No sleep routine

My 8 week old has no real routine. His dad and I split the night and take a shift each in different rooms and we’re really just muddling through responding to however he is that day/night. I know every baby is different but when roughly should we start a routine and what should it look like?

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We started reading my little girl a book at ‘bedtime’ really early on just so it indicates bedtime, she also gets in her sleepsuit and has a feed. In the earlier weeks, her bedtime was just when me and my husband went to bed but as the wake windows got longer, we set a bedtime. The bedtime changed a little, dictated by when my little girl was becoming too tired and it’s now 7pm and she is 4 months. Try and set some sort of bedtime routine, whatever time it is. I think the bedtime happens organically especially as you have some sleep regressions along the way. As for day, as long as you get the naps in, personally I don’t think it matters too much. Humans generally follow the same pattern with meals etc. I’m sure you are doing perfectly and doing what’s best for your family so don’t worry about overthinking it 🥰 x

routine comes in time and you'll probably find it comes naturally when naps are more structured etc. I wouldn't worry about it for now. I don't think we had more of a set 'bedtime' until 5ish months with my son.

At 8 weeks old, I would freak out that my little one just wanted to nurse and sleep and wouldn’t follow wake windows or feed patterns and I though I was doing it all wrong. About 10 - 12 weeks, he started becoming more predictable with when he wanted to feed and nap and we managed to get a routine in place following wake windows and sleep queues. Now at 19 weeks, we have it pretty much nailed in the day and have just come through the other side of the 4 month sleep regression (it was rough). You’ll get there. Don’t stress and follow your babies lead🥰

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No sleep routine

My 8 week old has no real routine. His dad and I split the night and take a shift each in different rooms and we’re really just muddling through responding to however he is that day/night. I know every baby is different but when roughly should we start a routine and what should it look like?

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