Do you hold a routine for your toddler?
When did you start it and how well does it work?
My baby's sleep patterns are all over the place, so unpredictable. And he sleeps his long powernap at tea time so he doesn't go to bed until late.
I'm going to give Gina Ford a try conceivably. What do you think? Please answer, I just got two unnatural answers to this question the last time (some guy trying to sell my shoes...close to thats going to help).
Cheers x
We try to keep my daughter on the same schedule every daylight. She naps at the same time, and normally have a bottle at the same time everyday. Then goes to bed at the same time.
We haven't taken our routine from a book. We lately adjust it to my sons natural patterns.
He is almost 8 months old and his morning roughly consists of:
wakes at 7am
breastfeed and breakfast (fruit and porridge or yogurt)
play
back in bed by 8am
wake at 10am
breastfeed and sometimes a snack
play
back to bed by 11.30am (often in the pram as this is when we go out)
wake around 12.30pm
breastfeed
play
lunch at 1pm (pureed or mashed veggies)
more play
back to bed at 2pm
wakes 4pm
breastfeed
play
dinner at 5pm (more veggies beside either some meat or dairy)
play
bath at 6pm
breastfeed at 7pm and then to bed
Hope that help!
Answers: From 3-6 weeks my son had horrible sleeping patterns. He slept great during the day. He would in recent times wake up long enough to eat and progress back to sleep. Then from 11pm-4am he just screamed violently.
Finally at 6 weeks I started a routine. Instead of letting him sleep all day I kept him awake for most of the day. I'd agree to him take short naps but I made sure that he was awake more than he be asleep.
At 9pm I gave him his bath and then get him in his pajamas. I gave him a bottle in the overcast while I rocked him. Once he was finished and obviously ready for bed (but in the past falling asleep) I laid him in his crib and turned on his mobile. He fussed for about 5 or 10 minutes because it was different but consequently he fell right asleep for several hours.
I did the same thing for a couple of day and it finally stuck! He is presently 11 weeks old and sleeps through the night! He goes to sleep around 10pm and wake up at 630am! Then throughout the day he is awake for an hour and a half and then sleeps for more or less 2 hours. Then he usually has a long nap in the afternoon. He made that agenda himself. The only thing I pushed was the element where he sleeps through the night!
Good luck with it!
I don't bother too much with a strict daytime routine, my son seems to enjoy set his own. This is really roughly how it goes for feeding and napping:
6.45 - 7am: wake
7.15am: milk 8oz
8am: breakfast
10am: rest
11am: wake
12 noon: lunch
2pm: snack
2.30pm: nap
3.30pm-4pm: wake up
6.30pm-ish: bath
7.15pm: milk 8oz
7.30pm: bed
This really is just a rough guide, it varies day after day, but it seems to work for us. To be completely honest, I don't like GF's routine. I've read the book, it's too restrictive for me and my son, I like that he is competent to sleep in his buggy, and I like that I can alter his routine without worrying more or less what a book says. If you want to try a book, I preferred The Baby Whisperer. It seems alot more flexible and acknowledges that babies are individuals too.
I have two kids a 2 year old and a 11 month old and i own a good routine
7:30-8:00= breakfast
12:00-1:00= lunch
4:30-5:30=dinner
6:15= bath-time
7:00= bedtime
and even though i stick to this routine my kids still wake during the night i reason its just a case of tryng as many ways as you can suggest of and finding the one that suits you best
good luck Source(s): mum of 2 little monsters
I have my daughter she is 18 months on a set schedule
730-8am breakfast
830-9 bath time
915-10 sesame street
10-12pm play time endeavours
12-130 nap time
130-2 snack time
2-5 free time whatever she likes to do shift outside or run errands with me
5-6 dinner
6-630 bath time
630-8 we lounge around
830 bedtime
hope this helps seriously of ppl wont like my schedule and i have tried shifting it but she so used to it
Yep I routinely get in that diaper every day haha
Bedtime is one and the same time every night, but everyday is different so it is hard for us to have a set rota for my son.
Gina ford is presently my bible. I started it from day one . but got alot of negative responses from household and friends - so i stopped. 5months later, i had no routine and baby breastfed as and when - plus adjectives through the night.
I got out the book again last week and happily my daughters natural sleeping pattern in daylight was exactly how it states in the book :-). i've been getting much better night since going back onto the routine. Baby is more happy - which means mummy is more bright and breezy.
You may get some negative replies too. but i'm a definate yes to Gina!! you can adapt her routines to fit you and babe-in-arms..
Good luck x
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My baby's sleep patterns are all over the place, so unpredictable. And he sleeps his long powernap at tea time so he doesn't go to bed until late.
I'm going to give Gina Ford a try conceivably. What do you think? Please answer, I just got two unnatural answers to this question the last time (some guy trying to sell my shoes...close to thats going to help).
Cheers x
We try to keep my daughter on the same schedule every daylight. She naps at the same time, and normally have a bottle at the same time everyday. Then goes to bed at the same time.
We haven't taken our routine from a book. We lately adjust it to my sons natural patterns.
He is almost 8 months old and his morning roughly consists of:
wakes at 7am
breastfeed and breakfast (fruit and porridge or yogurt)
play
back in bed by 8am
wake at 10am
breastfeed and sometimes a snack
play
back to bed by 11.30am (often in the pram as this is when we go out)
wake around 12.30pm
breastfeed
play
lunch at 1pm (pureed or mashed veggies)
more play
back to bed at 2pm
wakes 4pm
breastfeed
play
dinner at 5pm (more veggies beside either some meat or dairy)
play
bath at 6pm
breastfeed at 7pm and then to bed
Hope that help!
Answers: From 3-6 weeks my son had horrible sleeping patterns. He slept great during the day. He would in recent times wake up long enough to eat and progress back to sleep. Then from 11pm-4am he just screamed violently.
Finally at 6 weeks I started a routine. Instead of letting him sleep all day I kept him awake for most of the day. I'd agree to him take short naps but I made sure that he was awake more than he be asleep.
At 9pm I gave him his bath and then get him in his pajamas. I gave him a bottle in the overcast while I rocked him. Once he was finished and obviously ready for bed (but in the past falling asleep) I laid him in his crib and turned on his mobile. He fussed for about 5 or 10 minutes because it was different but consequently he fell right asleep for several hours.
I did the same thing for a couple of day and it finally stuck! He is presently 11 weeks old and sleeps through the night! He goes to sleep around 10pm and wake up at 630am! Then throughout the day he is awake for an hour and a half and then sleeps for more or less 2 hours. Then he usually has a long nap in the afternoon. He made that agenda himself. The only thing I pushed was the element where he sleeps through the night!
Good luck with it!
I don't bother too much with a strict daytime routine, my son seems to enjoy set his own. This is really roughly how it goes for feeding and napping:
6.45 - 7am: wake
7.15am: milk 8oz
8am: breakfast
10am: rest
11am: wake
12 noon: lunch
2pm: snack
2.30pm: nap
3.30pm-4pm: wake up
6.30pm-ish: bath
7.15pm: milk 8oz
7.30pm: bed
This really is just a rough guide, it varies day after day, but it seems to work for us. To be completely honest, I don't like GF's routine. I've read the book, it's too restrictive for me and my son, I like that he is competent to sleep in his buggy, and I like that I can alter his routine without worrying more or less what a book says. If you want to try a book, I preferred The Baby Whisperer. It seems alot more flexible and acknowledges that babies are individuals too.
I have two kids a 2 year old and a 11 month old and i own a good routine
7:30-8:00= breakfast
12:00-1:00= lunch
4:30-5:30=dinner
6:15= bath-time
7:00= bedtime
and even though i stick to this routine my kids still wake during the night i reason its just a case of tryng as many ways as you can suggest of and finding the one that suits you best
good luck Source(s): mum of 2 little monsters
I have my daughter she is 18 months on a set schedule
730-8am breakfast
830-9 bath time
915-10 sesame street
10-12pm play time endeavours
12-130 nap time
130-2 snack time
2-5 free time whatever she likes to do shift outside or run errands with me
5-6 dinner
6-630 bath time
630-8 we lounge around
830 bedtime
hope this helps seriously of ppl wont like my schedule and i have tried shifting it but she so used to it
Yep I routinely get in that diaper every day haha
Bedtime is one and the same time every night, but everyday is different so it is hard for us to have a set rota for my son.
Gina ford is presently my bible. I started it from day one . but got alot of negative responses from household and friends - so i stopped. 5months later, i had no routine and baby breastfed as and when - plus adjectives through the night.
I got out the book again last week and happily my daughters natural sleeping pattern in daylight was exactly how it states in the book :-). i've been getting much better night since going back onto the routine. Baby is more happy - which means mummy is more bright and breezy.
You may get some negative replies too. but i'm a definate yes to Gina!! you can adapt her routines to fit you and babe-in-arms..
Good luck x
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