DS is nearly 9 weeks and lovely. We've not had any sort of routine up till now, partly because he's been so tiny, and partly because with everyone at home during lockdown it was easier not to.
Now my older two are back at school and DH back at work, I find myself a bit lost during the day as I don't know how to structure our time around what he needs. I'd like a bit of flexibility to have him sleep either in the pram or his cot, but at the moment he refuses to settle in his cot during the day, and also wakes up from pram naps as soon as I get in the door.
Current routine is something like this:
6am eldest two wake up and have TV in their room till 7
DS wakes somewhere between 5:30am and 7:30am.if he wakes at 5:30 he won't successfully re-settle, he's then up for the day.
8:40am - leave for school run. Before this I'll be getting myself and older two ready, feeding DS etc.
9:05am - finish school run, either head home (where DS wakes up) or go for a walk for an hour or so (where he stays asleep)
Throughout the day, feed, chat, try and settle DS in cot at home (usually unsuccessful) or he naps in pram while we go out.
3pm school pick up - he naps in pram
3:30pm home - DS wakes, I feed, he usually naps in carrier on DH when he gets back.
7pm attempt at bedtime - always unsuccessful! Despite low lighting no eye contact, quiet voices etc. Sometimes will end up sleeping on one of us until we head up to bed about 10pm.
10pmish 2nd bedtime. He always goes down beautifully at this time and has done since he was born. Last night he slept through till 5am.
Reading it through it all sounds a bit chaotic, which I think is because I just don't know what to do with him. Would really appreciate some ideas to help me structure my day around what's already happening as I don't know where to start or what i should be directing him to.