Am I putting him down too early?

[Ashley1021]

We start our bedtime routine between 6-6:15. Bath, story, bottle, bed. He Is clearly tired, but after I lay him down he wakes up every 15-20 minutes and needs me to comfort him. Once it gets past 9 he flips a switch and sleeps until 2:30-3 has a bottle, goes back to bed (sometimes wakes around 5 to eat) then sleeps until 7:30 or 8. I would love to spend my evenings cleaning or just relaxing, but it seems like I'm in there every 20 minutes or more settling him.. So is my bedtime too early or what am I doing wrong?

 

[Wugz22]

How old? Mine was like this between 4-6 months. I'd put him down at 7:00ish but I'd feel like he wouldn't really be asleep for the night until 10ish. After he turned 6 months, we did some gentle sleep training to see if he could put himself back to sleep on his own instead of having to go in every 30 minutes for the next 3 hours. After a few nights he'd sleep through from 7:00 until morning, so I knew the bedtime was just fine. I think that's a pretty normal bedtime for most babies, especially if they are showing you they are sleepy!

 

[Ashley1021]

He will be 4 months on Wednesday!

 

[Wugz22]

Yup, he sounds like mine then! Pretty normal I think… they sleep lightly at first and then finally fall into a deep sleep. I'd still put him to bed at the same time. I have found that NOTHING my baby does regarding sleep lasts long. Everything is a phase. If you're not interested in sleep training, then just keep doing what you're doing and it'll pass, I promise!

 

[Ashley1021]

I've considered sleep training, but I'm not well enough informed. I just hope it passes soon.. He's been a little better tonight..

 

[bumpin2012]

he may actually be overtired. at 4 months I would make sure that there is no more than 90 minutes of awake time. If he is napping longer than 45 minutes then you may be able to allow up to 120 minutes.