rountines
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Topic: rountines
Posted By: fairy1
Subject: rountines
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 5:23pm
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When did your baby settle into a routine, or rather a regular pattern with feeds and sleeps?
I know DS is only 2 weeks old so I cant expect too much but every few days he seems to change what hes doing so Im just wondering at what stage do babies normally settle into a regular pattern? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 5:31pm
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Mine didn't settle in to any sort of routine until about 6 weeks old, if that.
Before then they were still getting used to being in the world and one day they would go down to sleep easily, feed easily, the next it completely reversed ------------- 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 6:31pm
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Yeah, about 6 weeks. Even at that point, Dan had 2 routines on the go - it depended on whether his first sleep was 45 minutes or 90 minutes. Once it got to 10am, I knew what the day was going to look like but couldn't do things like book a hair appointment for a set time till he was about 4 months. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Speck8
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 7:00pm
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Not for ages - maybe at least 3 or 4 months. And even then it wasn't set times but more like I knew how long he'd sleep for, how long he'd stay up for and how many sleeps he'd have a day. Then again, we never started the day at the same time and perhaps if I got him up at 6am every morning then that would've made things more predictable....
They're always changing too - so you'll have a nice lil routine for a few weeks and then it'll all change! |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 7:33pm
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We were about 3 months here before that is was all up in the air with regular growth spurts.
And it wasn't really until 4-5 months that I noticed a proper routine/pattern that she set. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 15 November 2010 at 7:38pm
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Around 8 weeks she stopped just going to sleep anywhere and we had to "put her her to bed". So around this time I started watching more for sleep signs and watched the clock a bit more and if she started to grizzle around the right time she got put to bed and then she tended to slide into a bit more of a routine. BUT I warn you. Every time you get used to what he's doing expect the little monkey to change something. I don't know that we've had anything longer than 3 weeks before our daughter changed things. I think we got better at better at reading her signals though so I haven't found it as stressful as I thought I would. Oh and there will be growth spurts where you sit for HOURS doing nothing but feeding. ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 17 November 2010 at 1:06pm
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DS1 day 3-4
DS2 about 5 months. Maybe longer, still not the same every day - like Fliss says tho you can tell by how first sleep goes. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Kalimirella
Date Posted: 17 November 2010 at 3:35pm
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K settled into a general routine feed play sleep, at around the same general time of day prolly between 2 to 3 mths. Around the 6 weeks mark everything defo got easier. ------------- Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kellyfer
Date Posted: 17 November 2010 at 7:42pm
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It does get easier around the 6 weeks mark. I think for me that was mainly coz I got smiles as rewards for getting up several times a night! But yeah, like others have said don't get used to a routine your baby gets into - they change their minds all the time. I'm just getting into a regular(ish) one now @ round 12 weeks... *touch wood*
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Posted By: Flossie
Date Posted: 19 November 2010 at 8:27pm
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I found that at 6 weeks things settled down but a real routine began to emerge at about 3 months and I suddenly could relax a little iykwim! Mum said that its called the fourth trimester where baby settles into the big wide world! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 19 November 2010 at 8:34pm
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Yup, 4th trimester which you can expect to last for about the first 3 months, recommend watching 'The Happiest Baby on the Block' DVD, has heaps of handy tips for settling baby, etc. Apparently better than the Baby Whisperer! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: amykt
Date Posted: 28 November 2010 at 8:59pm
Took DS about 5 months to settle into a regular routine - the 5 months before that were a little random (or maybe it just felt like that due to sleep deprivation!)  ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 12:31pm
| About 3-4 months I suppose. Until then I just did eat, play, sleep. |
Posted By: BayGirl
Date Posted: 29 November 2010 at 2:06pm
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My girl has never had a routine. I don't do eat play sleep either. She feeds as she needs to.
Only now (nearly 5 months ) is she settling into consistant day naps. So we have an 1 and half hour nap in morning and 2 hour nap in afternoon. But every day is different when she has these naps sometimes first is at 9.30 am other days not till 11am. The only thing i can suggest is try really hard to recognise babies tired signs. if you can get sleep right everything else will fall into place. But i really would suggest that you leave it till at least 3 months to worry about esstablishing patterns. Your wee one will do what they need to at this age, just follow their clues. And my bit of advice for once your bub is older and you are establishiing routines. To start with spend a few weeks at home not going out to town or out to friends excessively (ie every day). To set up routines stay at home and have a consistant preparation for nap time routine. Ie We go to room have a cuddle and a story book (or two). Quiet time (5 mins or so) and then i song and cuddle standing by the cot. Then into cot and another song. Then i leave her to self settle. Going in and out to help as need be. I made the mistake (with the warmer waether) of going out lots to town and shops and friends in teh last few weeks,. DD was getting very unsettled and cranky so i have speent 1 week staying at home with her (just going out for walks with stroller). She has settled down considerably into some forms of patterns now. With babies they are forever changing. The have growth spurts, teething, jabs, needing solids, too hot weather, too cold weather that will all affect how they settle and how they act. It is best to just follow your bubs cues to see what they need ratehr than expect them to be the same every day. -------------   
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