If possible, involve
your partner with the bedtime routine.
Not exact matches
Sharing our
bedtime routine and
partnering with Johnson & Johnson to share the products that we've used for years to help both of our boys get a great night's sleep.
(Sienna Miller even admits to doing the nightly
bedtime routine together
with former
partner and father of her daughter, Tom Sturridge, while Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner take vacations together
with the kids.)
With an older baby, once you get to this final stage, you may like to get your
partner to start helping at
bedtime.
So Mayo Clinic suggested you switch out
with your
partner during
bedtime.
This is a time when you usually get to be alone
with your child, or you may enjoy time as a whole family together
with your baby and your
partner while you nurse before
bedtime.
Romance has shifted a lot in our marriage, and it sometimes means allowing my
partner the space to be alone, sleep late, or go out
with friends while I handle
bedtime solo (and vice versa).
If you or your
partner are heavily medicated or intoxicated at
bedtime, do not co sleep
with your baby.
And, if you're missing that sweet time
with your
partner, well, that's what early
bedtimes are for.
Follow Good Night Sleep Sites initiative in bringing back
bedtime between you and your child, you and your
partner, and
with yourself!
If you have always nursed your little one to sleep, or nursed and rocked before bed, switch roles
with your
partner and have them do the
bedtime routine.
Talk
with your
partner about creating a family routine that works for your family, including quiet time under dim light for an hour before
bedtime.