Help settle this (leaving house with LO)

Re: Help settle this (leaving house with LO)

• dannie2011 member

  April 2014

  Agreed with FBW but if you must it really depends on the baby. 

  With mine I had a few that absolutely needed to be in bed no later then 8pm. Then the others it didn't matter where they would sleep, nothing upset their non routine.  

  
  

  
  

    

  
  

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• matitice member

  April 2014

  We have somewhat of a schedule but it's by no means set in stone. If something comes up or we decide to spend the day out or go to a friends house for dinner I don't stress over it. I raised my first on my schedule & I'm doing the same with this LO. Since I BF I can feed him anywhere at any time & he's a great sleeper no matter where we are. Bedtime baths are a no-go for me specifically because I don't want LO to need that in order to sleep especially if we aren't home.
  That being said if there was a fight on & it went until 1 AM I definitely wouldn't have LO out that late for it. DH & I would drive seperate cars & I'd leave at a more reasonable hour or we'd have someone watch LO so we both could enjoy the fight. That's just the way I'd handle it though.

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• MA&CB member

  April 2014

  I've always been pretty flexible with a schedule.  It wasn't until the baby was older and had really set naptimes, like a morning nap and an afternoon nap, that I was more conscious of staying home during that time.  But when they're this little and just sleep and eat all the time, I don't stop what we're doing based on that, especially since he can sleep and eat anywhere.  Sometimes their nap gets messed with, but you go right back to it the next day, it's not that big of a deal.
  

  

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• DTNZ4Ever member

  April 2014

  At this age I make sure DS eats every 3 hours and he will nap anywhere. In a few more months I make sure we stick to his nap schedule and he naps at home. I'm in the camp of a baby thrives on a schedule with scheduled feeding, naps etc.

  

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• myfriendscallmemeg member

  April 2014

  I'd definitely take LO along. When they're newborns it's a lot easier to feed them, and to get them to sleep than when they're toddler aged. (IMO)

  

  
  

  
  

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• jwls84 member

  April 2014

  I don't mess around with my 2yr olds schedule. He needs his nap and so do I. If I miss it, it messes with everything.
  The baby, meh, I am not too worried about her schedule yet. She eats and sleeps everywhere and I like that she can get used to sleeping places other than at home.

  

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• jlcccwyatt member

  April 2014

  This is my 4th and while I make sure she gets her rest and her meals we pretty much drag her to whatever activity we have going on. She is 4 weeks old and has probably been to 20+ baseball/softball games because all of her older siblings play and she started going at 2 days old. If it is cold or rainy we stay in or watch from the vehicle but otherwise she goes. She has not had ap problem yet but we don't so a steady bedtime routine. We only do a bath about 3xweekly and she does sleep longer those nights but I don't want her to need that to sleep. She almost always falls asleep being held so she can fall asleep anywhere. The only concern is if we are traveling she sometimes gets fussy in her car seat if its nap time but if we stroke her face and cup our hands around her upper body she falls asleep more quickly.

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• Khope87 member

  April 2014

  I'm a FTM, but my DH and I take our LO everywhere. At this age she can eat and sleep everywhere and anywhere so it's really NBD. When she's a little older I know this won't be the case and we will want to switch to a more scheduled day, but right now I'd enjoy it and go for it!! 1am is a little too much.... But I'd say it was too much for me, not LO.
  
  It's hard to tell from what you wrote - does your Baby not sleep unless at home or something? I find mine will sleep literally anywhere with any kind of noises, but it may be because we did this from the word go. She has been to friends houses, meals out, evenings in nice cocktail lounges, everything! I've enjoyed showing her off to people and it's made for a very relaxed and flexible baby. She gets fed on demand so why not? Friends are usually great at allowing her to feed when she wants - it's crazy old family members that seem to get in the way of this.... Good luck!!

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• cdnmomma member

  April 2014

  I've taken mia out since she was 5 days old, not just for walks, but out for lucnh, dinner, bday parties, up north to a resort for a few nights etc. we do what we want and need to but do so considering her schedule as much as possible. I don't make plans that require a commitment in terms of time. I rather go according to what works for mia so we both get what we need. It's been working well for us so far.

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• clo1982 member

  April 2014

  I wouldn't worry at all about a schedule at this point. Down the road, yes. If your child does well on a schedule it's helpful to stick to it. But right now enjoy the freedom that having a tiny baby provides...they eat and sleep pretty much anywhere. You will have plenty of time to be tied down by a lo's schedule...no reason to get a jump on it.

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• SmittyPants member

  April 2014

  jwls84 said:

  I don't mess around with my 2yr olds schedule. He needs his nap and so do I. If I miss it, it messes with everything. The baby, meh, I am not too worried about her schedule yet. She eats and sleeps everywhere and I like that she can get used to sleeping places other than at home.

  
  Likewise. My 2 year old has a schedule, but a baby under 3 months? Meh. They're pretty much potted plants.

  

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• KariB509 member

  April 2014

  For us, it's best to follow a similar schedule everyday. I think babies and children like routine. DS is used to his routine and he's thrown off when we don't follow it. He's okay when it varies somewhat one day every once in a while but I don't think he would do well if it were always inconsistent. I also think it's especially important to have a consistent bedtime routine. My pedi told us that and pretty much everything I've read said the same thing.
  Since we also have a schedule with DS, I try to keep DD on the same schedule. Obviously it's harder with a 7 week old but it makes it easier on me at this point. I assume she'll fall into the routine eventually since she's being raised with it.

  
  

    

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• katykatykaty member

  April 2014

  Like others, I would enjoy the lack of schedule now while you can. In a few months you'll probably want to start set nap/bed times that will limit what you can do.

  
  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

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