Routine?
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This is my 3rd. My other two are 5 and 3. The only routine we have is the way I try to put her down for nap. Same environment, dark, sound machine, nurse. For night, bath, lotion, book with the other kids, nurse and bed. During the day I don’t focus on nap times but mostly on wake window time. So really everyday it could be different nap times. I nurse on demand…so no real routine there.
@Daniela this is how we are as well with the 3 kiddos
My littlest is 4months and I also have a 3yearold. My 4mo doesn't really have a daytime schedule, the only thing that stays the same is nighttime. After my toddler goes to bed at 9pm, we start her routine around 9:30 and she falls asleep typically by 11pm. If she wakes at night I feed and put her back down until we hit about 9am when my toddler wakes up.
@Daniela okay that’s typically how our routine goes, I guess it’s just me that feels all over the place lol!
Morning wake up 6:30-7am. His wake window between naps is about 1.5 - 2 hours before naps. Takes 3 naps. We do a lot of play mat play/practice rolling over and we go on an afternoon walk. His last nap ends anywhere from 4-4:30pm and we keep him up from 7-7:30pm. We do a bath and read a book every night, feed and then he goes down to bed and sleeps till the morning. I'm always finding ways to entertain/keep him busy because lately he wants to change things up every 10 mins haha.
@Bailey this was the natural routine we fell into! We’re getting to where SOMETIMES we can skip the 3am feed… but heavy on the sometimes 😂
@Tricia can you tell me what you’re doing to entertain? Feels like I run out of things by midday and I’m just on rinse and repeat.
7am- 9am: wake-up baby girl - hygiene (clean face, brush hair, change clothes, etc.) - Nurse - Music - Read 2 books - Swing - Playtime on mat Nap from 9:15ish- 10ish - Wake up/ change - Feed *and honestly just repeat but in opposite order, after the first nap she will get cleaned up then tummy time, feed, music, book, and independent play in her pack &play. I’ve learned that it’s important to establish a routine because then baby will begin to learn what’s next. My daughter is typically sleepy the same time each day because we’ve been consistent with her nap and routine. You’ll figure out what works best, you got this!
@Abby literally same 😭 I got cocky last night, because he’s been sleeping in till the morning, and took a melatonin. Guess who was up bright eye and bushy tailed at 2am 🥲
Other than going to sleep around 8pm every night, everyday is a new adventure! Haha. Some mornings she wakes at 7am. Some days it’s 11am. It really varies.
2-3am(ish)= early morning feed 7-8:30am(ish)= wake up for the day and feed then play 10am= first nap of the day 10:30-10:45am(ish)= wake up from nap and feed, then play after 12:30pm= second nap of the day 1-1:30pm(ish)= wake up from nap and feed, then play after 2:30-3:00pm(ish)= go for a car ride for a longer nap for the last wake window 3:30-4:30pm(ish)= wake from final nap, feed and play 5:30pm= warm bath with warm lotion massage 6:00pm= start bedtime nurse 6:15pm= supplement 2oz expressed milk (for an extra full tummy) 6:30pm= nurse other side then put down for bed 6:45pm= Usually down for the night 🙂 The “schedule” has been really lose and changing often depending on what time my baby wakes up to start the morning, and if he woke up to do his 2-3am feed (he’s ALMOST out of the sleep regression, thank god!)