Baby sleep - no routine!

At 3/4 months they have regression going on. Do not believe social media norm, have some quiet room and white noise perhaps. Look into their window wake time, feed n play time to tire the baby out.

At 4 months I’d say still follow their lead but maybe for naps make sure they are in their cot rather than just anywhere. That’s what we did at the start with my daughter, we first looked at wake windows and at that age they can be awake for around 1.5hrs-2hrs. So every 2 hrs or so I’d take her into our room, pop her in the cot and get her to sleep in there. Then just followed wake windows until she had set nap times x

I’m exactly the same… I’ve been told that’s they only start “understanding” routine from 4months or so. For me it is only now that I’m starting to think about setting specific nap times, otherwise I just stick to the same bedtime but follow her tiredness cues for naps. At the end of the day, their needs keep evolving and all kids are different. I would say don’t let TikTok videos of “perfect” moms stress you out. Hugs 🤗

Nah, continue following her lead, a routine with follow. My 4.5 dude is naturally down for most of the night between 6:30-8 so we aim to have a bath and story starting around 7. We have zero semblance of set routine aside from there. We have things we do throughout the day, but those things can happen whenever.

Hey hun, I found this app and it’s amazing , will defo get your little one into a routine, Napper app. It may take a little bit longer just for them to understand your baby but it’s really good and worth the money.

I don't ever follow a routine. My kids are 2y5m and 5m and neither have ever been scheduled and are doing great! No need to change because of TikTok. Could just be they are learning new things and getting sleepy from the extra energy assertion! Maybe taking a walk or spending some time in a quiet room will allow them to take a little nap and recharge

My little one turns 5 months this week and we still have no routine. I’m not sure the whole routine thing is as essential as some people like to make it seem. As long as he sleeps at some point during the day we are all fine! Makes life a little easier when it comes to every day life not having a strict routine. Don’t pay much attention to TikTok, everyone is an expert but only you know your child and what you do will be the best thing for your family.

I still follow my baby’s schedule at 8 months. It’s starting to take a pattern finally, but we’re not in a strict schedule

I started my 4 month old on a routine when she around 4 months because where she used to start her deep sleep around 9:30 she started to start it around 7:30 so we started a bath and bed routine then and everything else fell into place around it

I have an almost 1 year old and she is yet to have a routine! I wouldn’t worry too much what others are doing. If you are keen to get the into a routine then get them up and feed them the same time every day. Then you could do a pram nap in the morning while you grab coffee then back for more feeding then a cot nap at lunch? And possibly a walk again in the afternoon. I think you will find a routine easier to establish once the baby is eating 3 meals a day! Basically don’t do a routine if you feel you have to - only if it is actually something you want and will make things easier

All kids and families are different. Those tiktoks creators wouldn't have content if they weren't trying to sell you on what totally worked for their kid. But if you're happy to follow sleepy cues and not the clock then don't fix what isn't broken. It was only around 6 months that my kid started to really fall into a semi routine and even then I didn't look at the clock to time naps just knew we'd get 3 naps a day as opposed to the like 5-7 we had been doing previously. Now at 1 year and 1 nap it's pretty much the same time every day but it's only because she's made that schedule known to me.

We followed our son's lead, I was aware of wake windows, then 4 month regression hit and things got tough. But we came out of that and it was much better. My advice, listen to your baby and stop watching tiktok videos

Taking her lead is absolutely what you should be doing! Baby sleep isn’t linear so it will be very up and down depending on development/teething/whatever else is happening, especially in the first year x

@Emilie I let mine sleep all over the house and it helped us a ton of we went out. He was able to sleep anywhere. The kids who only slept in their cot always had to rush home to sleep.

I found following wake windows most helpful in establishing a routine. Just look up appropriate length of time baby should be awake for their age and go from there. Incorporate feeds based on babies needs for example every 2-3 hours for this age.