A bedtime routine your baby can count on.
Create step-by-step routines with timed stages. Follow the same sequence every night. Consistency is the single strongest predictor of good infant sleep.
Routines work. Remembering them at 7pm doesn't.
Every sleep book says the same thing: bedtime routines matter. The research backs it up — a 2009 study in the journal Sleep found that a consistent 3-step routine improved sleep latency, night wakings, and maternal mood within two weeks.
The problem isn't knowing this. It's executing it at 7pm when you're running on four hours of sleep and your toddler just threw yogurt at the dog. Was it bath then books, or books then feed? How long was the bath supposed to be? Did we skip the song last night?
Inconsistency creeps in. And inconsistency is exactly what makes routines stop working.
A guided routine that runs itself
Build your routine in SleepSpot: add steps (bath, pajamas, feed, book, song — whatever works for your family), set a time for each step, and save it.
At bedtime, tap "Routine" and follow along. A gentle timer counts down each step. When one finishes, the next one starts. You don't have to remember what comes next or how long it should take.
The routine stays the same whether you're doing bedtime or your partner is. Or grandma. Or the babysitter. Everyone follows the same steps in the same order.
Custom steps
Add any steps that fit your family — bath, massage, feed, book, song, cuddles, prayer. No preset templates forced on you.
Timed stages
Set a duration for each step. The timer advances automatically so the routine stays on pace — especially helpful for chatty toddlers who want "one more book."
Shareable with caregivers
The routine lives in the app. Anyone who opens SleepSpot can run the same routine — no verbal instructions needed.
Pairs with sounds
Start a lullaby or white noise during the last step. The sound continues playing after the routine ends and baby is in the crib.
The babysitter test
You're going out for the first time in three months. The sitter has never done bedtime with your baby. You open SleepSpot, tap "Routine," and hand over the phone. "Just follow the steps." Bath (10 min), pajamas (3 min), bottle (15 min), book (5 min), song with white noise (5 min), crib. The sitter texts at 7:42: "She's asleep." You haven't finished your appetizer.
Built for
- Parents establishing a bedtime routine for the first time
- Families where multiple caregivers handle bedtime on different nights
- Parents whose current routine keeps getting inconsistent or rushed
- Anyone whose toddler has learned to exploit "just one more step" tactics
Free on iOS. No account required.