February 2013 Moms

Possibly stupid question

Ladies I have a question about night time routines.

What do you do if your LO wants to eat before its time for your bedtime routine? We were going for 8 pm bedtime but she woke up crying and hungry at 7:15.

How do we keep a routine when we aren't even finished with the 7:15 feed yet? She is really fussy and hungry this week, so I know this may be a growth spurt. But how can we keep up the routine when this happens?
Lilypie - (KNqh)

Re: Possibly stupid question

  • imageDC2London:
    The routine part is importanta schedule is not well, not at this age. nbsp;She doesn't need to have a set bedtime, she j
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  • Babies don't know clocks exist.  Feed when hungry, let sleep when tired.  They make their own routines at this age. 

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  • I agree with DC2London. We aim to start the bedtime routine around the feeding that lands between 6-7. If he wakes up at 5:30 to eat, I will start a bit earlier. It really is more about routine than it is about the time. Your LO has no concept of time, on
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  • imageDC2London:
    The routine part is important--a schedule is not (well, not at this age).  She doesn't need to have a set bedt
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