when did you start a routine with your baby?

bird24 · Oct 11th, 2009, 12:20 PM

i was wondering how old your baby was when you tried getting them into a routine?

i've read about waking them in the day so they sleep more at night but i feel bad doing that but i'm so tired

anyone have any advice?

**Arcanegirl** · Oct 11th, 2009, 12:49 PM

I wouldnt wake a baby from a nap, a good nap is the foundation for a good nights sleep.

I just waited untill a routine started to appear with feeds etc and just adjusted it to fit in with everything

bird24 · Oct 11th, 2009, 13:57 PM

Thanks

I thought that its just different places say different things and apparently if you wake them for more feeds during the day they learn to go longer for the feeds in the night

i have no idea as its all new to me just wondering what other mums have tried

I'm so tired and OH and i have been moaning at each other all day today which is so upsetting as i hate arguing but i dunno what to do to make it better when we are both so tired even though he hasnt been getting up in the night for feeds (he's been playing his x box too much in the evening which is soooo annoying and then moans he is tired) i dont wanna argue but then i think thats unfair

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**Arcanegirl** · Oct 11th, 2009, 14:01 PM

I notice your breastfeeding, she will take what feeds she needs you cant really make her take more.
She is still very young aswell and it is very normal for a newborn to wake a few times overnight for a feed.
There isnt really a right way to get them to sleep longer, i bf for 2.5 months, Alex didnt sleep through, when i switced to FF he still didnt sleep through. Even now its still hit and miss.

Ninewest · Oct 11th, 2009, 14:03 PM

We still do not have a routine, and Coco is 4 and half months old!

bird24 · Oct 11th, 2009, 14:22 PM

ok maybe i'm just trying to be more organised when i cant

just hate feeling so crap and arguing with OH as we are so tired

hopefully i'll feel better tomorrow

Thanks Ladies

**Arcanegirl** · Oct 11th, 2009, 14:24 PM

Itll get better as the days go by

Faerie · Oct 11th, 2009, 14:37 PM

Oh sweetie, she's a tiny baby and you're going to feel tired I'm afraid!! Like AG said, it is normal for babies to wake through the night. Try and get as much rest with her in the daytime so you're not too shattered.

Sofia found her own routine. I always made sure that in the daytime there was plenty of light in the house, even when she was napping and then when it was time to go down for night time sleep that I kept the lights dim for her feed and then only turn on a night light during the night rather than the harsher overhead lights.

Try to not talk to her etc during the night time feeds so she gets used to it. Sofia wakes, feeds and goes straight back to sleep.

Up until she was about 10 weeks old she was still taking 3 hour naps in the daytime, and only waking for about 1.5 hours in between but she still got into a good night time routine.

PeanutBean · Oct 11th, 2009, 14:40 PM

We started giving Byron regular bathtimes at night when he was about a month old but he didn't have an actual routine until after he was weaned at 6 months and that has just developed out of his own needs rather than us trying to force him into anything.

**Vickie** · Oct 11th, 2009, 14:42 PM

The others said it pretty much. Hannah was FF from the start and didn't sleep through until she was on three meals a day (at 6 months).

There are things you can do to help differentiate night and day. Change into day time clothes in the morning, and night clothes at night. Keep lights low, no TV etc. during night feeds and before bedtime. Have a night time routine (very loose night time routine at that age)...whatever works for you really, we did bath, bottle, bed.

At her age I definitely would not recommend waking her from naps, she needs the sleep.

It is hard in the beginning and the sleepless nights caused a lot of fighting between me and Stan too, but it does get better

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bird24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 3,158	when did you start a routine with your baby? i was wondering how old your baby was when you tried getting them into a routine? i've read about waking them in the day so they sleep more at night but i feel bad doing that but i'm so tired anyone have any advice?

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Arcanegirl Pregnant (Expecting) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,663	I wouldnt wake a baby from a nap, a good nap is the foundation for a good nights sleep. I just waited untill a routine started to appear with feeds etc and just adjusted it to fit in with everything

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Oct 11th, 2009, 13:57 PM	#3
bird24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 3,158	Thanks I thought that its just different places say different things and apparently if you wake them for more feeds during the day they learn to go longer for the feeds in the night i have no idea as its all new to me just wondering what other mums have tried I'm so tired and OH and i have been moaning at each other all day today which is so upsetting as i hate arguing but i dunno what to do to make it better when we are both so tired even though he hasnt been getting up in the night for feeds (he's been playing his x box too much in the evening which is soooo annoying and then moans he is tired) i dont wanna argue but then i think thats unfair ?????????????????????

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Arcanegirl Pregnant (Expecting) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,663	I notice your breastfeeding, she will take what feeds she needs you cant really make her take more. She is still very young aswell and it is very normal for a newborn to wake a few times overnight for a feed. There isnt really a right way to get them to sleep longer, i bf for 2.5 months, Alex didnt sleep through, when i switced to FF he still didnt sleep through. Even now its still hit and miss.

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Ninewest Pregnant (Expecting) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 376	We still do not have a routine, and Coco is 4 and half months old!

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Oct 11th, 2009, 14:22 PM	#6
bird24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 3,158	ok maybe i'm just trying to be more organised when i cant just hate feeling so crap and arguing with OH as we are so tired hopefully i'll feel better tomorrow Thanks Ladies

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Arcanegirl Pregnant (Expecting) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,663	Itll get better as the days go by

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Faerie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alsace, France (and Basel, Switzerland) Posts: 5,527	Oh sweetie, she's a tiny baby and you're going to feel tired I'm afraid!! Like AG said, it is normal for babies to wake through the night. Try and get as much rest with her in the daytime so you're not too shattered. Sofia found her own routine. I always made sure that in the daytime there was plenty of light in the house, even when she was napping and then when it was time to go down for night time sleep that I kept the lights dim for her feed and then only turn on a night light during the night rather than the harsher overhead lights. Try to not talk to her etc during the night time feeds so she gets used to it. Sofia wakes, feeds and goes straight back to sleep. Up until she was about 10 weeks old she was still taking 3 hour naps in the daytime, and only waking for about 1.5 hours in between but she still got into a good night time routine.

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PeanutBean Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 18,226	We started giving Byron regular bathtimes at night when he was about a month old but he didn't have an actual routine until after he was weaned at 6 months and that has just developed out of his own needs rather than us trying to force him into anything.

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Oct 11th, 2009, 14:42 PM	#10
Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,703	The others said it pretty much. Hannah was FF from the start and didn't sleep through until she was on three meals a day (at 6 months). There are things you can do to help differentiate night and day. Change into day time clothes in the morning, and night clothes at night. Keep lights low, no TV etc. during night feeds and before bedtime. Have a night time routine (very loose night time routine at that age)...whatever works for you really, we did bath, bottle, bed. At her age I definitely would not recommend waking her from naps, she needs the sleep. It is hard in the beginning and the sleepless nights caused a lot of fighting between me and Stan too, but it does get better

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