My little one is Mashallah one month old and as a first time parent with not many aunts etc around I’m still trying to suss a lot of things out.
I was wondering when fellow guppies began getting their little ones into routines? Did you start the routine process or did you wait for baby to indicate he/she was ready to get into a routine (if this is the case when did you commence the process).
I was thinking around 6 weeks, however a friend said I should already be doing a routine (which I would struggle with as baby feeds when she wants to due to reflux, and sleeps when she wants to too).
I know reflux can cause issues, and we’re currently giving her prescribed medication for it, and I’m buying some blocks to create an ‘angle’ in her cot so she isn’t sleeping straight to help her sleep. We’re hoping that Inshallah she will be feeling much better soon.
So when did others start their routine? Here’s the routine I was thinking:
Bath
Massage
story
last feed of the day
I was hoping to start the routine at say 7:30pm, with the aim of having little one in bed for 8:15pm.
I’m thinking that feeds maybe an issue to schedule as little one doesn’t follow a pattern although it’s usually every 2/3 hours (that she wants a feed).
Our health visitor says that the more ounces she drinks, the longer she will sleep, and I should aim to feed her 3-4 ounces her feed every 3-4 hours. Is that what others have heard is done? I’m finding the whole thing ovewelming.
Anyhow, waffling over, I hope my post had made some sense and someone out there can share info on when they started their routine.