Sleep Routine for 1 Year Old

First I would say, you'll probably have your own unique routine and times - every child/parent is different and that's okay. You could look at the book, "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" in the library. That book was my saving grace. A first time mom has so much to learn!! lol
I got my guy used to wake up at 7am... I would not go in before that. He had a late morning nap by that point, I think (10:30). He still needed 2 naps but he was getting closer to one nap (11:30) after an early lunch. So... a nap 4 hours after awaking at 1.5 yrs. For a long time he took a late nap...around 3pm but short if this was the second nap. He was asleep around 8 - 8:30 pm. With this schedule he was getting 12-14 hours sleep which is the recommended amount if I remember right. (check the book).

Then- to get ready for bed, ev. other night was a bath, milk while rocking w/music, then to bed while still sleepy but awake with only a water bottle (he started sippy cups about that time). My reading told me not to leave a baby alone with a bottle until they had control as a chocking hazard. Plus, it's not good to drink milk on the back for 2 reasons: one, COW's milk settles near the inside ear duct and get infections started AND it's not good for the teeth to be bathed in it all night long. (breast milk is fine due to antibodies, etc.). And, here's the good part: just when you figure out a sleep schedule, thay'll change on ya! I hope some of these ideas are helpful but again, you figure out what works for you and how much sleep your little one needs. Please don't let them get over tired 'cause then they're really WIRED. Good luck.

We do a bath, pajamas, read a book with our sippy cups of milk, brush teeth (in the bedroom - they don't really need a sink yet since there's no fluoride to spit), then we cuddle and say prayers and into bed with their nature sounds soother running until it turns off automatically after 20 minutes. I have twins and sometimes they do stay up and chat, but as long as they aren't crying or staying up for a really long time I think that it's ok for them to take their time falling asleep.

Do make sure you move the milk up in your routine so that the teeth get brushed between eating and going to bed though to prevent those cavities.

At 1 you want to get rid of the bottle and make the move to just cups. You also want to make sure that she gets only water after brushing her teeth. My 4 yr old niece has 4 cavaties because of constantly having a sippy of juice with her and not brushing her teeth enough.

That being said, my son is 7 months old. We sleep trained him at 5 months. His bedtime routine consists of changing diaper and putting on jammies (every other night he gets a bath before that). He drinks his bottle and we read a book, then we brush his gums (and the one tooth he just got), then we lay him in the crib awake, give him his binky and blankie, cover him up and turn on the mobile. We walk out of the room and he drifts off to sleep in less than 5 mins.

I would change your current routine just a bit. If she's going to continue to receive a bottle (which she should be getting weaned from now)- it should be before she brushes her teeth.
So, bottle, bath, teeth brushing. Then, I would read her a book and lay her down to sleep. My children always fell asleep with music on, so turn it on if she enjoys it while she falls asleep.
Hope it goes well!

My daughter is now 5 1/2 and sleeps very well. When she was one, I would give her a bottle before bed, but I would brush her teeth after giving the bottle. Our routine went something like this: read a story, give bottle (I held her and sang prayers to her), take her to her room where I would change her, put on her pajamas and brush her teeth. I would hold her again and sing her a lullaby then put her into her crib. I did this after she started cows milk; we had an easy transition. I also didn't bathe her every night, I think by then she was at every other night. My daughter actually never held her own bottle until she was 2 1/2 (long story). I think she was scared I'd stop holding her if she could hold her own bottle. And for some reason she likes to hear me sing to her, though I have a terrible voice. If your bedtime routine works for your daughter, I wouldn't mess with it too much. Just quietly eliminate the nighttime bottle when she starts potty training.