My night routine before bedtime
I have never had a specific night routine that I stick to except when I was in boarding school. as a teenager where we had to do our routines according to the bell from dinner time, to prep(reading) then to lights out that was the only time I have ever had a structured day and night routine
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Now as a mother I can not say it's any better; most mothers need to be well structured to go through the night or motherhood in general which is great for them and the children but some of us new mums just need to be spontaneous to get through our day and night.
Before I had my baby the only constant thing in my routine that was stable was the fact that I ensure I have a bath and that was it... I see anytime I get home from work, eat most days some days no night meal, I won't even remember skin routine because of how tired one can be after a long days work but to be relaxed and sleep well I ensure I have a cold bath.
Now I have a baby, no more work so I am home most of the day and still I can't think of a constant thing that is in my night routine except that my son gets me all active and playful just before bed. Always a struggle.
Before having my son I remember reading lots of books and watching videos on ways to sleep train babies, putting them on a specific schedule so they sleep on time and all through the night. I practiced most of the instructions but I guess we just sort of found our routine it may not be consistent but we are doing just fine.
So my night routine is determined by my child's sleep time and the day's activity. I would use today as a reference to my night routine before bed according to Nigeria time.
At 5:30 p.m today He was asleep so I quickly made dinner and took a bath again because today he has been playful and cranky all day till finally had this nap and I hoped this was the start of our night. I had little time to spare so I took out a book and read a little for about 10min. I love reading a book at night but being too tired these days but I try to squeeze it in when the opportunity arises.
At 6:49 pm he is awake so I bathed him, change his clothes and pampers and we were back to listening to our nursery rhymes and singing
At 7:30 pm it seems like he is getting sleepy I saw all the signs, scratching the eyes, stretching, and long silence so I knew it was time... I changed his pampers again to avoid a leaky night, dimmed the light, rock, and fed my baby till he slept off.
It's 8:20 pm and all I want to do Is sleep too so I decided to drop this before I doze off to sleep.
Some nights we could be up till 11.00 pm but I guess it is an early night for us today.
WELL EARLY TO BED EARLY TO RISE
So in general I do not have a specific night routine, my nights are determined by my baby's night routine too. I know I should do better and have more time for myself well I just want to soak in the whole motherhood experience, for now, it has just been 3month and I am just starting to get the hang of it.
But I hope to bring an update on my new me-time routine with a baby when I start one😌
This is my response to the ladies of hive contest
What are your night time rituals just before bedtime?
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