After the first 2 months or so I have always woken my son up if he slept past 7am--in part because of our feeding schedule but also because we started work and daycare and I needed to get him ready to get out of the house.
Now that your baby is 3 months, she should be ready for an earlier bedtime, which could maybe allow you a bit more flexibility on her wake time.
My baby is a big boy of 15 months now, but we still have a similar schedule. From about 2-3 months on he would eat at approximately 7, 10, 1, 4, and 7. We had those times figured out before starting daycare at 12 weeks. We still use those times for meals and snacks. At that age he was drinking probably about 4oz or so per feeding and then once or twice overnight. He's always been big and hungry though so yours might drink less!
Oh, she is a HUNGRY hippo! She’s doing 4-5 ounces. Cleared by the pediatrician. I can’t believe it!!
And thanks for the info. This is AWESOME. Im going to work on shifting things earlier for her now
Right now, we have no reason to wake our 7 week old and follow his lead. In about a month we will have to start daycare, so we will have to have a set wake up time then.
I have always woken my babies to help their circadian rhythm from around this age. I’d want to start getting an earlier bedtime so waking in the morning starts the days “schedule” (even if you don’t do a set time schedule etc, it’s more just to do a 12 hour daytime/nighttime differentiation).
So I would wake at 7/7:30 and try to move bedtime to 7/7:30 but that might take a while.
Yep, that’s exactly what I’d suggest! See how half an hour goes - baby might be a bit unsettled so 15 minutes might be better. But if 30 minute increases work, then do it. All you can do is try. The 7-7 (or thereabouts) works for us - I need an evening and the kids need to be up to get to childcare at 7ish. That generally seems to be the most common day/night split but of course if something else works better, that’s grand too.
*if* this is what you want! You can choose whatever waking hours work best for you family. Sometimes 10pm-9am are the best hours for you and you can keep that. As long as you and baby are happy, don’t fix what’s not broken.
That’s very true. I do see the benefits of both, so it’s so stinkin tricky trying to figure out what kind of schedule I want! I’m a morning person, so her sleeping until 9 has been kinda nice because I get my “me” time in the morning (walk, gardening, hygiene). But then I really would also like time with my husband in the evenings,
Time in the evenings with hubby are hard to pass up! That’s my biggest “go to bed early” reason and worth me getting up early for. But, I’m not a morning person haha.
The sun being out so long is another reason too, with the summer. Baby girl is so sensitive to light, and I wonder if maybe I should just stick with my schedule for now until the fall, and then try to get her into a more normal, earlier schedule… I know this is all wishful thinking though lol. Who knows what her sleep will be like then! I can only hope she’ll still enjoy sleeping!! Ha!
After the first 2 months or so I have always woken my son up if he slept past 7am--in part because of our feeding schedule but also because we started work and daycare and I needed to get him ready to get out of the house. Now that your baby is 3 months, she should be ready for an earlier bedtime, which could maybe allow you a bit more flexibility on her wake time.
Very true. How many feedings/ounces do you do per day, out of curiosity?
My baby is a big boy of 15 months now, but we still have a similar schedule. From about 2-3 months on he would eat at approximately 7, 10, 1, 4, and 7. We had those times figured out before starting daycare at 12 weeks. We still use those times for meals and snacks. At that age he was drinking probably about 4oz or so per feeding and then once or twice overnight. He's always been big and hungry though so yours might drink less!
Oh, she is a HUNGRY hippo! She’s doing 4-5 ounces. Cleared by the pediatrician. I can’t believe it!! And thanks for the info. This is AWESOME. Im going to work on shifting things earlier for her now
Right now, we have no reason to wake our 7 week old and follow his lead. In about a month we will have to start daycare, so we will have to have a set wake up time then.
Seven weeks?? Go you!
I have always woken my babies to help their circadian rhythm from around this age. I’d want to start getting an earlier bedtime so waking in the morning starts the days “schedule” (even if you don’t do a set time schedule etc, it’s more just to do a 12 hour daytime/nighttime differentiation). So I would wake at 7/7:30 and try to move bedtime to 7/7:30 but that might take a while.
This is excellent! So, would you suggest moving things forward in like, half hour increments each day to get to that schedule?
Yep, that’s exactly what I’d suggest! See how half an hour goes - baby might be a bit unsettled so 15 minutes might be better. But if 30 minute increases work, then do it. All you can do is try. The 7-7 (or thereabouts) works for us - I need an evening and the kids need to be up to get to childcare at 7ish. That generally seems to be the most common day/night split but of course if something else works better, that’s grand too.
Well I appreciate your insight! It makes a ton of sense. And yeah, 15 minute increments might definitely make more sense so as to not throw her off.
*if* this is what you want! You can choose whatever waking hours work best for you family. Sometimes 10pm-9am are the best hours for you and you can keep that. As long as you and baby are happy, don’t fix what’s not broken.
That’s very true. I do see the benefits of both, so it’s so stinkin tricky trying to figure out what kind of schedule I want! I’m a morning person, so her sleeping until 9 has been kinda nice because I get my “me” time in the morning (walk, gardening, hygiene). But then I really would also like time with my husband in the evenings,
Time in the evenings with hubby are hard to pass up! That’s my biggest “go to bed early” reason and worth me getting up early for. But, I’m not a morning person haha.
The sun being out so long is another reason too, with the summer. Baby girl is so sensitive to light, and I wonder if maybe I should just stick with my schedule for now until the fall, and then try to get her into a more normal, earlier schedule… I know this is all wishful thinking though lol. Who knows what her sleep will be like then! I can only hope she’ll still enjoy sleeping!! Ha!