Hi ladies,
So my LO is already 7m old! Time really flies with a baby.
He has a routine which hasnt much changed since he is 3m old.
UHe wakes up at 10am. Feed. Play around for max an hour before he is sleepy again. I try to bath him before he completly dozz off on his walker. Any food in the morning is a fight.
He will sleep from 11am to 1-2pm then has a feed. In the afternoon he plays in his cot, crawl on the floor and i play with him once im done cleaning the room.
At around 4pm he will feed again and sleep for max 40mins. Then he plays on his walker,in the garden and i manage to give him full portion of food (mainly fruits). He will absolutly exhaust himself. At 8 he sits with us for dinner and will have bites of everything. Again mainly fruits but will try chichen or potato.
He sleeps again by 9pm once he has a bottle for an hour and wakes up full masti mood. Between 10pm and 12pm.he again exhaust himself screaming crawling and in the swing. I manage to give him so food like biscuit and mash potato. By 12 i give him final bottle and switch off lights to put him to bed. It usually takes between 10to 30mins.
Now his routine suits me since i wake up late and sleep late. Also ge gets to play with daddy at night.
But i assume its not a good routine and no matter hiw hatd i try for him to have the final night sleep at 9pm..he will still wake up full energetic at 10pm.
And it terms of food, he likes sweet only and eats after 5pm mainly. Hiw do i get to have breakfast lunch and dinner.
Re: routine of a 7months old
he will continue to wake up if u don't sleep as well. even if u don't sleep in same room kids can tell other members are awake n wakr up. so change ur routine too.
try with potatoes , eventually add cheese. yogurt with fruits. cereals. he ll gradually eat others. just keep offering.
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I'm not as experienced as some of the other mamas but my advice is that you should be changing to his routine, not him fitting with your routine. Whenever I have seen parents let the kids try to fall into line with what they do (e.g. sleep late) it just ends badly. If he has a good routine now, it will save you trouble later.
I have a 17month old and once the colic got better, he started sleeping from about 7-7.30pm to about 6.30-7.00am. This was something he naturally fell into. He would still want milk during the night but he wouldn't actually wake up or get up. For this reason, I'd keep him next to me, so my sleep wouldn't really be disturbed. Yes, I had to start getting up when he did which meant that was in bed by 11pm the latest but you get used to it. Now he sleeps a bit later but when it's his bedtime if I get a bit delayed he gathers his things (blankey, teddy) and starts going upstairs himself.
To me it sounds like he sleeps a bit too much during the day. I think a good day routine (so that he sleeps well at night) will be only one long nap during the day or two short ones. It sounds like his actual morning when he's fully awake is when he wakes up at 1-2pm which is why he's not ready to sleep through until about 1am.
I would say that maybe try to wake him up 30 mins earlier every day but try to keep his nap time at 11am. Once he is awake for about 4hrs before nap time, he will have a good nap and then he will have another 4-5hrs of awake time after the nap and then be ready for a full night's sleep. Try to have a bedtime routine as well. Some children like having a bath at night so try that.
He's 7 months old, you don't have to give him a breakfast, lunch and dinner. He will eat smaller amounts and more often. Put him in his high chair and let him try different foods whenever you are in the kitchen. This age is pretty good as kids generally happily sit in their chair and get messy with food. I would reduce the fruit too...it's still sugar; it's a healthy snack or dessert as opposed to a meal.
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Be thankful, your son goes to sleep at 12-1 and wakes up at 10 am. My son woke up 20 times a night until he was 2 years old. That was when he stopped nursing. He wil start eating more once he is older, IA. I did not offer table food until they were 8 months old. Pureed baby food, yes.
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I think it depends on the child. My son had two bottom teeth when he was 7 months old and had been eating the same dinner as us but gently mushed from just before 6 months (he showed the interest). I think you just have to try different things. Most mums I know seem to mix starting finger food/self feeding and mashed food at the same time.
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^ Whatever works for the parents and child. I just followed guidelines on when to introduce meat etc. Our table food is spicy so didn't offer it before 8 months.
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Stoppit-
Yes i will try to wake him up earlier now. However my aim is 8am to 8pm. My hisband come home late and i wish for him to see him awake when he is home.
I have tried potato. But he wont have it. Baby was good with food until he got a flu last month and he refuse any savory food evrr since. I have to add honey into everything.
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Eastern- he is in his feedig chair whenever i eat so i offer everything. He has an interest in good but has now developed a preference towards sweets