Rountines???

[Hedda]

Just interested to see what routines other mothers have. My bub is 13 weeks old and we do mostly the same thing every day but at different times depending when bub wakes up which can be anywhere from 5 to 9. Not sure at this age whether I should have a more stringent plan. Any thoughts???

[damien's mum]

Ds is 18 months old, today actualli! Lol.. and we have never had a routine.
My SIL lives by the book, and does everything the book says, and she thinks im wrong for not doing the same. But i refuse to tell my son when he is going to eat or sleep, he knows what he whats, and he can tell me.

We have a very up and down life, so we never know what we are going each day, or where we will be, so its a bit hard to stick to a routine anyway. Although i know, Ds has his toast in the morning on his cushion infront of a movie, and he naps once in the morning ( if 15 mins is a nap?? lol) and then one in the late arvo.
That's as far as we get! Lol

Do what feels right for you.. And your baby.
Goodluck
Alicia
:fingerscrossed:

[*~alegna~*]

My DS is 11 weeks old..so we are close:wave: .

I do exactly the same with him...He is just starting to sleep in bigger chunks through the night so that longer he sleeps determines the times for the next days happenings (Does that make sence)...I really let him decide what we are doing..

For example y/day he woke @ 7.30 after his 3.30am feed to start the day. we fed, play for 1hr, sleep. Fed 11am, play 1hr, sleep. Fed 2.30pm (went straight back to sleep) Woke up to play. 1/2 feed 5.30pm Bath/Play other 1/2 feed & Bedtime. He woke @ 11.45pm.......

This morning he woke @ 6.30am for the day & he is just stiring now ffrom his morning nap.

Long winded sorry..but it may help you:hugs: ...Don;t panic - they know what they want & who cares what every one else thinks as long as they are content.

xx Ang xx

[Hedda]

Thanks for your help. I feel better now!!

[Milliner]

I just go by what Bailey wants if he is tired its off the bed no routine here!

[NZMama]

We have a routine of sorts. My dd gets up in the morning is awake for 3 hours goes down for 3 hours wakes for another 3 has another sleep for 1-2 hours then up till bedtime. I dont do anything to influence it, it is all at her pace and what shes ready for.
But she is pretty much like clockwork. If we go out for the day it needs to be first thing in the day so her nap is postponed (too nosey to sleep when we are out) but she falls right back into her routine......strange but happy because I can plan things alot better

[arthursmum]

we didn't have any real routine until quite recently. we always went with the flow. we had a general structure and sequence of events but never went on times at all.
i found these sites from a similar thread really helpful

http://www.babybliss.com.au/
they have free suggestions that you can download

http://raisingchildren.net.au/

ps ds had the same little bear suit when he was a bubba, so cute!

[moonblossom]

Routine? whats that :detective:

[reAllytee]

Routine? whats that :detective:

My thoughts exactly !!!! :laughing:
For the first 4mths or so we just "lived" lol it was waaaaay easier that way !

[Melo]

I just go by what Bailey wants if he is tired its off the bed no routine here!

Us too, we take each day as it comes! :)

[neeky]

i havent used a 'routine' but aiden has settled into his own routine of sorts. he wakes up i either bring him into my bed for a play (if its cold) or take him straight downstairs, he plays while i make his bottle, feeds, has another play, eats his cereal, plays some more, generally has a nap around 9am, feeds and plays for another few hrs, has another nap, plays sometimes watches wiggles, bath, dinner, bottle bed!

although sometimes we skip the bath and he has one in the morning!

but its baisically left up to him. i notice when he's getting tired so thats when he has his naps, and he lets me know when he wants to get out of his cot!

[pookiesossige]

DD has no routine yet- she is about 14 weeks old. We take each day as it comes! She will settle into what makes her comfortable in time. I think that around 6 months is when many bubs start to do a similar thing each day, some before then, some later.

DS is just over 2 and I think he finds comfort and security in knowing what is going to happen when. It minimises tantrums, keeps him busy and 'moving along' and he sleeps better for having a regular 'wind-down' routine each night.

But I have never followed a book or a so-called 'specialist's' routine. Most of those books are written by people without children of their own. I know that many like Tizzie Hall and Gina Ford's work, but these are two examples of childless 'specialist's' who don't always accept each child's differences in their routines.
Follow your instincts!

[Mischief]

We do have a routine, but I think its definately up to YOU if you have one or not...there are no hard and fast rules! I love routine, knowing what I'm doing and when....yep I'm definately a control freak!

Oliver goes to bed at 7pm, has a dream feed at 1030pm...feed when he wakes in the night...gets up at 7am, goes down at 9am, gets up at 11am, goes down at 1pm, gets up at 3pm, sometimes has a snooze around 430 or stays up until bed time.

It works a treat for us. :)