Tell me about your routine?

slwprincess · March 2014

If you have one... Or even if you are working towards one? My middle child has been in daycare up till now but next week is her last week then she will be home with me and the baby. Oldest child has school till may. I've never been a SAHM so this is causing me great anxiety. We all do better with structure but I feel like the baby is still calling the shots (although I think she NEEDS a routine at this point and I'm just failing). Help!!! She's a great nighttime sleeper but daytime is all over the place.

shellbell3845 · March 2014

Idk if this is a routine...but LO is pretty much on a set eating schedule (that I know could be shot in a heartbeat). After he eats at 10am, he hangs in the bouncy seat while I shower. Then we run errands if we have any. Otherwise we read/have activity time. After he eats at 1, we nap until next feed time. After 4pm feed, all hell breaks loose while I try to accomplish dinner/housework.

We (read: I) am trying to have a bedtime routine. DH doesn't understand and uses his LOUDEST voice.

sweet*18 · March 2014

Beachbumm2214 said:
Errr no routine here. My goal daily is to get as many naps in as I can.

lol yes and I have to get them in before the other kids are done with daycare and school. . I'm hoping to start getting in a routine soon.

MoxyByProxy · March 2014

Some days we have a loose routine some days it's just not happening.

I have noticed a trend of him wanting a nap about an hour to hour and a half after he gets up, again sometime after noon then after 5 or so.

The only thing I do consistent is give him his bottle in the bedroom where it's dark at bed time and we stay there till he falls asleep which is an epic battle sometimes.

RedSoxGirl10 · March 2014

LO has been on an eating schedule for awhile. Of course it changes occasionally but it's basically eat at 8am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm. He usually wakes up around 1 and then again around 5ish, but he is starting to push that second night feeding back and I'm kind of hoping it become 1 soon- he is 8 weeks.

Naps can be a bit all over the place but USUALLY it's like:

8-11 awake, we read and do tummy time etc

11-1 nap, this is usually when I take him out, we either run errands or meet someone for lunch

1-2 awake

2-4 sometimes nap sometimes awake, sometimes both during this time ha ha

4-6:30 sometimes nap sometimes awake- depending on the 2-4 stretch

6:30-8:30 awake and sometimes fussy

9:30- asleep for the night

dunvilles · March 2014

I don't follow times but follow ds' s cues. We do nap, eat, play (awake time) in that order and start over again.

slwprincess · March 2014

TyrannosaurusLex said:
Do you want a general outline of what a daycare routine is? You could keep following that and DD will probably go right along with it...or better yet get a copy of the one her current program is using! Don't worry about following the time as much as following the order. She won't know if you spend 15 more minutes at home feeding LO before you go outside for play, she'll just appreciate the predictability of the routine.

Yes, this is a great idea! I will ask her teacher to outline it for me so I can keep it going. She will return to daycare in September so I want to keep it somewhat similar!

lihau88 · March 2014

Am I the only one that has absolutely no routine? When ever I read posts about creating or having a routine I get anxiety.

My LO is 8.5 weeks and I will be returning to work in less than a week and we have no routine. I think the main reason is because DH and I don't have your "typical schedule". I work retail and can my schedule is different every day. I could work 930am-630pm, 12pm-9pm, 230pm-1130pm, or 330pm-1230am. And my DH works grave yard shift 3 nights a week. So I feel like there isn't really a routine we could follow. Even when she goes to daycare occasionally it will only be for a max of three hours late at night (while mine and DH's schedules overlap).

I am having major anxiety thinking that LO needs to be on one, but I don't even know where to begin.

karich · March 2014

Our routine revolves around the big's schedules.
Other than set appointments/lessons, we wing it. I don't feel like LO is doing anything on set, consistent times to ever be considered a routine.
I'm still nursing on demand, he sleeps when he sleeps, and is awake when he's awake. I don't even look at the clock. I just try to survive everyday

ShePersisted · March 2014

RedSoxGirl10 said:
LO has been on an eating schedule for awhile. Of course it changes occasionally but it's basically eat at 8am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 6:30pm and 8:30pm. He usually wakes up around 1 and then again around 5ish, but he is starting to push that second night feeding back and I'm kind of hoping it become 1 soon- he is 8 weeks.

Naps can be a bit all over the place but USUALLY it's like:

8-11 awake, we read and do tummy time etc
11-1 nap, this is usually when I take him out, we either run errands or meet someone for lunch
1-2 awake
2-4 sometimes nap sometimes awake, sometimes both during this time ha ha
4-6:30 sometimes nap sometimes awake- depending on the 2-4 stretch
6:30-8:30 awake and sometimes fussy
9:30- asleep for the night

OMG what I would not give to get this routine. I don't know if it is me or just that my baby is taking his time. He still won't sleep more than 2.5 hours and that too never one after the other. Plus he gets into this sleepy mood where he will fall asleep right after his feeding and it's impossible to get him to play or do anything. He then wakes up half hungry and half wanting to play which gets me nowhere. I'm going to keep trying to get some routine in even if it's for a few feeding cycles. He is 6 weeks today.

slwprincess · March 2014

karich said:
Our routine revolves around the big's schedules.
Other than set appointments/lessons, we wing it. I don't feel like LO is doing anything on set, consistent times to ever be considered a routine.
I'm still nursing on demand, he sleeps when he sleeps, and is awake when he's awake. I don't even look at the clock. I just try to survive everyday

This has been us too. But this week, I don't know, LO seems to be awake a lot more and she's not really happy about it. Maybe it's a growth spurt or just developmental but I'm just thinking she could probably benefit from me at least having some plan for the day besides sit in recliner, watch LOTR, eat Girl Scout cookies, play quiz up. Then again, she gets PISSED in the car so that makes outings rather tricky.

MissDemeanor · March 2014

I try to put LO down for naps at 10am, 2pm, 6pm, in bed at 10, he usually wakes up at 1am and 3:30, and then up for the day at 6am when my boyfriend gets up for work. This is approximate, as it's his schedule more than mine.

When he wakes up I feed him, cuddle him, and go about my day. Errands, housework, whatever. I feed him on demand so while he's awake I am often feeding him more than once. Often after the 10am nap we'll have a bath. Maybe a walk after the 2pm nap.

But it's not very scheduled and I try to follow his cues. Yesterday we were out all day so no routine. And we're both exhausted today!

hopefuldog · March 2014

Routine?!

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MissDemeanor · March 2014

I think it's also important to remember that all babies are different, we're all different, and our lives are all different. Comparing too much can leave you feeling confused, guilty, all sorts of things. Our babies are all going to be doing different things, we'll be raising them differently, they'll be hitting different milestones, etc, at different times, and we're all going to handle them differently. It doesn't mean we're doing something wrong.

ETA yes, I'm going for a record in most times 'different' is used in one post

dunvilles · March 2014

Ds1 was fussy, gassy, and difficult.

Ds 2 is content, happy, and much easier.

Ds 2 will happily lay on his play mat for 15 min and coo/wiggle. Ds 1 would scream when I put him down.

nebraska84 · March 2014

We have a set feeding schedule and have since day 4, he fell into the schedule himself. 7:30 eat, nap 8:30-10:16, eat 10:30 nap 11:30-1:30. Eat at 1:30, nap 2:45 or so until 4:30, eat at 4:30 nap again. Eat at 7:30 pm, down for bed. He sleeps until between midnight and 1, eat, sleep until 4:00-4:30 eat, sleep. Start routine over again starting at 7:30 am. He naps a lot, and the times will vary on how much he naps between each feeding but our feeding schedule doesn't change during the day and he wakes me for night feedings.

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