Completely new to this so need a bit of help ladies... When did you all start trying to put baby…

My boy was 5 weeks old when he got himself into a routine, I just fed him when he woke and he usually went back to sleep, straight away! I just went with him xx

@lauren1996 wow that's really good, it seems to take me a lot of bouncing around, swaddling and shushing to get him to sleep, then as soon as I put him down he wakes up.. Just don't know whether it's something I'm doing wrong xx

First time I never tried at all. Just followed babies lead. Second time I started a bedtime routine about 7weeks. Both ways worked for us at the time. Nothing major just went from keeping him downstairs and letting him fall asleep whenever, to bath, bottle and bed about 8pm. Took a few nights then he was falling off much quicker and sleeping better.

@sara-lou86 my little boy is 7 weeks now. I usually take him to bed when I go up about 10:30 ish, but don't know whether I should be putting him to bed on his own by now. Xx

It's completely up to you. I've never been one for rocking my boys off to sleep so at 7weeks once he was bathed and fed I'd take him upstairs for cuddles and quiet time. Would have lullabies playing then I'd lay him down then leave. Sometimes I'd sit on the bed for a while if he was upset. Once I left I would always come back if he was upset. Just wouldn't make a big fuss. No talking. Stroke his face, say goodnight then step away again. Took a few nights. Would take him 40mins to fall asleep, but each night it got less and less. If he ever had a bad night I'd go back to these steps. Has worked for both mine. But I know not all babies are the same.

I never started with my boys in to there was on food but got in to a bed time thing knowing when there last bottle and that was from new born x

I started about 4 months, that was WAY too late for my daughter. By that time the bad habits were so strong,it was a nightmare, took me almost half a year to get a routine going and she is still a very bad sleeper

@kate_smith thank you hun, that's really helpful x