Slipping into a New Sleep Pattern

With the helpful spring forward of relative time Tatum's new sleep pattern is from 7pm until 7am. For months now Tatum is a ticking time bomb at the five o'clock hour as we swiftly move through the evening routine of dinner, bath, changing, feeding, and down for the night at 6pm. We've adored the evening time Tatum has given us to cook dinner, wash bottles, catch the news and prepare for tomorrow. But nevertheless, how we would love for her to shift one hour in her schedule so we could enjoy a dinner out and sleep in an extra hour. So Andrew and I eagerly awaited the shifting of spring that comes with day light savings. The night magically lost an hour and Tatum magically slept in till 7:00. Today is the third day of the new 7 to 7 schedule, and so far so good.

And for all those mommas out there, no - Tatum does not sleep through the night. As easily as she wakes up for a feeding or two in the night, she easily goes back down. So my nights are peaceful, but do not contain continuous sleep. It works well for me and our family.