Should i put my 12month old baby to bed at my new years eve party or let him stay up until he falls asleep?
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It's a holiday! Unless you will be falling down drunk (which I am assuming no since you aren't getting a sitter) then let him stay up. We are letting our daughter party with the big girls until she falls asleep and she is 15 months old. We're having a few friends over and I am pregnant again, so not drinking (it's basicly wine is all us and our friends drink, never drunk anyways). They are entitled to some fun and stuff too. Plus...okay put baby to bed at 9 pm.so they can get up at 6 am right? No thank you! Plus, who better to bring the new year in that your favorite little man (or my favorite little girl lol). Good Luck!
My opinion.people put their kids to bed early so they don't have to take care of them!
its always better for the child to stick with a schudule if at all possible!
put him to bed
put him to bed
why not let him stay up, he will sleep longer the next morning!!
i would just let him fall asleep on his own. if he starts to fuss, then put him to bed, but otherwise, i'd just let him conk out wherever. a party is tough b/c he will be so into what everyone is doing and won't want to go to bed if you put him down when he's still kind of awake.
that child needs to be in bed. more than likely the child will fall asleep before the new year anyway!
keep him to whatever his routine is at present.
let him stay up.it's New Years Eve! Let him bring in the New Year with You and Everyone Else.
put him to bed before he gets cranky and guests start getting annoyed
Let him go to sleep when he normally does.
Yeah right, like a 1 year old is going to sleep when there is company at the house.
Can grandma watch him that night? It would give you the freedom to have a bit more fun at the party.
well, if he can stay up that late, and you don't mind, then there's nothing wrong with it i guess...but he wont remember anything... why don't you just take it by ear...if he want so stay up, fine. if he gets sleepy, fine too.
if he's in a routine keep to it , can you not get your parents to mind him overnight as with all the noise it might br upsetting for him
Babies need a schedule, or they will get fussy and will have a hard time trying to fall asleep the next time they go to bed. Besides, if you're having a great time and the baby is crying, you're going to have to take time off to put him to bed.
I would put him to bed. There is no benefit to letting him stay up and you will have a very cranky baby the next day!
Oh put him to bed, he's not gonna know what's going on anyway. Best not to ruin a routine because believe me it will be hard work.
put him to sleep! but don't be too loud at the party so you wake him up.
I would put your baby to bed at the normal time , I did that once , and my child became so over tired that it took me almost 3 hrs to get her to sleep Happy New Year
stick to routine - put him to bed if that's what you normally do. However, if it's going to be a noisy party he may not sleep very well - or you may not hear him cry if he needs yu.
he isnt old enough to appreciate staying up, so there's little to be gained from it, unless you are 'using' him at entertainment for the guests. Who would benefit from him staying up if he is tired?
It depends on so many things:-
1. Will he be happy in a noisy environment
2. Will he be happy to go to other people at the party or will he want to hang onto you all evening.
3. Will he settle down and fall asleep after being stimulated by so many people
4. Do you want him up
5 Would he be better off tucked up in bed leaving you to enjoy the evening.
6. Will people be disappointed if they turn up and he is already in bed
7. Will people be disappointed to turn up for an fun filled night to find a (possibly) tired whiny baby being passed around.
Basically it depends on what sort of party you are holding, lots of family and close friends - Keep him up. More of a wild drinking party- put him to bed.
Whichever you choose have a good night xxxx
let him nap durring the day if you want him to watch the ball drop
but i advise that you put him to bed at normal time and let him sleep through the new year
I would put it to bed as normal. That is if you plan on getting up with it in the AM. I could put my son to bed and know that he would sleep 12 hours so on days I knew I would be tired I would let him stay up an hour or two. He is 30 now and turned out fine. I don't think a few times a year will hurt the child.
Definitely stick to his routine. If he falls asleep during the party, he'll remember that there's something going on without him, and probably keep waking up during the night, even after the party finished. Also, he'll not get much benefit from the party, it might upset him if he is tired. Have a little new years party with him and you the following day.
stick with your normal schedule or you in for a tough day ahead of you on 1/1/07 !
Put him to bed because if he is overtired the next day, you will pay for it.
What time do you usually put him down? That's when you should put him to bed. Kids do better on a schedule. At least, mine does. Happy New Year.
Put him to bed.
He's too young to understand what's going on and you'll probably have a rough day on the 1st with the sleep being off if you let him/her stay up.
in my opinion theres goin to be too much goin on for a child of that age to settle i will be keepin my 18 month up but will be gettin him up at usual time next day as then he will still be tired and want to have nap and bed just dont let him sleep in or sleep for too long in day, he may be bit grumpy but at least his rutine wont be too messed up xx happy new year
it depends I am a supporter of giving a baby a strict sleep schedule and my son will be in bed at the normal time even if it is a holiday. But if you really don't have a sleep schedule then you need to simply ask your self if I put him to sleep will the noise wake him/her up. and If I let him stay up will he/she be really cranky and end being on a weird sleep arangement for a week or so.
I would put him to bed. What type of party is it? Are there going to be other children there? At 1 yr old he does not know the meaning of "new years" so it's basically pointless to keep him up anyways. I always try to keep a schedule in tact as much as possible unless it's something very important.
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