Routine for a 10 week old

[Newboymummy]

I'm a new mum to a 10 week old and am wondering what everyone's routine is with their child of the same age. He feeds every 4 hours and has 6oz bottles, he sticks to the 4 hours throughout the day but has slept through quite a few times during the night and will wake up around 5 or half past for a bottle, sometimes 6:00 and will go back to sleep straight away, majority of the time after a feed I will put him on his play mat, do tummy time etc and will be awake for a good hour then will be ready for a nap and will sometimes nap for around 2 hours or less then wakes for a feed and the cycle is repeated all over again.. last feed at night is no later than 10pm. I keep seeing other people have strict routines and sticking to the exact same times when it comes to feeds and
naps which keeps making me put pressure on myself that I'm not doing it right.

How about you saying to yourself instead that you cue-feed your lovely baby - you respond to his non verbal signals and cues, and follow his lead. You are a responsive parent, and don't want to force your baby into an artificial routine.

How does that sound and feel to you? Better, I hope.

OP carry on what you are doing, it sounds like you and your baby already have a lovely little routine.

I fed on demand at this age, no routine. Just respond to your baby

baby will naturally fall into a routine, you do what is best for both of you. Ignore other people's routine, everyone is different.

At that age, no routine. I tried and tried with my eldest at that age as I thought that he needed to be in a routine and it drove me mad. I was 10000% happier when I stopped pushing for a routine and he naturally fell into more of a routine around 7/8 months. My youngest also naturally fell into a rough routine around the same time. Honestly, just keep doing what you’re doing!

In my mind there is a difference between routines and schedules. When mine were babies I read The Baby Whisperer which was about intro a familiar set of activities that could eventually become more scheduled... something along the lines of wakes, nappy, food, sleep then introducing a bit of play when the gap between food and sleep gets bigger but I remember tweaking the order to suit my DCs. 10 weeks is still very young.... sounds like what you're doing is great.

That all sounds perfect OP!

You're doing great, really.