Ok another question... All about getting baby on a schedule please help?

I wouldn't try to " schedule" the baby. But a routine ( a general occurance of events ) is great for babies. For instance, if you always change the baby after he wakes up, feed him and then give him a little stimulation before he goes back to sleep, you are setting up the basis for a great routine later on, when he can stay awake longer. This also provides flexibility since it's not dependent on a clock . Even better, it provides comfort for your little one because he'll always know what's coming next. You'll probably remember that babies don't stick really well to " schedule" or even loose routines until later in infancy. I followed a very loose routine until about 3 months at which point , my little girl took over and set her own schedule.

Good luck and congrats! What a busy mommy you are!

He's kind of young. He should fall into an eating and sleeping pattern naturally with time. When he is older, 4-6 months you can maybe start coaxing him into a schedule. I think the most important thing for me was my son's nap schedule. You need to allow him to nap when you can tell he is starting to get tired and allow him to do so in a place where he can really get rest and stay down for a while. Thirty minute naps all over the place will set you up for trouble down the road. Of course right now he is sleeping a lot in the day still but this is just an FYI for the future =0)

I tried to set a schedule pretty early on. All it did was make me frustrated and upset as my young daughter didn't seem to want to be on a schedule. Imagine that! LOL!

The only thing that did work was having her on a 3 hour feeding schedule, starting at about 2 months. And starting a bedtime routine with a bed time at 7:00.

It wasn't until my daughter was about 5 months that things started to settle into a more consistent routine: bottle every 4 hours, nap every 2 hours (I just watched for signs of tiredness and it seemed they'd appear every 2 hours), bedtime routine and asleep at 7:30.

I found it almost impossible to have a specific nap schedule, e.g. nap at 10:00 and 2:00 as she woke up at different times each day and naps were of varying length. So I found the "every 2 hours" worked best.

Now at 8 months it's eat every 4.5 hours, nap every 3.25 hours and bed time at 7:30 (still with the same routine).

Good luck!

For me, I think around 9 or 10 months is the best time to start thinking about a schedule since they're older and able to understand more.

I tried to put my twins on a schedule but they were sooooo random! They both went through some major growth spurting and by about 9 or 10 months their growth really started to ease off and I was able to figure out when they were hungry, when they needed naps, etc.

It's hard but you can do a flexible schedule if you want, just make sure to afford your baby some flexibility because some days he'll be hungrier and some days he'll be sleepier, or less sleepy, etc.

I don't really believe in schedules. I feed my baby on demand and we have somewhat of a "routine" but no strict schedule. What is it you would like to schedule? My baby eats when she's hungry and sleeps when she's tired. I know the signs of her getting tired so I give her a nap if she needs one but never at a set time. (Although she does nap at ROUGHLY the same times every day) Don't worry about sticking to a schedule. Just develop a routine that works for both of you and I strongly believe in feeding on demand, I think the old 4 hour feeding schedule is unfair to the baby and doesn't take into account individual appetites and growth spurts where the baby eats a lot more then usual.

Usually around 4-6 months is the best time. If you try earlier than that it will be harder because at 0-3 months your baby's needs are most important, meaning they still need feedings in the middle of the night and they pretty much sleep when they want. They need that extra sleep and food to grow.

Around 4-6 months your baby will start sleeping through the night and then you can get them on a nap schedule and night time schedule because they won't need to sleep as much during the day.

Hope this helps!

About 5 months would be the easiest. My son really made his own schedule and stuck with it. Even now (almost 1 year) he sticks to his. You still have plenty of time right now just do whats best for your baby. Good Luck!

All children are different.

The easiest way to help your baby get used to a daytime routine is to make sure she gets up the same time every morning with a breakfast/get up outine and have a regular bedtime routine. e/g/ bathtime at 7.00 etc.

Saying that, illness, teething, bad nights however will completely muck this up at every turn ;-)

This is the only routine you can do really, with a regular morning and pm routine, baby will eventually work it out for themselves. Just concentrate on relaxing and enjoying as best you can!