What is your daily routine?

Rachel - posted on 10/14/2010

I'm also a first time mum and my bub has put herself into her own routine somehow!
Ours is something like this;
7am - Mia wakes, bottle, change nappy, back to bed
8:30am - Mia up for the day, play on the floor or on jolly jumper
10:00am - Nap
11:30 - Rice cereal then a bottle
12:30 - Play time
1:00pm - 2:30pm - Nap
2:30pm - Play time
3:00pm - Bottle
4:00pm - Nap
5:30 - Play time
6:00pm - Solids meal (pumpkin etc)
6:30pm - Bath
6:45pm - Bottle
7:00pm - 7:30pm - Bed

The timings do vary but the night routine is always the same

Kelly - posted on 10/13/2010

yeah i had a strict routine for my first child and this boy i just take it as it comes. feed when hes hungry and cause he is only sleeping for like 1hr max durring the day he is always up and down. so i just do what i need to do and he comes along. my oldest son has the rountine and we stick to it. when this boys older i will give him one too

Rachel - posted on 10/13/2010

i have a 4 month old and she is my first i usually wake up and wait til shes hungry to feed her i usually sit her infront of the tv she loves it til im dressed and ready then what ever i have to do i take her eg. go shopping .. pay bills she loves being out side and i never have a set routine if im in the car she naps and if im out i feed her and she sleeps in the pusher most of the time were at home and i just play with her in between feens and naps

Brandi - posted on 10/10/2010

Our day is as routine as possible but I like to add in things to keep him stimulated. Every morning we wake up lay in bed and "talk" til he wants breakfast. After breakfast we play with his weekly toy. ( I switch it up once a week) He naps. Then we kind of repeat everything. He loves his favorite toy. A purple dragon given to him recently. Bed time is routine too. Bath, pj's, an then rocking in the chair.

Renee - posted on 10/05/2010

I work full time, so my baby is never in a routine! I only work three days a week, but it is twelve hours shifts! On my days off me and my daughter will wake up about 5 or 6 in the morning then I will feed her and change her diaper and we will lay back down in bed and sleep in until 9 or 10...I love it cause I am not a morning person! We then get up and she will eat, I will change her diaper and clothes then we will go play. We will play, eat, take a 30minute nap here and there until about 8 at night then I will give her a bath (about everyother night is bath night) and then I will put her in her pajamas and then feed her and rock her to sleep. Occasionally she will wake up about an hour later, but usually she will sleep all night from about 10 to 5! I love my baby, she is awesome! But on the days that I work, I wake her up at 5am and then she goes back to sleep for a while and my husband takes her to daycare at 8am and then I will pick her up about 6pm and the routine will continue just about like the days that I dont work! Hope this is helpful! On my days off we will go to my grandparents and visit and go pay pills or hang out with my parents, and on nice days we will go on a walk! My daughter don't really like doing the same thing every day!

Lyndal - posted on 10/04/2010

I found it really hard at beginning as I left work in a management role where I did 9-10 hours a day then suddenly had all these hours to fill. A did a bit if both random and structure - after morning bath and feed went for a decent walk with the strollerthen when U got home did the housework etc with bubs in the rocker. Afternoons total random but usually another walk. This also helped with the baby weight and gettng pelvic floor back! Enjoy it though as I have just had my third and would love to have a minute to chill out with the baby but have to keep a two and a half year old amused and do the school run and activities.

Michelle - posted on 10/04/2010

Routine? No routine for us... My son feeds on demand. I don't work and we do everything on a random.

Melanie - posted on 10/03/2010

Routine?! What's that? I don't have my daughter on a routine. We kind of just go with the flow... We do everything at random, and I feed on demand! It works for us, because I don't work or drive. We play it all old-school.

Tasha - posted on 10/03/2010

My baby is three months as well and Naomi is a handful. We wake up 6:30, so I always make sure that I have a bottle ready for her because she is super hungry in the morning. We change diapers, eat, burp, and then we start to play. She is at the age where she loves to talk when you talk to her, so we have long winded conversations about silly stuff. She loves it. Then we play and exercises. I move her legs like a bicycle and she loves it because they are starting to get strong and she thinks she's doing it. Then we watch The Mickey Mouse club and Handy Manny. We love to interact with the different stuff that they do. The rest of the day is pretty much repetitive. The same thing with the added bonus of pooping, more eating, and napping. When the weather is not too bad we also go on walks in the park. She loves the outdoors. I hope this helps! :-)

Ashley - posted on 09/25/2010

It is helpful just to know what other peoples routines are like,

Kristi - posted on 09/25/2010

Remember everyone has a different daily routine, do what works for you. Here is ours.

730-8am wake up, dress kids,
830am breakfast for everyone
930 pack up the car with the kids and head to the gym
10 - 11 workout, kids are at gym daycare, my son plays with other kids and my daughter usually naps
12 - lunch for everyone
1230-1pm play time with the kids
130 - 330pm kids nap I shower and take care of various things like laundry, prepping dinner maybe even read a little
4pm feed my daughter while my son plays
430pm walk with the kids
545pm feed my son dinner
My husband usually arrives home at this time. He plays with the kids while I finish getting dinner ready
630pm We eat
730pm we bathe both kids
815pm my son has his milk and is in bed by 830-845pm
I clean up kitchen and toys while my husband feeds our daughter.
9pm I have some time with my husband to relax
11pm feed my daughter once more and in bed by 1130pm.

May - posted on 09/22/2010

8:00 wake up and eat
815 Play in playpen with rattles and toys (have mobile on)
9:00 Swing
930 First nap
11 : Wake up Eat
11-1Play read ect
1-2 Nap
2 Eat about 4 oz. play
3:30-5:Nap
5 Eat
5-730 Stay active
730 - go for walk and then take a bath
830 Eat
9 - Asleep

My daughter is 3 months and is very good about sleeping I just lay her down with her paci and she goes right to sleep she does wake up twice a night to nurse

Andrea - posted on 09/22/2010

This is my first child and I am hardly the experienced mother...however, my son is an extremely easy going child and has settled fairly well into a routine...so here it our sample day...this varies on work days etc. I also try to mimic the one day he is with his sitter to make it easier on her, me, and any other family members that I may leave him with throughout the week...anyway here it goes:
6:30-7: Wake up/eat
7:30-8:30: play (usually watch cartoons and he'll be in his rocker and I'll try to grab a shower then)
8:30-9:30 or 10- 1st nap
10 or 10:30- eat
11:00-1:00- play (usually on his play mat or in his swing)
1:00 or 1:30- eat
2ish- afternoon nap
4:00 or 4:30- eat
My husband usually comes home around 5 or 5:30 and then he'll play with the baby while I cook dinner or finish up any other lagging chores. The baby will "usually" sit in his rocker while we eat. Every other night we do a bath.
7-8 pm- bath
8-8:30-last bottle
He will usually fall asleep between 8:30 and 9 if we're lucky. Sometimes he'll wake up between 2am and 4am but recently has been sleeping all the way through til 6:30.

If I have errands to run with him I'll try do it in the morning when he's in the best mood. Otherwise I try to plan for when someone can watch him...I hope this helps!