what is your 12month olds daily routine?

[Jamaica]

Ive been given a new routine for DD2 but am confused because the routine says DD should have her nutirous dinner at 4pm then experimental (what ever we have) at 5.30-6 when we do, problem is she eats so much of our food I think she's doubling up so Im not sure what to do or what her routine should look like.
Obviously I only want to use these as a guide but Im at a loss at the moment of where to start, thanks

[Jackandbellasmummy]

Ok dd has just turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. 7am - wakes up and has bottle and a play in her cot, 8am - 2 weetbix and some fruit, 10:30am - fruit, yoghurt, bottle and sleep, 12:30pm - sandwiches and vege fingers, 3pm - cheese, biccies, bottle and sleep, 5:30pm - mashed and finger veges + our main meal, fruit and custard, 7:30pm - bottle and bed. Hope that helps. It worked for ds too and they are happy, healthy and good sleepers.

[MsMummy]

My son is 14 months, but was doing the same thing at 12 months as he does now so it should help.

Wake up: btw 7 and 7.30am (but earlier now on the days my partner and I both work)

Breakfast: with us, about 30 mins after we get up (normally pieces of fruit and soy yoghurt, and maybe some toast - used to have wheetbix but has gone off that)

Nap: normally about 4 hours after he gets up, but can vary. Generally one big nap (about 2 hours), but can be two shorter ones.

Lunch: around 12pm, unless napping in which case after nap (generally whatever we're having, eg. salad sandwiches, leftovers or default lunch of baked beans and some steamed or baked veggies and some avocado and a corn thin).

Dinner: when we eat, so around 7pm. Just eats what we eat. If we're having something rubbish, then some healthy leftovers or the baked beans and veggies.

Bedtime: 9pm.

He also breastfeeds on demand (or has EBM on demand when I'm at work) and we leave his sippy cup on the ground for water, and he snacks on fresh and dried fruit and corn thins during the day.

I don't understand the "nutritious meal" directive. Can't she just eat your food? Or is it too late in order to get her to sleep early?

[Teegzie]

If you and your partner are eating healthy enough (meat, veg etc) then there shouldn't be any reason why that can't be your daughter's only dinner meal too. So long as she is eating a healthy lunch, maybe with a piece of fruit or something thrown in for afternoon tea then she should be getting pleanty of filling healthy food.

If she eats a lot of what you eat then I wouldn't change her from the routine she is currently in.

When DD was 12 months her rough routine was like this:
7 - 8 breakfast - porridge, 1 childrens weetbix (weetbic? I don't know what to call a single one! :p) about 1/2 cup of fresh or tinned fruit (depending on what we have in the house)

10:30 - 11 morning tea - a piece of fruit (cut up or whole however she wanted it) sometimes crackers with cheese

11 - 2 sleep (she had changed to one big sleep during the day which is why she had a late morning tea)

2 - 2:30 lunch - a sandwich with cheese spread (like philly) and salad (she only nibbles the salad), cheese on toast with tomato and veg puree on the bread as a sauce, pasta and sauce (or any other leftover dinner in the fridge)

4pm afternoon tea - fruit and maybe crackers and cheese, or a sweet biscuit occasionally (she isn't allowed to eat a snack later than 4pm because otherwise she won't eat her dinner)

6 - 7 dinner with DF and I - whatever we are eating ie. meat and veg, steak pie with mash and veg, pasta and sauce, curry etc

[Jamaica]

I didnt understand why she wanted us to feed her 'baby food' at 4 then our food at 5.30, Im vegan but DH isnt so we have very healthy meals with LOTs of veg so I think ill just ignore the MCHN and skip her 'baby food' and just give her dinner when we have it.

Thanks everyone, some of these MCHN's really do more harm than good :( Its so confusing, thank god for BH!

[MsMummy]

Some of those child health nurses are strange. We're veggies who eat very little dairy, and I got a strange reaction from one of them. I just don't discuss diet with them anymore. I think a vegetarian doctor or nutritionist is your best bet for veggie health advice.