When should my baby start a bedtime routine for my baby?

When should my baby start a bedtime routine for my baby?

Gary Feldman (Medical Director, Stramski Disorders Center, Miller Children's Hospital ) gives expert video advice on: When should I move my baby's crib out of my bedroom?; When can I expect my baby to sleep through the night? and more...

You can start healthy habits or a healthy sleep routine from the beginning, from day one. In other words, you can get a baby used to sleeping in a crib if that's what you so choose,you can set a routine, try and routinize as much as you can in terms of going to bed. Even if it's a young baby with a demand feeding for instance, just the way you put them down, what you do, it's almost the same type of thing, will instill a kind of sameness, and it's the sameness that you want to do. You also want to be careful that you don't induce a sleep onset association where you do things. You want to teach your child to be able to go to sleep on their own, so be very careful that you don't rock your baby to sleep, or let your baby nurse until they fall asleep, or do things for your child that your child can do for themselves in order for them to fall asleep.