Hi Folks - at what age did you try and get your wee ones into a routine???

I'm lucky that Charlie's already in a routine. He goes nursery 5 days a week though, so that helps.

For Noah it was really early, at about 2 weeks, but some babies are more adaptable than others. Cause he was bottle fed it was a lot easier too, and I found he got hungry after the same sort of amount of time, and drank pretty much the same amount. so I think we gave him feeds at set times every 3 hours or something and 4 hours at night. then gradually as he got older if he was draining a bottle we increased the amount, then spaced them apart a bit more etc. The only time we did feed at set times was at night, but his body had got into a routine from the day feeds so he always woke at the same points at night too.

See what works for you, some abies take to a routine sooner than others, if he isnt getting on with it leave it a bit longer.

routine?? i wish!! lol callum has no routine whatsoever!!!

Where do i start???

Routine? hmmm, I just tried putting my madam upstairs and she screamed that much she has threw up everywhere...again!

I never really put Seren in a routine as such - she was demand fed but I found that she did just get into one herself - have a nap in the morning, one in the afternoon then bedtime. When she was weaned her naps tended to follow her meals.

i have never had a strict routine. both mine were happy to feed every 3 hours so i didnt have to try and change the feed times for a routine. but every night they have qa routine of dinner straight to the bath stright to bed. it works great, and in the morning it always breakfast washed dressed then a nap. but other then that we just go with the flow

How old is Lewis now, and is he breat or bottle fed? and how much does he take at a time if bottle fed?

It was suggested by my midwife when she was coming out to me that you wake them to feed them more during the day so they are more full to go longer at night, otherwise they often get themselves into a routine the other way round, and sleep a lot during the day and wake lots for feeds at night.

If your Bottle feeding I would suggest you start by feeding a set am ount every three hours, if they are asleep wake him for it, and see what he does himself over night (it might take a few days of doing this before it settles to set night waking times) also you may find that he takes different amounts at each of these feeds, like only finishing every other bottle, but keep making them to the same amount, and he will gradually drain all of them. Also put im down at a set time each night in a dark room, at say 8, so he learns the differnce between night and day, and aviod conversation and stimulation during night feeds. Say perhaps give bottles at 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm, 11pm and see what he dictates to you at night.

That quote is in reference to my 1 year old not Lewis