Blimey, I really wish I was as organised,
When my youngest was born i made a HUGE rod for my own back by Not being strict with her bedtimes, she went when i went somenights midnight some earlier, some later
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, then she would sleep untill about 10 ish 11 ish..
Then she started nursery, i had to put her in afternoons as the late night, late rise was too hard to break all of a sudden,
I gave birth to my second child at the same time, I put her down at about 9 every night..she was a very content baby and would happily gurgle away untill dropping off, waking bright and early in the morning!
Now at the ages or 8 and almost 11, the patterns i gave them early have stayed with them,
My youngest is off at the drop of a hat, and the eldest could stay awake all night and sleep all day..
youngest is usually always in a good mood, whereas my eldest is a narky bag of hormones,
At the moment, they go up to bed at approx half 8 / 9o clock, they are to be in bed all sorted ..wee..teeth brushed...drink etc..by 9.30pm (which might I add I actually think is too late for them)
weekends i usually send them up around half 10pm .they can watch tele etc.. youngest will fall asleep within an hour maximum,....eldest can still be awake at 2am...and still moans when i say it is bedtime,
but occasionally i let them stay up with me really late..
I hate my routine, and i hate the rod i made for my own back, but at 16 i was a late nighter myself, I knew no better....you live and you learn hey !!