In my thorough research in
tips from Baby Center (lol) I’ve come to find that setting a routine for the
baby is good so the child knows what to inspect and feels comfortable and
confident in their day. I’ve read that a
lot of moms ‘make’ the schedule for their child setting strict bed times,
cluster feeding, bed time techniques etc.
Trying to make Noah go to
bed at a certain time, or putting him before he was ready wasn’t working for
us. It became a chore rather than a time
to bond. After trying hard to make it
work for us, we decided to let him take the reins and tell us what works for
him. We let his natural clock tell us
when it’s time and low and behold he put himself on his own schedule.
Currently – he is bright
eyed and bushy tailed between 6:00 and 6:30 am.
This is Daddy’s time with Noah before he leaves for work as I leave
before Noah wakes up. Noah takes a
bottle at this time and talks with daddy about his plans for the day. My son is such a morning person its ridiculous. I look forward to the weekends where I get to
chat it up with him!
He’s than up or a few hours
– great grandma(who watches him in the day) along with great grandpa and
sometimes auntie Stephanie (when she’s not working) will play with Noah and
interact (Tummy time!), than he’s ready to eat and nap. The cycle goes on and off every 2 to 3
hours.
I usually get home around 6
which is mommy’s time with Noah! The key is to not stimulate him too much
during this time which will make him fussy and fight sleep. So I’ll dim the lights to the room – no tv,
music or flashing toy lights. I’ll lay
him down and just talk to him. I’ll ask
about his day, tell him about mine – you know small talk. lol – Some nights we
will pull a book out too(as he gets older I plan to make books regular but he
just doesn’t love them yet) --- When it’s warmer bath time would take place
here instead equipped with his favorite nighttime lotion massage daddy does! (bath
time knocks him out!)
Around 7-7:30 he is ready
for his bottle. I’ll feed to him, sing
his favorite song ‘You are my sunshine’ (I sang it to him since he was in the
womb and he loved it!). He usually
drifts in and out of sleep by this time. Than after the burp session I’ll rock
him to full sleep.
He stays asleep till about
9:30-10:00 which gives me and my fiancé a chance to set up for the next day,
shower, pull clothes out, make lunches and talk about our day. Sometimes we will go to bed at the same time
Noah does! haha But at that 9:30 wake up I’ll feed him and rock him back to
sleep and he’s out until about 3.
Noah has the most amazing
daddy, he’s been the one to get up at that 3’oclock wake up and change, feed
and rock him back to sleep. I promise to
try harder, but he does it without complaint so he makes it even harder for me
to get up since he’s so good at it! lol
After, the cycle starts all
over again.
Some tips I’ve picked up along the way are:
-Dim lights early
-White noise is the best
thing for a fussy baby! Ever…
-Avoid talking or playing
with the baby in the middle of the night changing or feeding. Stimulating will
cause the baby to come out of the slumber and think it’s playtime.
-Keep lights off if you
can. We use a night light after the 10’o clock wake up. This is to insure that
he starts to recognize his days and nights.
Of course, I’m not an
expert, but this is what works for our family.
Happy baby sleeping!
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