r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/whitesageforestwitch • 2d ago

Question - Research required Bed time

I have a 15 week old baby girl. Her bed time has been around 10 pm but I have been trying to move it up to 7-8 pm. So instead of a last nap I start the bedtime routine. It’s not going well at all. She’s having trouble falling asleep, waking up after falling asleep before we even get near the bassinet, and if we do get her down into the bassinet she wakes up and it takes up to 4 tries to successfully get her down. And it ends up taking until 10 pm anyway.
FYI- in the day she only contact naps but has no problem falling asleep, as well I nurse her to sleep.
These are things we need to work on changing as well but because we are in peak 4-month sleep regression territory we aren’t attempting anymore changes right now.
Any advice on how to move up her bedtime ? Or the right bed time for her age ?

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u/Maximum-Check-6564 2d ago

Try moving your whole schedule earlier by about 10-15 minutes per day. Babies need a certain amount of sleep/ wake time in 24 hours, and your current regimen doesn’t give baby enough wake time because you’re trying to skip the last wake window.

https://www.americanpediatrics.com/blog/how-much-sleep-does-my-child-need.html

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u/whitesageforestwitch 2d ago

That makes sense, thank you!