]

It depends on the evening. DS goes to bed between 7pm-8:30pm. So, if he goes to sleep early, I will usually just roll out of bed once he's out and spend 30 minutes to an hour with DH. The amount of time mainly depends on how long DS will sleep without me there.

Lately, I've been nursing him down in the living room, putting him down on the other end of the couch, then snuggling with DH. This seems to be working fairly well as DS can wake, open his eyes, see me there, then fall back to sleep. Of course, it doesn't always work well so I'll frequently take him to bed and remain there.

As for alone time, I sneak it in the mornings while DH plays with DS. Or, take a bath in the evening when DH gets home. Sometimes, my alone time is in bed after DS has fallen asleep, and I sit in the dark and relax.