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Are you quite relaxed when it comes to baby schedule?

We were meant to take little one to Bubble Planet and my partner woke up around 2.30pm saying yeah let’s leave in 30 mins. And I was raging because he wants to go when it suits him and not our child. It’ll take an hour to get there and then she’ll be hungry for dinner around 4.30/5. Sometimes I think I should just be a bit more chilled about these things and try to be more flexible otherwise we’ll be stuck with only being able to do things in the morning but I’m not sure how to

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I think for me it depends but most of the time I prefer to stick to my LO’s schedule just because it makes all of our lives easier (well mine!). My husband can be the same sometimes too, does things when it suits him and not the whole family

Never stuck to a schedule at all, now 2 year old does what we need to do and it’s always worked well for us! Will be doing the same for second one due in 5 weeks.

I work around his nap and meal times. Usually leave after his breakfast so that he can sleep on the way.

I 100% work with my daughter’s schedule because I’ve been there the times we have cut corners or thought screw it and it has never, if ever paid off as she gets overtired or out of routine and any little change means she wakes in the night. And guess who is there having to handle that! Me! It just stresses me out so I can’t enjoy myself anyway, so if we do go out for the day I’m definitely working it around nap times and accounting for her to have a shorter nap/ bringing dinner earlier and bedtime earlier (skipping bath). Some kids are more adjustable than others! FWIW I would be pissed off too 😆

No routine is pretty key for us - unless we are On holiday etc xxx

She has a routine on nursery days but we freestyle weekends & just give her a snack if she is hungry and the meal isn’t ready yet. If we are home she will nap around her usual nap time but if we aren’t she might skip it or have a very late nap when we do get home. Never seems to phase her, or affect her night sleep, but I suspect it is just her personality.

Always stuck to our schedule. It’s what works for us. There’s definitely days where I think I wish we were slightly more flexible but those days are hugely outweighed by the fact that my kids have always had great nap time schedules and bed time schedules and me and my husband then get downtime together in the evening. Now the weathers brightening again though we’re definitely out more in the afternoons/late evenings and doing a lot of picky teas that we can take out to the park etc with us so we don’t miss out. I know that’s not helpful when you haven’t planned in advance for it but definitely helps for getting out later x

We try to stick to rough nap times and meal times, but I don’t mind if something has to shift. My little one is quite flexible. She’s a terrible sleeper no matter what we do, so a change of routine won’t make much of a difference in that respect in our case!