From the beginning i was on my own at bedtimes with a 3 year old and a baby. So i just stuck to the oldest's routine as much as poss and the younger one had to fit in!! Now hes 4 and started school and ds2 is 16 months and it works a dream!! I found my infant carseat a godsend cos it meant i could leave him maybe watching ITNG while i spent 2 mins with the oldest one reading etc. Now ds2 is usually in bed awake but almost asleep by 6.45 and ds1 is lucky if he can keep awake until 7pm these days! They always get bathed together (which is hardest now that ds2 is mobile, i get him out and dry him then get ds1 out) its hard work but worth it. If you already have a routine for your older one, try sticking to that then she wont be disrupted, and if it works already for her then its cound to work for the younger one!

my ds is 7months now and i have dd1 - 6 and dd2 - 4 and I put ds down at 6.30 dd2 at 7 and dd1 at 7.30 we feel its important to let each stay up a little later so they dont get to point where they question why the eldest has to go to be at the same time as the baby...iykwim hth xx

Hi  have a ds 5months, and also my dsd, almost 3years stays with us 2nights a week. I usually bath them both together, at about 6.30 and get them both ready for bed and then dsd will have quiet time where she sits on the sofa and reads her books whilst i settle ds and give him his last feed between 7-7.30. Then when ds is asleep i usually take them up to bed together this is usually about 7.30-7.45. Im quite lucky as when my ds cries in the night my dsd sleeps through it all!!!

Hi all I am just wondering what you do at bedtimes.  7 weeks ago i had a beautiful ds and I am now thinking I need to get my life sorted and get him into some routine so dh and I can get some qt.  We started dd with her routine when a couple of months old and apart from the odd adjustment as she has got older it has worked a treat.  dd is nearly 3 and I am just wondering what the rest of you do.  I need ideas as whatever I start with I think I will have to run with as I don't want to keep changing dd bedtimes.

Thank you for all your advice!