what time do your kids go to bed?
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Topic: what time do your kids go to bed?
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Subject: what time do your kids go to bed?
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 11:43am
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What time do your kids go to bed? How long do they sleep for? Do they still have afternoon sleeps?
My two boys (3 1/2 & 2) both go to bed at 7.30pm. They then generally wake somewhere between 5am - 5.30am. DS1 doesn't usually have an afternoon sleep but DS2 has about an hour each day. So what do your kids do? ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08) 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 11:58am
Hannah's bedtime is after Shorty St   hehe (She's 3 years 8mos)
By the time we finish her story and have various time wasting activities going on it is probably closer to 8. And lately I've been having to wake her at about 7.15am... no idea how long she'd sleep for it I didn't. (Have to wake her to get ready for creche/work) And funnily enough on weekends she is often up before 7am. Gah! She still has an afternoon sleep as well (most days) |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 12:22pm
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Michaela's bedtime is 7:30pm but like Hannah she gets put the bed after shortland street so closer to about 7:40pm. If she's tired I'll put her to bed earlier.
She has an afternoon nap from 12:30 - 3pmish and wakes at about 6am. -------------  
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 12:31pm
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Ayja has just turned 3, and Paris will be 5 in about 6 weeks - Both of them go to bed at 7pm, at the same time, sometimes 7.30 if we are having a running late night, or have been somewhere but definately depends what time we are due up the next morning as well. When i'm on mornings we try and start getting them to bed by 6.30 to make up for it. Our bedtime routine tends to start at 6.30 anyway with pajamas, teeth brush, hair brush, story then bed.
Most mornings Ayja wakes about 6.30am because she's drilled into that routine from my work shifts when she is mostly out of bed by 6.30 but when i have holidays or haven't had early mornings for a while she will stay in bed for closer to 8ish if we're really lucky. Paris would sleep much longer if she didn't get woken by her sister calling out when she wakes up. Ayja still has a nap every day, from about 12.30 till 2ish, Paris has a rest time for at least half an hour at daycare, but still has an afternoon sleep when home during the week and during the weekends for an hour to 2 hours depending on how tired she is, - at least 1 day during the weekend she sleeps for longer. We are trying to wean her off day sleeps during the week in preparation for school which isn't too hard as most of the time she's at daycare so doesn't have one. - she's always been a good sleeper though and her heart prob plays a bit of a part in that too. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 1:42pm
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I started a thread not so ong ago called 'early wakers' which came up with some great ideas on how to deal with this. I though I'd found something that would work for us but I'm still not happy about simply resigning myself to the fact that DS1 wakes soo early (especially since we had a couple of months of him sleeping through till 6ish). I believe that DS2 would sleep alot longer if DS1 didn't call out, or if he doesn't call out simply makes alot of noise getting up etc.
So it's very interesting to hear how much sleep others have, I'm very envious of you all for having "sleepers". I do think that the lack of sleep is partially responsible for DS1's very bad temperment lately, but also the arrival of his baby sister must ahve something to do with it. Thanks for your replys think with these in mind I might get back onto working on getting him to sleep longer again. ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 2:01pm
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2bmumof3 i have a bad sleeper here... quite often he wakes once or twice in the night, either to get into my bed or just for a grizzle, and wakes normally at 6 but quite often any time from 5. if he coems in at 6 i dont mind but any earlier i send him back to bed. the other night he woke at 2 then again at 2.30 he was back in my room trying to sneak into bed... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 2:31pm
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Ohhhh don't get me wrong, Han isn't a great sleeper. ha!
I mean, she's alright... but I did struggle for a looong time with midnight visits. She's never risen tooo early though so I guess I'm glad for that. Good luck with the re-training. 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 3:05pm
Maya goes to bed after Shorty during the week, and between 8pm-8.30pm on Fri/Sat nights when there is no school the next day. BUT during the week if she doesn't get out of bed and get organised for school she has to go to bed at 6.30pm which she hates. Doesn't motivate her to get organised any faster tho  I wake her at 7.15am on school mornings, weekends she usually gets up when the gremlins and I get up.
Gremlins go to bed at 6.30pm and usually wake around 7.15am, but if they don't, I wake them by 7.30am during the week to do the school run. On the weekend I quite often hear them wake around 7.30am but they are happy to play in their cots so I leave them be until they start shaking the bars and calling out. I wouldn't call any of them good sleepers tho - Maya plays up about going to bed, Mercedes plays up for her daytime sleeps and Sienna, well Sienna is in a league of her own when it comes to night screaming... -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 3:36pm
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Brae goes to bed at 7.30pm
doesnt nap during the day & is up for the morning before 6am 
Kal's bedtime is 7pm, has 2 day naps of bout 3hrs in total & wakes before 6am Not good sleepers here ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 4:03pm
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My kids are great at going to bed without complaint (well DS2 is trying it on at the mo since DD came home). DS1 is fine throughout the night bu just wakes early, DS2 wakes during the night and tries to climb into our bed sometimes 8 times a night.
DD is just the best little sleeper I could wish for. Goes to bed at 8.30, wakes somewhere between 2.30 and 3.30 then back down till 6.30 (unless boys are really noisy then she wakes at 5 with them I soo hope that DS1 doesn't create bad habbits for DD also as he seems to be for DS2.
It's comforting just to hear there's others up at the crack of dawn (well dawn doesn't even crack till gone 7 now, which makes it seem even earlier). ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 4:12pm
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Andrew usually goes to bed at 7pm (or earlier) and wakes up about 7.30am he doesn't have a sleep during the day but I try and get him to have a rest (so I can have some me time). Josh is usually 6pm and wakes at 7.30am and he usually has 1 sleep during the day. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 4:15pm
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Michaela goes through stages of early waking somewhere between 5am -6am and I also get night visits but I'm a pretty heavy sleeper and usually she'll climb into bed next to me and I won't realise until my alarm wakes me in the morning so it doesn't actually bother me. Even so we do like to encourage her to stay in her own bed so she gets a stamp in the morning if she's slept in her bed all night. -------------
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 4:42pm
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Cooper goes to bed between 7 and 7.30 and sometimes wakes at 4 and then again between 7-8am
Conor goes to be at 8.30 on school nights and any time he wants in the weekend. Normally no later than 10.30pm. Nyah goes to bed at 7.30 on school nights, and lately it's taken her around 45mins to fall asleep, she farts around in her room, doing god knows what (we find ignoring it is the best option). During the weekends it's between 8-8.30pm. She can wake between 6-8am. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Cassie
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 5:44pm
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Ivy goes to bed by 7pm most nights unless something special is going on, she is up at 7am in the morning and has a nap probably 3-4 days a week after lunches. ------------- ~Cassie~   
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 5:54pm
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Keira is usualy in bed by 7. 6 when I'm on my own. She usually wakes right on 7 aswell.
She has just started having 1-2 hours nap during the day and the last few nights she has been awake untill about 8:30. Silly mummy for Keeping her up late on Tuesday mucking up her routine. When Maddi came along her sleeps were completley mucked up. Not that Maddi was noisy at night, Keira was just too excited about her sister and wanted to see her really early in the morning. She didnt like going to bed for a while at first as she felt left out cos we still had maddi up. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 6:34pm
| Alyssa (almost 2) sleeps 7pm to 7-7:30am and no change to this even though we moved her to a big girl bed last weekend. She dropped day naps months ago and even though on the very odd occassion she has napped during the day, this doesn't seem to effect the night pattern. |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 7:16pm
| both kids go to bed at 7 and get up before 7 on work days and after 7 on weekends. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 8:23pm
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Kryssi down 6.45pm, Bria 7pm, Hannah 7-7.30pm
Hannah wakes up first at 6.45am, followed by the others at about 7 or 7.15am. Kryssi still has two day sleeps, Briona has a midday sleep (after lunch) and Hannah's growing out of her day sleep. ------------- |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 9:38pm
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both down at 6.45- they both get up at about 7am. Kate has 2 day sleeps- about 1 1/2 hrs in the morning and 2hrs in the afternoon. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: kasbee
Date Posted: 28 June 2008 at 12:57pm
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All of mine are in bed by 7:30pm unless we have been out then it mite be abit later. Katelyn is the early riser in our house as soon as she hears DHs alarm go off, which at the moment is at 6:30, shes up and away, Blair and Ryan normally wake about 7.
Ryan and Katelyn still have an arvo sleep from bout 1 till 3. Man if they dont they are the worst kids to be around, they get so grumpy and anything sets them off. ------------- Kelly, mother to 4 wonderful children. http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 29 June 2008 at 10:38am
And the bad mommy award will go to me. 
Since birth this kid of mine will go to sleep between 9:30 and 10. People have told me to try and let her sleep longer during the day, to cut naps out. And it just didnt work. She use to wake up at 5 in the mornings and have 2 naps of 15 minutes each. She just wants your normal newborn. A few weeks ago she still had a nap of about half an hour, went to bed anytime from 8:30 to 9:30 and wake up at 5 but will cuddle until about 6 sometimes 7 if I was lucky. I now literally try and force her though her naptime and she started to go to bed at about 8 and will sleep through until about 6. But this last week had a really bad cold so she was sleeping during the day for about 2 to 3 hours. Went to bed at 7. Woke up at ten crying and fell asleep in my arms. Poor bubs. But still determined to get a bit of alone time with hubby. And lets hope and pray my next bubs will be able to sleep a bit earlier at the night. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 02 July 2008 at 7:20pm
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sarah has always been a awfull sleeper.
she is suposto go to bed at 7 but thats always a struggle and then shes up and down and up and down for hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! once shes asleep shes asleep till 7.30+ jetts the opposite hes a fantastic sleeper (touchwood) sarah hasnt had a nap since she was about 3 until then she would have about a 2hr nap ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 04 July 2008 at 9:18pm
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charli usually has a sleep about 2.30pm-4pm and then both kids go to bed at 7.30pm....then they wake at 7-7.30am ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 05 July 2008 at 8:28pm
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Hannah doesnt have day sleeps anymore, then goes to bed between 6 and 6.30pm, until about 7am. Greer has a few naps during the day, then bed between 6.30 and 7pm until between 6 and 7am.
I love my child free evenings - totally makes up for Hannahs lack of day sleeps! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 07 July 2008 at 6:52pm
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My kids both in bed by 7pm (Lily 6.30 asleep usually). Joey hasn't had day sleeps for aaaages now and lily still has 2 good ones. Both kids generally sleep through until between 6 - 7 am thank goodness. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 07 July 2008 at 8:59pm
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Both mine are in bed by 8pm at the latest...
I try for about 7 to 7.15, depends on the bath situation. Jake usually asks to go to bed, so is in bed by 7. to 7.15, . Sometimes its before 7, but its usually 7ish. Charlotte will go between 7 and 8pm , depends on how late she slept in the arvo. Both still wake during the night, but J sleeps till 7.730 and C sometimes sleeps till 8.30
C has one sleep during hte day, sometimes it is 2.5 hours and other times its only an hour. Jake rarely has a sleep now. I will let him have one if he asks, and I ask him if I think he is tired. if he wants one, he will go if he does. Sometimes I will think he is playing quiet in his room, go and check on him, and he is zonked out on the floor/chair/.top of bed. Jake dosen't sleep better or worse if he has a day sleep, but C sleeps better if she has one. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 11 July 2008 at 7:47pm
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Leah is in bed by 6.45pm and most of the time goes straight to sleep, sometimes (like tonight) she talks and sings quietly but still is normally asleep by 7.30-8pm. I don't go in until after she is quiet to tuck her in and normally she hasn't moved from when I put her down. Last couple of weeks she has also been having 2-3 hr naps during the day and hasn't woken in the morning before 8am. I expect this will all change when the baby comes in a few weeks, so am loving the late rising in the mornings (nearly 9am last sunday!!) -------------  
 
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 12 July 2008 at 7:56pm
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Hmmm..Blake takes himself to bed happily by 6:30 each night..asleep two seconds later.....sleeps til anywhere between 5 & 7 altho mostly he wakes at 6:30ish...He is having a two hour sleep during the day.....usually about 10am - 12....sometimes he will have a late arvo cat nap......
Paige is in bed at 7:30 every night.....Generally altho sometimes stays up on weekends for a little bit. -------------  
 
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Posted By: JessicasMummy
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 6:37am
| Jessica goes down at 7.30pm |
Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 16 July 2008 at 5:52pm
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Ollie goes to bed by 8 pm at night and will usually sleep till around 8 am sometimes 8:30 am and he has a 2-2 1/2 hour nap in the afternoons. Some mornings I wake him a little earlier if I need to be out somewhere. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: krissy
Date Posted: 19 July 2008 at 10:07pm
| we try and put our 2y.o down between 7 and 7.30 but shes often up til 8/8.30 :S and she'll sleep until 8/8.30 in the morning! she seems to be going off her afternoon nap, some days she'll sleep for an hour or two, some days she wont. im desperately trying to keep her in the routine so that when bubs number 2 comes i might get some kind of break during the day! |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:18pm
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Caitlyn (age 6) is in bed at 8 and asleep by 830 , she reads me her school book (which is a loooonnnnggg process) and i read her a story .
I would prefer it earlier, but hey, i work til 6 most nights, then have to come home and sort out dinner . When (if) i get knocked up by DF this year/next and am at home all day with a baby, i hope to have an earlier routine, since i wont have to work late |
Posted By: Helen21
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 2:33pm
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Chloe(5) and Miya(2&1/2) both go to bed between 6:30-7pm and sleep until 7-7:30am they share a room and talk until around 7-7:30pm but of course they think we don't know that. Miya stopped having afternoon sleeps just before her 2nd b'day, as in she just wouldn't go to sleep at all no matter how long I left her. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Chloe 12/7/03 Miya 5/11/05 |
Posted By: xnikx
Date Posted: 25 July 2008 at 1:35pm
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Charlotte goes to bed, after her routine that hasn't changed since she was 3 months old of a bath, book, cuddle.. at around 7-7:30pm.
She always goes straight to sleep. Generally wakes anywhere between 5:30am and 7am. Which i dont mind at all. She stopped having naps during the day at around 18 months. Shes 3 in September! HAHA 
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Posted By: jayne
Date Posted: 30 July 2008 at 11:58am
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Peter is 3 1/2, he goes to bed around 7-7:30, he always sleeps in I have to wake him up for daycare, if I leave him he could sleep until 8 or 9am sometimes! That's great if I want a sleep in though
He is just stopping naps during the day - gradually. The 6yr old goes to bed at 7:30 or 8, and 10 yr old goes to bed 8 or 8:30pm. Always have to be half an hour after each other otherwise its "Not Fair!!" lol  ------------- http://women.evenhealth.com"> 
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