I know all babies are different of course, but if you have a LO around 3 months old (or if you just have a better memory than me and remember what they're like), can you please let me know what a "typical" day is?
I am already thinking ahead to when my maternity leave is over and Charlie goes to daycare... what are naps like? How often do they eat? I think Reese was still waking up twice a night at that point, but not three times... I seriously cannot remember at all!
I hope I don't have to pump more than twice at work (I will be away from him 3 days a week from 8:30 - 4:30).
TIA
Re: Remind me what a 3 month old is like...
I've never been able to get either if my kids to nap the way my babysitter does though she's the Baby Whisperer!
:::Dusting off the memory banks:::
I know Nora had NO nap schedule at that point. She slept when she slept. All attempts to get her on a more regular schedule failed until about 6 months. She woke once a night to feed, and (this is where it gets fuzzy) I think she was still nursing about every 2-3 hours during the daytime. Depending on how efficient you are at pumping, you may be able to get by with 2 sessions eventually... but I'm gonna say you'll need more at first.
No nap schedule yet @ 4 mo! He eats every 2-3 hrs. Nate ate every 3 hrs at night too. Caleb does sometimes, but sometimes he STTN too! They are kind of still running the show on their own whims at 3 mo. Oh, and C is teething early too, which sucks because we just finished the colicky stage. Sorry, not very good news for you I guess.
I guess I'm in the minority! H was on a very consistent nap schedule by 3 months (she went to DC at 2 months). Naps at 9, noon-1ish (long), and 5ish. She was still eating about every 3-4 hours I think...eat at 6am, play; eat at 9am then nap; play, eat at noon, nap; eat at 3pm, play, then nap; eat at 7pm, play, then bed by 8pm and sleep until 1-2am for one more bottle. I was/am a pretty regimented Mom when it comes to meals & naps, but I didn't BF so that is probably a big part of it. My kiddos were both on pretty good schedules quite early.
Don't worry, you'll get it all figured out, babies have a way of adapting! Good luck!
I have a 3 1/2 month old so I feel like I can help!
As for the bolded, I work twice a week this summer and I pump 3 times. I work 8-4.
Here's our schedule when we're home:
7 - awake and nurse
9- nap
10-nurse
1200 nurse and nap (long nap until 3) - some days, today it was not
3 - nurse
5 - cat nap
6 - nurse
8 - nurse and bedtime
He wakes once at night to eat; so 7 nursing sessions in all.
Not every single day is like this, but most are. If he wakes up earlier, he'll go down for a nap earlier, etc.
The days I work, I'll feed him before I go around 7, then pump around 10, 1230 and 330 (about the times he'd be eating); then nurse at 6 and before bed.
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B was down to one night feeding when I went back to work, but shortly after that he regressed and was back at 2 night feedings for a few months. That part sucked.
I dropped him off at daycare around 7am and picked him up around 6pm - I pumped 3x a day for many many months. A lot of that will depend on how well your body works with the pump.
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At 3 months, DD was still nursing every 2 hours & napping for nearly an hour every 2 hours. She was waking once a night till the 4 month sleep regression & was waking 2xs+ per night at that point.
DS was nursing every 3 hours at that age & I think napping about 4xs a day. I think he was sleeping 9p -3am, then he'd nurse, then sleep till 6am.
Let's see...by 3 months old, he was waking up at night to eat about half the time, other nights he would sleep all the way through.
He took 3 naps a day, in a cycle, so it would be like, up at 7, back to sleep 9 to 11, up to eat and then back to sleep at 1-3, up again, back to sleep at 5 for about an hour, then he would go to bed for the night around 8, sometimes waking up at about midnight or so to eat.