What’s a good bedtime......

I wouldn't worry about it unless he's waking too early in the morning.

I think it largely depends on your lifestyle. My girls generally sleep from 7pm to 7am, give or take a bit in the morning, which works well for us because DH starts work at 7 so we are already awake by then. But if he started work at 8 I would probably not be so keen

Taine is 10 months and goes to bed at 6, Jaske at 2 goes to bed at7. i think at 1 jake was between 6-6;30pm,getting up around six.

5 times ouch for you! You could try a slightly later bedtime but there's probably a huge list of possible reasons for his waking.

Zac is 1 on Thursday and he goes to bed between 7:30 - 7:45 pm and sleeps through until 7:30 - 8:00 am.

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Ella, does Mikey wake up for a feed all those times? Will he drink water out of a bottle or something cos if that is why he's waking up its probably habit not cos hes actually hungry. Or is it cos he's cold or moved around the cot...? Just wondering cos I dont know how you handle getting up still - totally take my hat off to you to still be able to function during the day!!

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yeah, he does need a feed to settle him and if he doesn't get one he gets himself all worked up until he starts wheezing (this asthma thing is still pretty new). i tried giving him his sippy cup with water in it (he won't take a bottle) but he wouldn't have a bar of it and just screamed harder. i agree, it is a bad habit, but it's one i just don't know how to break!! it would make life a whole lot easier for all of us if he did learn to sleep through the night, it's just getting him to do it that's the major problem.

it's hard ay roksana, it's good to know there are other babies that do this though. i was starting to think that mikey was the only one his age who wouldn't sleep right through.

Okay...have you tried getting Daddy to go in and do it???? Sometimes it can work!!!

My only other suggestion is leaving him to it. My partners sister did that as 15month was still waking for feeds. She shut his door at 7 and went back in at 7 in the morn. He would scream the house down and get so worked up ..go blue in the face etc. He didnt have asthma tho but she did it for 4 days ans that was it. he never bothered unless he was sick etc.


I guess with some babies that are otherwise healthy and for those of us that can bear to put the rest of the household thru the disruption...sometimes we have to be cruel to be kind!!!

I feel sorry for you. I wish there was an easy answer. have you tried asking Plunket about it at all???

that's a good idea, thanks aimee.

kelly - yeah, if mikey was healthy i think i'm probably desperate enough to do the whole cry it out thing but i can't really do that and if his dad goes in there mikey gets really freaked out, dunno why, i guess he's just used to me.

I need to email them too about Blakes day sleeps!!! Actually I might post something and see what people say.

Let us know how you go!!