I realized we he's just too young to set a specific schedule. So, I follow his lead and we start the bedtime routine anywhere from 7 to 9 depending on when he seems sleepy.
This is our schedule (we do EASY, and there are lots of sample routines on the Baby Whisperer boards)
7 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 8:30 to 10)
10 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 11:30 to 1)
1 pm - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 2:30 to 4)
4 pm - eat, activity
5 pm - eat, activity
6 pm - bath time, eat
7 pm - put down to bed
DD sleeps from 7 pm to 7 am and she's 10 weeks.
Works great for us!!
(Oh, and I wake her up to feed during the day. So, if she's still sleeping at 10 am I'll wake her up from her nap for her feed.)
When did you start this routine? (what age)
Probably 3 weeks ago, so when DD was about 7-8 weeks. Before then I wrote down when she was eating and sleeping and her natural pattern followed the about routine pretty closely so it wasn't a big stretch.
I think the biggest change is that I wake her to feed during the day. Since I started doing this, DD has been STTN!
Eleanor Noelle - 18/05/12
Claire Elisabeth - 16/-5/10
Between 9-11pm... Its later cause DH doesn't get home till 10pmish and like a little time with her. He gives her a pumped bottle and she goes down till about 3-4am, but the last few nights she's been stretching longer and longer. We do and eat, play sleep schedule about 5-6 times during the day.
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This is our schedule (we do EASY, and there are lots of sample routines on the Baby Whisperer boards)
7 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 8:30 to 10)
10 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 11:30 to 1)
1 pm - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 2:30 to 4)
4 pm - eat, activity
5 pm - eat, activity
6 pm - bath time, eat
7 pm - put down to bed
DD sleeps from 7 pm to 7 am and she's 10 weeks.
Works great for us!!
(Oh, and I wake her up to feed during the day. So, if she's still sleeping at 10 am I'll wake her up from her nap for her feed.)
This is interesting, I wonder how the feeding schedule would change for us formula feeding moms? I am sleep deprived now, and am ready to try anything to get her to STTN, but for more than 5 hours, I want, like, at least 7!! My LO goes to bed around 1030 every night and then wakes at 230, 6-630 and 9. The only thing is that when she wakes at 230, she doesnt usually want to go back to sleep until 4!! and then up again around 6, it's so hard!!!
This is our schedule (we do EASY, and there are lots of sample routines on the Baby Whisperer boards)
7 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 8:30 to 10)
10 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 11:30 to 1)
1 pm - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 2:30 to 4)
4 pm - eat, activity
5 pm - eat, activity
6 pm - bath time, eat
7 pm - put down to bed
DD sleeps from 7 pm to 7 am and she's 10 weeks.
Works great for us!!
(Oh, and I wake her up to feed during the day. So, if she's still sleeping at 10 am I'll wake her up from her nap for her feed.)
This is interesting, I wonder how the feeding schedule would change for us formula feeding moms? I am sleep deprived now, and am ready to try anything to get her to STTN, but for more than 5 hours, I want, like, at least 7!! My LO goes to bed around 1030 every night and then wakes at 230, 6-630 and 9. The only thing is that when she wakes at 230, she doesnt usually want to go back to sleep until 4!! and then up again around 6, it's so hard!!!
I know I have a badge that says I EBF, but I switched to formula about 2 weeks ago, so this schedule is with formula. She eats about 5-6 oz at every feed, except for the cluster feeding where she only takes 3-4 oz.
And someone else asked if the Baby Whisperer recommends cluster feeding, the answer is yes. Kind of a 'tank them up' strategy before bedtime so they sleep longer.
Might not work for everyone but it works for DD!!
Eleanor Noelle - 18/05/12
Claire Elisabeth - 16/-5/10
Re: When is your LO's bedtime?
7 p.m.
This is our schedule (we do EASY, and there are lots of sample routines on the Baby Whisperer boards)
7 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 8:30 to 10)
10 am - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 11:30 to 1)
1 pm - feed, activity, sleep (usually from 2:30 to 4)
4 pm - eat, activity
5 pm - eat, activity
6 pm - bath time, eat
7 pm - put down to bed
DD sleeps from 7 pm to 7 am and she's 10 weeks.
Works great for us!!
(Oh, and I wake her up to feed during the day. So, if she's still sleeping at 10 am I'll wake her up from her nap for her feed.)
Eleanor Noelle - 18/05/12 Claire Elisabeth - 16/-5/10
Probably 3 weeks ago, so when DD was about 7-8 weeks. Before then I wrote down when she was eating and sleeping and her natural pattern followed the about routine pretty closely so it wasn't a big stretch.
I think the biggest change is that I wake her to feed during the day. Since I started doing this, DD has been STTN!
Eleanor Noelle - 18/05/12 Claire Elisabeth - 16/-5/10
DD's last feeding ranges anywhere from 8-9:00. She goes down in her bassinet right after she is done eating, and usually STTN.
we feed him between 8:00-8:30, then pajamas, a couple books, rocking chair and sleep.
We are still working on the whole "awake and drousy" thing, most nights we end up having to rock him to sleep.
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This is interesting. So does the Baby Whisperer recommend cluster feeding at night to help them STTN?
This is interesting, I wonder how the feeding schedule would change for us formula feeding moms? I am sleep deprived now, and am ready to try anything to get her to STTN, but for more than 5 hours, I want, like, at least 7!! My LO goes to bed around 1030 every night and then wakes at 230, 6-630 and 9. The only thing is that when she wakes at 230, she doesnt usually want to go back to sleep until 4!! and then up again around 6, it's so hard!!!
I know I have a badge that says I EBF, but I switched to formula about 2 weeks ago, so this schedule is with formula. She eats about 5-6 oz at every feed, except for the cluster feeding where she only takes 3-4 oz.
And someone else asked if the Baby Whisperer recommends cluster feeding, the answer is yes. Kind of a 'tank them up' strategy before bedtime so they sleep longer.
Might not work for everyone but it works for DD!!
Eleanor Noelle - 18/05/12 Claire Elisabeth - 16/-5/10