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shaina925
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What is your typical 12 week old schedule?
shaina925
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I just realized this is what we have been following, of course it can vary some days depending on how long he sleeps, how well he nurses, ect.
He also typically takes 2 somewhat long naps a day (1 hour to 2.5 hours) should he be taking more frequent but shorter ones? Here is my schedul
:7-8:30am: wake up and nurse, then he is super happy! We smile at each other after he eats for a bit and he talks all kinds of baby babbles to me
Around 9am: go downstairs so I can have some breakfast, Eli goes in th bouncer or under the activity gym, I sit and eat my breakfast and play with him
10am: nurse again and then I get us both dressed for the day (this is when he is sleepy afterwards and it is my window to run errands)
Around 11am: out to grocery shop or run whatever errands need to be done, Eli typically falls asleep in the car
12:30/1:00: return from errands and he might sleep longer at home, but typically will wake up and then nurse
2:00: if I haven't eaten lunch I try to make myself something. Carry Eli around and clean a little, he might have more bouncer or activity gym time, or we do tummy time in the nursery
3:00/4:00 he will want to eat again and can start getting cranky around this time, after he eats I will cuddle him and pat his back until he falls asleep then I will try to transfer him to the crib
5:00/5:30 he wakes up and eats again, Paul and I have dinner when he gets home
6:00: Eli spends time with dad, we all hang out for a little bit
7:30/8 bath time , and then nurse afterwards
8:30/9 bedtime
10/11pm: I pump and typically get a decent amount of milk
1/2am: wake up to nurse
4/5am: wake up to nurse
And then repeat!
It can vary for sure, sometimes things are earlier or later. He can also go 6 hour stretches some nights. And it seems like he nurses 8 times a day.
He also typically takes 2 somewhat long naps a day (1 hour to 2.5 hours) should he be taking more frequent but shorter ones? Here is my schedul
:7-8:30am: wake up and nurse, then he is super happy! We smile at each other after he eats for a bit and he talks all kinds of baby babbles to me
Around 9am: go downstairs so I can have some breakfast, Eli goes in th bouncer or under the activity gym, I sit and eat my breakfast and play with him
10am: nurse again and then I get us both dressed for the day (this is when he is sleepy afterwards and it is my window to run errands)
Around 11am: out to grocery shop or run whatever errands need to be done, Eli typically falls asleep in the car
12:30/1:00: return from errands and he might sleep longer at home, but typically will wake up and then nurse
2:00: if I haven't eaten lunch I try to make myself something. Carry Eli around and clean a little, he might have more bouncer or activity gym time, or we do tummy time in the nursery
3:00/4:00 he will want to eat again and can start getting cranky around this time, after he eats I will cuddle him and pat his back until he falls asleep then I will try to transfer him to the crib
5:00/5:30 he wakes up and eats again, Paul and I have dinner when he gets home
6:00: Eli spends time with dad, we all hang out for a little bit
7:30/8 bath time , and then nurse afterwards
8:30/9 bedtime
10/11pm: I pump and typically get a decent amount of milk
1/2am: wake up to nurse
4/5am: wake up to nurse
And then repeat!
It can vary for sure, sometimes things are earlier or later. He can also go 6 hour stretches some nights. And it seems like he nurses 8 times a day.
Re: What is your typical 12 week old schedule?
Wake 7 eat.
Play
8-8:30 start a nap.
9 eat
Play tummy time
10-10:30 start a nap.
11 eat & play tummy time
12-12:30 start nap.
1 eat still sleep usually goes back to sleep.
3 eat sometimes still sleepy & goes back to sleep.
5 eat play
7 eat play
Sometimes eat at 9. Sometimes sleeping.
Wakes at 4 am eat.
We use formula. Also our is 8 weeks adjusted preemie.
our routine is a bit different to yours.
he wakes at 6, and nurses every 3 hours ish. he''s normally awake for 1 1/2 hours then sleeps until his next feed.
except in the evening when he has a shorter nap.
so a typical day is:
6am wake and nurse
7.30 am nap
9am nurse
10.30am nap
12pm nurse
130pm nap
3pm nurse
4.30 pm nap
6pm nurse
7.30 pm nap around 45mins
9pm nurse
10pm down for the night, and sleeps through till 6am
All of this is very approximate. Sometimes he sleeps longer or shorter, and sometimes he goes shorter or longer between feeds. But essentially he has a breakfast/ morning tea/ lunch/ aftenoon tea/ dinner/ supper and a nap between them all, and during his awake times we play, do jobs "together" have a bath etc etc.
Also my baby is 11 weeks, so slightly younger.
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