Could people share their daily routine please? Like from when the baby wakes up to when they sleep, how they fall asleep, what activities you do.
I'm really struggling here now and I know it's my own fault but between my family and my in-laws I just feel like I've lost my routine. And I'm really finding it tough as baby cries every single nap time, and at night. We were up every hour last night and I'm so tired of feeling like this all the time like I'm just failing him and myself.
I'm currently BF on demand and try to do activities to keep his wake windows as they should be for this age but he's asleep within an hour and a half since last waking. He's taking a dummy for sleeps and I've got a comforter and music to associate with sleep but I don't now if it's working.
Please share your routines and any advice thank you so much.
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7am wake up - change nappy then 8oz feed. Play with toys/ watch me do jobs/watch tv
1st nap - 8.45am- 9.30ish. Once awake go in a walk or go to baby group. 8oz feed between 10.30-11am
Back to sleep for long nap 11.30-2.30 sometimes 3pm latest.
3pm feed and play until 4.30pm when she has her final nap. Wake around 5.15pm.
Bath/play then at 5.45 I give purées and final bottle at 6.30pm asleep by 7 x

You’re not failing at all, sounds like you’re doing a wonderful job. Mine will only stay awake 1.45 hours max and I have to put white noise on, give her a dummy and put the snooze shade over the cot for her, all this makes her go straight to sleep without that stuff she doesn’t sleep! x

Honestly don’t worry too much about time routines/sticking to wake windows. Every baby is different, I was in my head about getting a routine and was getting stressed when people wanted to meet up ect but now I just follow his queue’s for when he wants sleep. If we’re out he’ll either sleep in his pram or on me. If you find people visiting is getting in the way of him sleeping because they want to interact with him which makes him over tired then put your foot down with people and tell them he’s tired so you’re going to put him down for a nap. You’re not failing, just do what’s right for you :)