mum2be.ie - Pregnancy and Baby Forums

[excitedmama2be]

Hello mummies and mummies to be!
Just wondering do you have a routine for your baby or are you going to put your baby in a routine so every day nap times and feeding times are the same or are you just going with the flow??

[lollypops]

babies love routine! ul see that wen u do have a routine and it gets changed they hate it! dont get me rong routine isnt always the easiest thing to do but its better for u and baby if u can do it.

[babyL]

yep i agree with Lollypops, routine is brilliant for mammy and baby, it makes life so much easier for you both!

[babymakes3]

Definitely will try get a routine going. Its meant to be hard for maybe first two weeks of it but totally worth it!

[excitedmama2be]

I agree! Routines are great just its hard to get in to one as my baby some days wants to nap at 9 a.m. and some days he doesnt! And also to keep a routine is easier at home but as soon as you are going somewhere it gets difficult!

[babymakes3]

Oh I'd well believe it hun! I'd say its fairly hard alright, especially on those days where you have to be somewhere and it completely throws off all routines!

[lovemylilbean]

def will be havin a routine at least ill try hard to anyway, i work with kids n its so much easier when u know their routine n have a set time for most things ie nap,dinner n nappy change obv if dirty in between changes, means more nappy changes yey for me but yeah routines r great all round!twill help when the baby is older too n goes down to bed at 8pm say every night etc (wishful thinkin i think! ) n we can have some grown up time n be us nto just mammy n daddy

[excitedmama2be]

def will be havin a routine at least ill try hard to anyway, i work with kids n its so much easier when u know their routine n have a set time for most things ie nap,dinner n nappy change obv if dirty in between changes, means more nappy changes yey for me but yeah routines r great all round!twill help when the baby is older too n goes down to bed at 8pm say every night etc (wishful thinkin i think! ) n we can have some grown up time n be us nto just mammy n daddy

Well I'd say wont be too hard for you to get your baby in to routine you know kids so well you are with them every day and you know how their head works I'm looking forward to baby going to bed at 8 at what age they start doing that?

[Ruby]

I have to have routine I would be a frazzled mammy with out it. All 3 kiddies are in bed every night by 8. With dd i don't have a great routine during the day yet because with school runs etc I seem to be in and out all morning till I collect ds1 at 2.10. I found it easier to have a routine when the bits were younger but it's hard with 3 and 3 school runs a day.

[soexcited]

My fella is 7 weeks old and Im still not in a routine! he's still very new to me, his feeds are predictable alright but his naps aren't.

[lainey84]

My fella is 7 weeks old and Im still not in a routine! he's still very new to me, his feeds are predictable alright but his naps aren't.

same here and little dude is 13 weeks. we have a kinda routine- i am strict with times during day but go with little man by night

He still wakes once during night so we go with him and meet his needs as required during night.
During the day, he is fed every 4-5 hours and sleeps when he needs to. I don't encourage him to nap, I follow his lead tbh.
It works for me....

[excitedmama2be]

Yeah my boy eats every 4 hours wakes once a night still(actually last two nights he slept from 10 to 5.30) but naps durring the day is a nightmare! He fights sleep dont know why because he goes down at 10 p.m. to bed with his eyes wide open and fals asleep no probl I dont even need to go in once to check on him. Maybe because I swadle him only for the night!?

[soexcited]

Do you swaddle him during the day? yeh try just do it at night so and see what happens... god girls Id love if my fella ate every 4 hours, he eats maybe every 2 hours during the day, prob cos hes breastfed.. i dont mind though hes sucking the calories outa me

[excitedmama2be]

Do you swaddle him during the day? yeh try just do it at night so and see what happens... god girls Id love if my fella ate every 4 hours, he eats maybe every 2 hours during the day, prob cos hes breastfed.. i dont mind though hes sucking the calories outa me

I only swadle him at night...Do you only breastfeed? I do it too but top up on bottles! I breastfeed only 3 or 4 times a day..do you breastfeed every 2 hours at night too? What weight is your boy? It must be very hard for you but I agree weight loss is great!

[lovemylilbean]

oh i dunno, im more used to the 17mths to 2 years age lol ive skipped the baby stage im scared whitless!!lol!ill just go with the low n not worry bout it too much twill take a hile to get used to being a first time mam n new baby too, my god sone is 17mths n hes only just going down to bed at 8pm, so will see how it goes first