I nurse on demand and just follow her cues on whether she wants to nap or play. We do go to bed around the same time everynight and get up around the same time everyday.
I just keep hearing about schedules and I wonder if I should be trying to get DD on one?
Re: any SAHMs without a schedule?
We do the same thing.
i didn't start a schedule with my dd until about 4 months. i will do the same with ds. i just take his cues right now...
when he is crying i usually feed him, if sweaty i give a bath, and i let him sleep everywhere and anywhere!
I have a schedule that I try to stick to for DS but not for DD, I think she's a little too young still. I nurse on demand and let her sleep when she wants. Like you, we go to bed around the same time and wake up at the same time every day. I think around 3 months is when I'll try to get her more on DS's schedule (at least with sleep)
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We don't have a schedule. I feed on demand and she naps whenever. She wakes up around the same time in the morning but her bedtime isn't very consistent.
This is what works for for now. I like that I can do whatever and she isn't going to freak out somewhere because it's her naptime, bedtime, etc.
We do the same as well.
Same here.
Hey, I'm lurking from 3-6,
but I can tell you that we have a soft schedule in place. DS goes to bed by 9pm, gets up by 6am, first nap by 7:30 and then from there, it varies. We just hit four months, which has thrown teething at us and him being more aware of things = him fighting sleep.
I think each baby is different and DS is generally a good baby (by baby whisperer terms part angel baby/part textbook.) But he has some days where he's hungrier and doesn't go as long between bottles. And today, he's sleepier - I think it's either a growth spurt or teething that's making him so tired. We're on our fourth nap but each nap is only about 30 min max (at this time we'd just be getting to our third nap and he usually sleeps around an hour.)
So, while I have a routine, I still go by his cues. HE set the routine, not me. That would be my advice, OP. Keep letting your DC set the routine and you'll find yourself to a schedule sooner than you would if you tried to set it. And remember that growing spurts, teething, solids and many more things will throw off your routine at least a little.
I started a schedule with my son around 4 months. I charted what he did (food and naps) starting at 3 months, so I could see what I was working with. I pretty much just followed the EASY plan for 4 month olds.
I am hoping to do the same with my daughter, but really it is going to depend on my son's schedule as well.