When did you get your LO on a schedule?

lcoutsof

Our baby was born about two weeks early and was fairly small.  Right now she is right around 6 pounds and is three weeks old.  She really runs on her own schedule, so we have no set time that she sleeps or eats.  We want to get her on a schedule, but are trying to figure out the jumping off point and when to start.  Also, she has been fairly gassy, so that messes with her wake time.  Now when she is awake she expects to either be eating or to be rocked.  Need to break that habit.  Thanks for advice in advance.

IrishBrideND

They don't really have "habits" at that age, yet. And don't worry, you can't spoil a 3 week old

LO is still not on a schedule. IMO its way too young to expect that.

lcoutsof

Thanks so much!  I just wasn't sure when we should get her on a schedule and right now she is so small I figure she should do what she wants until she gets a little heavier as well as a little older.

anabell0920

Google the 4th trimester right now our LO's NEED all that cuddling and like the pp said they cannot be spoiled at this age. Your LO will start to show you a routine later on until then they run the show! lol

MamatoJackson

Little one has established his own schedule, with no influence from me.  And I have to say... it's a pretty good schedule.

He goes to bed, without fail, every night, between 8p.m. and 8:30p.m.

He wakes up anywhere from 3 to 5a.m. for a feeding.  If he's up at 3, he'll be up again at 5.  After the 5a.m. feeding, he wakes up at about 7:30 or 8a.m.

He's up for about 45 minutes, then down for 45 minutes.  Then he's up for an hour, down for 30 minutes.

Up "for the day," until about 3 or 3:30.  Sleeps for three hours.  Up at 6:30p.m. - Has a bottle, plays for an hour, bathtime, bottle, bed between 8p.m. and 8:30p.m.

*shrugs*  I'm happy with the bedtime and the up-time so I haven't tried to modify it and wouldn't have the slightest clue how.  Nothing became regular with him until about two weeks ago, by the way.  

Just follow your baby's lead and I would give it until about 12 weeks before I started getting worried that he wasn't getting into a routine.

 

lindseychase06

Surprisingly my LO has already put himself on a schedule, he runs like clockwork. He wakes every hour and a half to two hours to be fed, and sleeps inbetween. He has his awake time around noon each day for about an hour, and then around a dinner time feeding. We are very fortunate. They are going to run the show, as stated in a previous post Juat follow your LO's cues and you will be fine!