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hi. i've been trying to put my baby in a sched...

2011-11-19T09:15:58.600+08:00

hi. i've been trying to put my baby in a schedule (4-months old), however, I'm having a difficult time with it. I work 24-36 hours straight (I'm a doctor), so majority of the time she's with a caregiver or at night with my mom. I was able to "set" a schedule at night when I was still on leave: bath at 5, sleep at 6 then she would sleep, and wake up 2-3 hours to feed, then would wake up at 5am. in the morning, it's harder because she's a catnapper. she can only sleep 20-30 minutes at a time, and can only sleep for longer periods if she's being carried. Now, she would sleep4-6 hours straight at night, but then by 1-2am, she would wake every hour. she doesn't want milk. in the morning, sleep/naps is much worse. what can i do? thank you.

2011-05-08T20:12:29.194+08:00

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I just want to share my baby's schedule. I fin...

2010-10-12T12:15:27.265+08:00

I just want to share my baby's schedule. I find this really good and allows a lot of 'me' time and 'couple evening' time.

7am - get baby up. change nappy. feed.
7:30 - 8:50 - playtime. let baby play under baby gym or playpen while mummy tidy up or have breakfast
8:50 - put baby down ready for nap time
9:00-9:45 - nap time
10:00 baby should be awake. encourage to play
10:30 - feed then play
11:50 - put baby down ready for nap
12:00 - 2pm - nap
2:30 - feed then play
4:00 - 4:30 - nap
5:00 - feed 2/3 of his full bottle
6:00 - bath & massage
6:30 - wind down time - put baby in the bedroom with dim lights (or just lamp on), lullaby musics etc..
6:50 - finish all his feed from 5:00pm feed
7:00 - put baby to sleep

babies are able to sleep from 7am-7pm providing his naps and milk feeds are structured. some babies wake up around 5am but will usually fall back to sleep half an hour later then wake up at 7am to start their day.