Baby scheduled

Re: Baby scheduled

• jasmineluke member

  December 2015

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  I'm in the same situation and age group. She doesn't have a set awakening in the morning - always depends on what time she feeds at night which always seems to be variable ....
  also on eat sleep play routine.

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• chein1 member

  December 2015

  I'm don't do schedules with either of my girls, but LO eats every 3 hours and can only be awake an hour-hour and 5 minutes before we miss the window for a peaceful sleep routine. I found this by trial and error. She wakes somewhere between 7-8 pretty much everyday and her last bottle usually ends up being somewhere between 8-9. It just worked out that way.

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• koriemo member

  December 2015

  We don't have a schedule either, but I think the routine is pretty good! He wakes up anywhere from 5-7 and we start his routine then. It's hard to count on exact times when they are this little.

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• wack0032 member

  December 2015

  I think if you try to put your LO on a schedule at this age you will just end up making both your lives miserable. We're just happy that our LO does the eat play sleep routine every 2-3 hrs and sleeps 5-7 hrs at night. Will try to do a schedule after 4 months old or so once she seems more ready.

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• cdepperschmidt member

  December 2015

  I agree with PP. We have a bed time routine that I start at the same time. Other than that I follow his cues. Some days are better than others, but it's all about meeting his needs.

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• FatPony member

  December 2015

  My only schedule is to try to get him down for a nap after he's been awake for an hour. So he'll usually be awake for 1.5 hrs at a time. He usually sleeps in his swing, anywhere from 1-3 hrs (until his tummy issues started). I just repeat until bedtime (optimally ~8:30). We do bath, bottle, bed, and somehow he just knows it's bedtime (I am not a supermom, just got a good baby).
  
  Except with the holidays and some tummy/reflux issues, this schedule has been shot to hell. I found that good napping was key - good for baby, GREAT for mom.

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• lginnan member

  December 2015

  I have had LO on a schedule pretty much from the start. He eats at 8, 11, 2, 5, and 8 give or take 20 minutes. He eats as needed at night but we are down to usually just one MOTN feeding. If he wakes up before 8am we cuddle and delay. I don't bother with scheduled play or naps in between except for keeping him up between his 5pm-8pm feeding. Having a schedule has made it easier on me since I can plN my day by feeding time. It seems to be working out for him well too since he's sleeping 8+ hours a night consistently since 6 weeks. Love the schedule!

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• polkadotteddaisies member

  December 2015

  I let baby make his own schedule. He typically sleeps from 9pm-6am, +/- one hour, eating every 2-3 hours during the day (eat, play, nap... repeat). I always write down the time when he eats. When we have a day out of the house, or i have to run errands, i use the times from the previous day as a tentative schedule that is a pretty good indicator for the times he will want to eat so i can be prepared.

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• alinic916 member

  December 2015

  Most babies at this age aren't able to keep a schedule but probably have a routine instead,such as easy play sleep. Very few babies respond well to a set time schedule this young. Like pp said, you may drive yourself crazy trying to get your LO on a schedule. Once they get to 4-6 months it's supposed to get easier to start a schedule.

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• Aldermanbaby member

  December 2015

  Thanks ladies I will continue to do our eat play sleep for another month or so before I try to start a schedule. My mil tries to act like I am not structuring Lo day and not setting a steady environment ! But she's probably Love you ! just too small still

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