Baby with very early bed time advice

Hi looking to hear from experienced mums who can tell me if I’m doing anything wrong or what I’m doing could lead to issues later down the line. So my 11 week old goes “to bed” around 6:30pm. She’s obviously still downstairs with me and my husband in her Moses basket for now but she’s fast asleep. If she had her own way it would be even earlier as by 5pm she’s so past it she’s almost begging for me to put her to sleep. She has a dream feed and nappy change around 10:30pm. Then again at 2:30am. Wakes about 6:15am give or take. Here’s my questions. If she keeps going to bed this early the older she gets, do I run the risk that she will start waking up more in the night? Or worse, wanting to get up at 5am? Or shall I stick with this routine as it will suite her as a toddler? Also just to add, i know she isn’t sleeping through but at least I have a baby free evening.

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If it works for her then stick to it! She is still only little so her routine may change anyways when she’s older due to regressions/teething xx

Her routine will continually change as her sleep needs change 😊

Early bed times are amazing!! And they will change, just go with her needs, she'll let you know. My 10 week old goes to sleep at 6pm or 7pm, feed at 11pm, feed at 4am but even that has changed from a few weeks ago. She does whatever. It sounds like your bub has a great routine already. My 17 month old sometimes goes to bed at 6pm!! Most of the time 8pm but sometimes 6pm and ir just depends on the day, what we are doing, how her day naps go, if she refuses any. Having a baby free evening is the best. Early bed times for the win.

With my son I found as soon as you think he’s in a routine - it changes! Now at 20 months he sleeps 6.30pm-8.30am so nothing wrong with 6.30 bedtime for some 😀

Thanks everyone. Clearly I’m in new mummy bliss and forget that these little ones change all the time 😂 And thanks for sharing that it’s ok to have an early bed time. I keep seeing 10pm and 11 pm bedtimes mentioned on here so I was starting to think I was the odd one out and maybe settling my poor little bubs a bit too early. But it’s what she’s wanting so I’m gonna keep going with it.

My 11 week old goes to bed at 6, my first daughter was the same. Then as she grew up and could stay awake longer it gradually stretched to 7/8. She’s 2 now and goes to bed by 8 up at 7 xx

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