Am I the Only One?

[Chaos]

Am I the only one with a 5 month old that doesn't attempt to set any sort of routine with him? I see loads of posts about doing things at certain times of the day. I don't... LO eats when he wants, sleeps when he's tired, plays when he wants. I can't imagine making him go to sleep at a certain time -- I don't think it would be possible without a mega fight! I just don't have the energy or stamina to go through that.

Anyone else have a baby 4 months old or older that they haven't put into a rountine yet?

Autumn does what she wants in the day re feeding/playing/sleeping. She put her self in a day routine regarding naps. I just look for her "Tiredness ques" and lay her down.

Regarding the night, for me, it worked having a little routine at night. It makes for a much happier baby in the day. In fact if Autumn stays up much past 9pm, she's a horrid little moody moo lol. She loves her night time bath and is falling asleep before I've finished putting her sleep suit on.

 

[Ella's_momma]

I'm new to this whole thing. I just had my baby girl Ella two weeks ago. Any help?

 

[Chaos]

I'm new to this whole thing. I just had my baby girl Ella two weeks ago. Any help?

Help with what? Getting a routine?

 

[Seraphim]

I'm new to this whole thing. I just had my baby girl Ella two weeks ago. Any help?

We can't help with routine in this thread... none of us have one

 

[Mynx]

We certainly wont be setting Evie a routine. I never did with my first daughter, she set her own by the time she was a year old.
Evie's all over the place atm, altho she does have some kinda routine that she's put herself into...she has day/night confusion lol! She's usually awake (ish) and will cry or fuss if we put her down in her carrycot or she'll doze for about 20 minutes then wake up for a cuddle. She'll be like this till about 4am. She usually has a larger than normal feed (6oz instead of 5) and then will go to sleep till at least 10am. Today she didnt wake up till 12pm lol! She had a small feed and then went back off to sleep till her next feed 4 hours later.. if only she'd sleep thru the night like this! Luckily tho, my OH is a night owl so he was up with her during the night. We tried one night to coax Evie out of her day/night thing but it ended up with all 3 of us getting grumpy and stressed so we're sticking with letting her lead us on this. After all, she's still adjusting to life outside the womb and already learning and absorbing so much information, why should we instill something on her that suits us? Babies are supposed to turn our lives upside down, let's embrace it!! lol!!

Ella's Momma, the only advice I would give is just go with the flow. That way no one ends up stressed cos something isnt working out right. Some babies will establish a routine themselves very early, some wont till they're over a year old. Nothing is wrong or right on this one. She'll tell you when she's hungry, wants a bum change, or is tired so just go with that and grab sleep while you can! Doesnt matter what time of the day or night it is, make the most of it hehe

 

[Vici]

I have never set a routine for Imi but she is def in one that she has set herself. Its not rigid in the slightest and because of christmas socialising its been all over the place and shes been fine