Do other July babies have a real 'schedule"

Rachelle - posted on 02/09/2010

My little guy's days are almost always different. It all depends on when he gets up. I know he has about a 2-2.5 hour limit before he needs a nap. On average he has an hour nap sometime in the morning and a 2 hour nap sometime in the afternoon. He goes to bed at 7 everynight. I can't keep him up past 7. He sleeps on average 10-12 hours a night so I don't worry too much about our daytime schedule!

Desiree - posted on 02/09/2010

I don't have specific times. I'm a stay at home mom. My twin boys were born 7/8/09. The routine is the same whether we are up at 5a or 7a. They play on the floor while I get their breakfast, then they eat, nap for anywhere from 30minutes to an hour and a half. When they wake up, they get washed up and dressed, play for maybe 2 hours or so. I usually get their lunch between 12:30p and 1:30p depending on how long they slept. They take another nap a few hours after that. They get cranky and let me know when they want their bottle and to go to sleep. They will usually lay on their stomachs and put their head on the floor when it's nap time. After their father gets home, we eat dinner. That's usually a little after 6. Bath's an hour after dinner then they play for a bit, bottle and bed. They're usually in bed by 9/9:30. My 4 year old daughter didn't have much of a schedule either. She has always thrown fits at nap time. Now if she gets one during the day, she won't sleep at night. I won't be able to get her to sleep sometimes until 2am. She's too hyperactive!

Liz - posted on 02/09/2010

I should add that we are able to take him to parties or out to restaurants with us and he usually sticks to his routine unless it is during his daytime nap time, if we are out at nap time then he just rubs his eyes and yawns but wont go down for his nap because he is a little social butterfly and doesnt want to miss out on any attention, which is okay with me because at least he is happy even if he is tired :)

Liz - posted on 02/09/2010

I have my son in a pretty rigid routine. We began the sleep training when he 8 weeks old because he was waking between 5 and 10 times a night, so I had to do something or I was going to go insane. It was really hard work for a month but it has been well worth it. I have been back at work for a couple of hours a week since he was 2 weeks old (in the early days he came with me). He wakes at around 6am (I know this is really early but I arranged it so that he gets to see his daddy in the morning), has a half hour nap around 8am, a 2 hour nap from 11am and then bedtime at 6pm. All his breastfeeds and solid meals are at set times also. It makes thing so much easier for babysitters when they know what to do when. Ofcourse everynow and then something comes up and the routine doesnt run as always but I am happy to be flexible. I used the book "THE COMPLETE SLEEP GUIDE FOR CONTENTED LITTLE BABIES AND TODDLERS" by Gina Ford. You have to be prepared to have the household upset for a little while but so worth it!

Rinel - posted on 02/09/2010

Yolande. I have a 3 year old who wakes up anything between 5 and 6:30. My 7 month old wakes up at around 6-6:30. The 3 year old woke up at 4:30 for a few months about a year ago...I'm just glad it changed. He goes to bed at 7pm, doesn't take a daytime nap anymore. If he naps during the day, we don't get to bed before 10/11pm. So, you didn't go wrong..children just differ I think.

Yolande - posted on 02/09/2010

I do not have a strict routine for my boy (born July 6th), just a general time frame for feeds, bottles and naps. what i really want to know is how, please tell me how, do you get your kids to sleep until 7 in the morning. both my kids, i have a daughter of 2yrs as well, wakes up anything between 5 and 6 in the morning. Where did i go wrong???

Courtney - posted on 02/08/2010

my son was born on july 26th and he has a pretty set routine. he is awake by 8:30, he eats breakfast, and he usually catnaps around 11, right before lunch. we have lunch and sometimes he will eat his solids, and then pass out halfway through his bottle, or he'll finish his bottle and pass out around 3 and sleep usually until 5-5:30. he will then eat dinner and have another bottle...and bedtime has been around 9:30 lately. we are not too rigid on bedtime because he does sleep through the night, since he was 9 weeks old. my husband just patted me on the back the other day for getting stevie into a good bedtime routine so that he sleeps all night. we have been lucky. *knocks on wood*

Ann - posted on 02/08/2010

my son is on a feeding schedule, he gets up @7am during the week and eats every 3 hours, he doesnt have a nap schedule which drives me nuts

Ashley - posted on 02/08/2010

We have a schedule..but i follow his cues...he is pretty unpredictable on how long he will sleep..reflux seems to really be affecting his sleep since he wakes up screaming...7-8:30 wake..
feed on demand all day..usually is around 3 hours ..recently hes been all over the place with feedings ..hes teething really bad as well..
nap at 9
when he wakes up he goes back to sleep about 2-3 hours later for another nap usually around 1 or 2
when he wakes up..plays again..
at 6 i spend time time alone with him in a dim room..and start nightime routine..which is
massage and diaper change and clothing change
feed
read story
sing to and glide
put in bed....if he fusses and starts to really cry and get upset.. i pick him up..sing and glide..repeat its nighty night time isaac several times..and put in bed..repeat as needed..just started that as my alternative to CIO ..works amazing!..it took 3-4 times the past 2 nights ..i can tolerate that MUCH better then CIO

Rachael - posted on 02/08/2010

If you expect your child to be on a rigid schedule then you'll be disappointed. I learned from another mother that children don't react well to schedules but do to routines. My little girl was born on July 4th and I've managed to figure out a routine that she responds well to:

5:30 - 6:30 AM - Usually wakes up at this time
*Change diaper then give her 6 oz of milk
1 hr after (7:30 AM) - Breakfast
1 hr after (8:30 AM or 9:00 AM) - Usually ready for a nap at which time I give her 4 oz of milk.
*I find that she sleeps better and longer when she has a full stomach. On average she is sleeping for an hour.
After nap (10:00 or 10:30) - Play time for about an hour
Lunch (usually around 11:30 or 12:00 noon)
Playtime following lunch
1 hr after lunch (1:00 or so) - usually ready for a nap and I will give her 4 oz of milk
On average she is sleeping 1-2 1/2 hrs for her PM nap
Playtime when she wakes up
Dinner - usually around 5:00 or 5:30 PM.
Bath/ storytime at 6:30 PM followed by 6 oz of milk and then she is fast asleep by 7:00 PM.
*On average my daughter is sleeping 9-11 hours through the night. I definitely think having a full stomach helps with this but this could all change when she starts teething.

Hope this is helpful. Again, my only word of advice is not to put pressure on yourself to follow a rigid schedule (time specific) rather figure out a routine and follow it once your daughter wakes up.

Nikki - posted on 02/08/2010

My daughter is on a routine that she developed at daycare. So during the week she goes to bed at the same time and eats at the same time there so it helps when she gets home that she wants to do the same!

Rinel - posted on 02/08/2010

The only thing happening more or less the same time every day in our household, is dinner at 5:30pm bathtime at around 6pm, for Hannu and older brother Leander (3 years) and bed time at 6:30 / 7pm. The rest of the time they eat when they are hungry, and Hannu sleeps when he is tired. I have no idea at what times, how often, or for how long. :)I might check on times for a few days just to see for interest sake.

Lucia - posted on 02/08/2010

My bubs has a "eat, play, sleep" schedule which usually runs along a 3 to 4 hourly feed routine. She has done this since being born, with feeds and plays differing in time depending on her age and ability to stay awake.

I still keep it completely flexible though, they are so dynamic, I think anything is normal!

Tiffany - posted on 02/07/2010

Go with the flow!!!

I have a lot of older women I work with telling me that I let my kid stay up too late. Well, I'm not a morning person, so I don't naturally get up early, and I don't have to be in to work until 9am or 10 am. So him sleeping until 9am works great for us!!!
Every family is different, so I say keep on working at it and do your thing girl!!

Janie - posted on 02/07/2010

My July 24th baby, makes her own schedule. I tried to get her on a schedule for so long, now i just go with her flow! She is starting to go to bed around 10-11 & she sleeps for 9 or 10 hours, a couple of months ago she was going to sleep around 12-1am, so hopefully she stays in this method!

Tiffany - posted on 02/07/2010

I posted this in a reply to someone asking about how much my son eats. But I guess it pretty much describes his whole schedule.



My little man is on this basic schedule:



Up at 9am, eats about 6 ounces of food (cereal and fruit)

About a 5 ounce bottle.

Plays for a while.

at 12noon he eats another 5 ounce bottle. Then goes for a nap.



Up at 2 pm (if not earlier, if he's up earlier he plays for a while) , eats lunch, another 6 ounces or so of food (fruit, veggie, and a 'dinner') , and a 5 ounce bottle.



Plays/naps. Eats dinner at about 6-6:30, and has another 6 ounces or so of food (fruit, veggie, and a 'dinner') and a 5 ounce bottle.

Plays for a while.

Then he sometimes drinks a couple ounces (2-3) in the evening around 8-9, then he will drink the rest of that bottle (2-3) ounces. Or if he wasn't hungry at 8, he will drink a full 5 ounce bottle at like 10pm, then go to bed for the night and not be up again until morning.

Sometimes he takes a short 1/2 hour nap after dinner, sometimes not.

So i guess basically he's eating a good 18 ounces of food a day.

And a good 25 ounces of formula throughout the day.





OH, and I feel I should mention this is not a rigid schedule. The times are just the approximates of how things normally go.

If he's hungry earlier, we obviously feed him, and if he's tired earlier, so on and so on.

Heidi - posted on 02/07/2010

my little guy is 7 months on the 10th of feb and he is just just kind of getting in a schedule...he goes to bed around 10-11 at night wakes up between 5 and 6, if we take dad to work he gets up and 7 to get in his car seat and then goes back to sleep til 9 otherwise he sleeps til 9...then naps at 11 and 3 and 7 give or take! just watch their cues...i let mine make his own schedule it was easier then trying to make him work to one!! good luck!!

Lindsy - posted on 02/07/2010

Oh ya.. she made this schedule on her own. I followed her ques. When she gets cranky i know shes tired and she will go right to sleep when i put her in her crib. I think its easier if u let ur baby make their own instead of trying to create one for them that may not work.

Lindsy - posted on 02/07/2010

My baby girl goes to bed between 7 and 8, wakes up 2-5 minutes before my husband gets up for work everyday lol (3:40am) for a diaper change and feeding, She wakes up between 7 and 8am, plays and eats then naps for 1-2 hours around 10. She takes her 2nd nap around 2 which lasts anywhere from 1-3 hours. Then we do her bath around 6pm when she starts getting tired to keep her awake longer. Im really lucky with her schedule. She's also a very active baby and I think that's why she sleeps so much but I can always count on 10-12 hours of sleep from her each night. :)

Nikki - posted on 02/07/2010

I don't have a schedule. I can't get my daughter to conform to one. Although she generally wakes up at 8AM but thats the only thing that's consistent in her day. I can't get her to go down for naps or anything like that at a scheduled time. Even her feedings aren't scheduled. No matter how many times I try to make her wait a full three hours she never actually eats when she's supposed to. Sometimes its after or before the feeding time. I ultimately gave up on a schedule.

Rola - posted on 02/07/2010

my daughter just turned 7 months on the 3rd of July. I would say she is sort of on a rigid schedule. I feed her every 3 hours during the day and once if necessary at night. I give her a bath every other day. She seems comfortable with this schedule and the reason why I know is that she starts being cranky just before its meal time. I hope this helped.

Sam - posted on 02/07/2010

We have a good rountine. Up around 7am and a bottle, breakfast about 8.30am and then a half hour nap around 10am. Lunch at 12 and then another bottle around 1.30pm. She has a nap about 2ish for between 40mins and an hour and then tea at 4.45pm, naked time, bath, bottle and in bed by about 7.30pm.

Carina - posted on 02/06/2010

My almost 3 year old was born on her scheduled due date and that was the last time she was on schedule! No seriously, it took her forever to get a schedule... especially a scheduled bedtime. That was a struggle until recently. My 6 month old was born 9 days late (lol) and was on a schedule by week 2. So my sense is that it varies by kid greatly. My advice is that it will happen in time. :-)

Vicki - posted on 02/06/2010

Wow Cheryl - I have to comment on the Baby Wise schedule you've got there. (Not trying to be rude just genuinely curious!) Do you find looking at the clock all day exhausting? I find it exhausting just reading that schedule! If Imogen is tired earlier than nap time or wants to sleep longer is that possible - or if she wants to be held when it's independent time do you swap it around? How does this work in with things outside the house - if you're out with friends all day for example how do you stick to the schedule?

Sara - posted on 02/06/2010

I'm surprised by all the schedules.! We've just recently adjusted Scarlet's schedule so she goes to bed with me between 9:30 and 10:30 and she is usually up for a bottle between 6 and 730 am and goes back to sleep until around 9. Her daytime doesn't really have a schedule, she's developed a kind of routine, but it always varies.

Cheryl - posted on 02/06/2010

my daughter Imogen was born July 22, 2009. she has a schedule since the day she was born. sleeps through the night and is a very content, happy baby.
i was given a book to read while i was pregnant geared towards breastfeeding but i just replaced the word with bottle feeding in my mind.
it teaches you how to get your child on a routine and how to keep it.
the solid thing that i can tell you is that the book is a great tool. it teaches you how to be confident as a mother and know that every 3/4 hours (depending on the age) that your child needs to eat. Imogens been fantastic because I have followed this book since the day she was born. I know when she needs to eat not only because of the time but because of the signs that shes hungry.
its all about what you want for a schedule for your child. now that the baby is 6 months old it might be hard to start one... but keep at it! you can get the routine to work for you! just make sure whoever is watching the baby sticks to the routine when youre not around.

Imogens schedule is as followed.
wake up 730 am
eat 8 am
play from 830 - 930 am
baby learning video 9:30 - 10 am (currently sign language)
10 - 10:15 am tummie time
10:15 - 10:30 independent time (either in her exasaucer, walker, swing bouncie, ect)
10:30 - 12 pm nap
12 pm lunch
12:30 - 1pm learning skills (either learning to crawl, sit on her own, or mat time)
1:30 - 2 independent time (see above)
2 - 2:30 play time with mommy (great time to show her blocks or other puzzle toys she cant quite figure out on her own)
2:30 - 40 pm nap (she loves to sleep)
4 pm dinner (this is the last nap of the night.
4 - 430 pm independent time
430 - 4:45 pm tummy time
4:45 - 515 play time with mommy
5:15 - 6 pm bath time.
6 - 715 pm random things around the house
7:15 - 7:30 reading to her.
7:30 last feeding & bed.

shes normally in bed and fast asleep by 8:15 the latest.

hope this helps.

good luck and have fun. pick up the book.

Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep
(apparently there are a couple of books)

Melissa - posted on 02/06/2010

my baby hasnt got a rigid schedule at all he has a bottle every 4hours he has his breakfast at 9 and his lunch at 2 then he has his dinner sometimes at 6 but he sleeps loads throw the day and me and my partner is up all night with logan xx

Emily - posted on 02/06/2010

she has made her own
shes 6 months
she wakes up between7 and 8
1st bottle next bottle four hrs later
so she eats every 4 hrs like clock work
she take son like 4 hrs worth of naps a day
i let her sleep when she wants but imake sure she eats every 4 hrs

Keshia - posted on 02/06/2010

We try a schedule everyday. It depends on how he sleeps during the night and when he wakes up in the morning. But I'll feed my son every 4 hours or so and give him regular meals around the same time each day. He takes a couple of naps a day and goes to bed at the same time each night. You just have to be flexible and read your kids cues!

Carrie - posted on 02/06/2010

Thomas usually gets up from 6-8 in the morning he drinks maybe an ounce then he eats a jar of baby food then between 10-12 depending on when he woke up he wants to drink about 4 ounces and eat about a half of jar then around 2 he wants about 6 ounces of milk then at 6 he wants about 4 ounces of milk and between 8-9 we give him between a half of jar to a whole jar of baby food then around 10-11 he has one last bottle usually about an ounce then he is asleep ( this is the pattern that we follow it varies everyday with the time is gets up to his mood and everything esle to what he eats and what he does) by the way he is 6 1/2 months old

he usually takes a nap from 1130 to 1230 then from about 6-8 at night and on most day he dont take a nap

Daniyela - posted on 02/06/2010

Hi Stephanie,

my son has almost an organized schedule. But it is not much I had to do for it. I still have to work on his sleeping times. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Everybody is different. Keep trying. Some things working out and you think you finally made it and a day later you have the same problems as before. I hope I could help you out!

Ivana - posted on 02/06/2010

We kind of have a routine (born July 9th also!) but it is not carved in stone. She wakes up between 7.30 and 8.30 am, we nurse in bed, then breakfast cereal around 9, power nap around 10 (sometimes she skips it). She nurses again around 11, naps btw 12 and 1, lunch around 1.30 pm, then playtime/strolling until 4 or so. Btw 4 and 6 we try to nap longer but sometimes it is only 45 minutes, sometimes a couple of hours. Dinner around 6.30, bath at 8 pm, then nursing, in bed by 9. She wakes up 2-3 times per night, I nurse her when she wakes after 3 am, managed to wean her off before that. We are teething so I think that is part of it, but she was never a great sleeper, as I think many breastfed babies are not. I think routines are great if you and your baby are good at it, I am not so great at enforcing it and she is consequently not that scheduled either. her life is all "on demand" and mine follows suit! but as long as you are happy and the baby is happy just relax and enjoy!

Kat - posted on 02/06/2010

My little boy (born July 16th) has a routine of sorts, but of his doing not mine lol.
Wakes up 7 - 8am
Has breakfast
Plays and naps
Lunch at 12
Plays and naps..
Dinner at 4
Plays and naps...
Bottle at 7 and straight to bed :) Sleeps through which is nice, and everyday life just slots inbetween. It's nice have a routine, I know what I'm doing so never get caught unawares, unless he weirdly sleeps in till after 9 like he did the other day lol :P

Sonya - posted on 02/05/2010

But as some of the other mums have said i think it depends on your lifestyle and your baby. I am formula feeding so dont need to feed on demand so its kinda easier to have a routine i think. He also has water during the day so he doesnt get dehydrated and trust me...sometimes he doesnt stick to this schedule!! He may have a night when he is awake a few times and that will usually throw things for the next day...so its touch and go sometimes. Hes a good boy though and very relaxed and cruisy, which is all we need.

Sonya - posted on 02/05/2010

Hi, my son was born July 9th and i guess he has a schedule. Wasnt easy to get him in one but it helps so much when planning outings and as i am working part time i kinda need to be organised.
He wakes at 6.30am-7.00am, feedtime of (bottle 200mls and solids baby rice) at 7.30am-8.00am, playtime till 9.15amish, bedtime for anywhere from 1-2hours, playtime when wakes, feedtime (bottle 200mls and solids fruit) at 11.30am-12.00, playtime till 2.30pm-3.00pmish, then sleep for 30mins, feedtime (bottle 200mls and solids vegies) at 3.30pm-4.00pm, playtime, Bath at 6.00pm, Bottle (250mls) at 6.30pm and bed usually before 7pm. Most nights sleeps through. It helps us heaps and good luck cos i know its not easy!

Debra - posted on 02/05/2010

no real schedule here. The only thing I can rely on is her bed time, 7.30. She feeds when she's hungry, sleeps when she's tired. That's about it. An average day though she will have 3 catnaps, or maybe 2x 1hr naps. But sometimes she sleeps longer. She's a fairly easy baby so I don't feel the need for a scheduled routine, and at this age, personally I think it's impossible to force them to do anything.

Elizabeth - posted on 02/05/2010

Hey! I am a former teacher and assistant principal so I can totally relate to you in terms of wanting structure and organization. I asked my pediatrician about a schedule. He said that really, until your baby is close to a year old, you just need to feed on demand and put him to sleep when he seems tired. He said that babies at this age need to get 14 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period and to not worry if it's 5 hours here, 30 minutes there, just as long as it equals 14 hours....He said that feeding wise, feed on demand---As long as the baby is steadily gaining weight, then don't worry about it. There is a book called "Baby Wise" that some people swear by that has parents control the feeding and sleeping, but my pediatrician said that he disagrees with the idea and has seen babies in his office who are not getting enough nourishment or are dehydrated because of parents trying to control their feeding schedule....

Hope this helps!

LaWanda - posted on 02/05/2010

Our son was born July 29th, and he has some what of a schedule. Get up anywhere betweeen 5-7am, then play, eat, nap for a few hours play/eat then sometime an afternoon nap(depends on what time he gets up from his morning nap), more play time with his daddy, then off to bed between 8-10pm just depends. I figure if we get a bed time down soon the day will go however it feels like it!

Angela - posted on 02/05/2010

My son has been on a solid schedule since he was about 8 weeks old and since then has slept through the night. I think they are never too young babies need routine. How I started out my schedule was the routine of bath, lotion, pj's, then bed. I always make sure that the lights are turned down after the bath time so Eethan knows it is getting close to bed time. After we practiced this routine for a week or so the rest just seemed to fall in place ie naps, eating.

Natasha - posted on 02/05/2010

Hi, I'm a teacher too and just returned to full time work. No, we teachers are organisational freaks so it's only normal that we want everyone in our lives to fit in with a schedule too. My baby is fairly predictable, sleeps every 2 hours then feeds, plays and sleeps etc. He has been doing that since about 3 months!

Alicia - posted on 02/04/2010

I have a routine for my daughter every morning at 6 she wakes she gets a bum change and is given her medicine (reflux) she then goes back down till 8am then has bottle and food then goes back down till 10 then has something else to eat and some juice then the whole play time then lunch and a play then bottle and a 2and a half hr nap then a snack play time then dinner then daddy's home so time with him then bath and not long after that bottle and bed by 8pm. I really believe in routine don't know how i would get through with out it. And my bub was 8th July baby.

Hope - posted on 02/04/2010

We don't have a hard schedule for ours little monkey during the day. She has never been a good napper but has been sleeping 6+ hours at night since she was 3 weeks old, so I am not complaining.usual schedule

wake up (anytime between 7:30-9:30)
Bottle/snuggle time
Bit of play
Power nap
Bottle
Bit of play
more play
more play
bottle
more play (you get the picture)
We sometimes get another nap, but not really
around 8pm quiet time includes a book/bath/then last bottle to sleep by 9ish...varies based on our schedule.

We have purposely kept things a bit fluid because our schedule's change so we won't want her to get thrown off if we take her out late (like tonight we didn't get home until 10pm)...but still got her down in about 30 minutes...

:)

Lori - posted on 02/04/2010

I didn't make a schedule for Joshua he made his own. My first son we did and went whenever and where ever. He had no trouble sleeping any where. Joshua on the other hand when it is 7:15 he is ready to go to bed. he knows when we are going downstairs and going to the bedroom. He almost gets very excited about it. At 4 pm he is ready to nurse and take a 20-30 min power nap everyday. He doesn't do well when he is off of this schedule. It is almost harder to have a schedule than not to have one. My 12 year has homework and things to do as well as the hubby and I find myself scheduling things around these times which they hate. I guess we were used to coming and going as we pleased. And those days we travel to his nurologist appointments, I give up on those days.

Tonya - posted on 02/04/2010

I don't really have a strong schedule. Jake gets up around 7 usually and has his bottle and cereal. He plays for a few hours and when he starts rubbing his eyes I put him down for a nap. It doesn't last for more than half an hour. I feed him food and his bottle alternating every 2.5 hours. He will have 2-3 half hour naps in the afternoon and off to bed at 8:30. He sleeps soundly through the night.

Marissa - posted on 02/04/2010

My son is 7 months old and we don't really have a strict routine. It all depends on his mood. He's usually up around 8-9, he breastfeeds in bed then has breakfast of cereal and fruit. We play for a bit then he has a nap usually around 10:30-11 depending on when he woke up. He sleeps anywhere from 40 mins to 2 hours. Then he gets up and plays some more then has lunch, fruits or veggies. Sometimes I give him a bath. Sometimes he'll have another nap sometimes he won't. Then dinner around 6 and bed by 9:30-10 depending on when he gets tired. I wouldn't be too concerned on getting her on a strict schedule. Just observe her habits and one will generally establish itself.

Christine - posted on 02/04/2010

My daughter, born July 31st does not follow a stict schedule. She does always wake around 7am and goes to bed between 7 and 8. Her feeding during the day depends on her. somedays she wants to eat alot more than other days and her naps vary too. somedays she takes 3 naps somedays just two. I do have trouble getting her to sleep through the night. Some nights she wakes up once or twice other nights she is up every hour or two!

Cindy - posted on 02/04/2010

Hi my son Josh he was born on the 7 July 2009 and he went into routine straight away and I must be honest I am so blessed with him 99.9% of the time I don't even know I have a baby in the house.



The only time he was out of routine was when he was 4 months and had mananghites

Elaine - posted on 02/03/2010

I have a schedule with Alicia (July 14th) but its not written in stone. Trying to get her into a routine now cos Im back to work in a few weeks. But some days you can't stick to it.

Rebecca - posted on 02/03/2010

My little guy (July born) has a sort of schedule. It's not like clockwork though but I can't expect that of someone going through as many changes as he is right now (new foods, teething, learning ....)
I think it is good to have an idea of a schedule but to remain somewhat flexible too.
Is you little one breast fed or on formula? I heard that its easier to set a schedule with formula but I am a breast milk mom so I dont know for sure.
As she gets older and all the learning and changes become easier for her to process and handle I believe a more solid schedule will show itself.... then it will all change LOL
Good luck!

Stephanie - posted on 02/03/2010

Thank you all for sharing...I feel better knowing I'm not the only one with 'up in the air' days, as no two days seem to be the same:)