Baby routine for 3rd child?

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Hi All, I am due to have my third baby (DD) in a couple of weeks, I have DS, 4yo starting school in September and DS, nearly 3yo.

With my two boys I always at least tried to have some kind of feeding and sleeping routine from early on but I am thinking with no. 3 it will be impossible?! Happy to try and go with the flow this time and have her fit in around the family but I just wondered if anyone else had any tips here on what worked for them? Perhaps just focus on a feeding routine as sleeping will likely be mainly in the car and buggy anyway?

My main objective is to make the whole process as easy on everyone as possible.

Thanks in advance for any pearls of wisdom!

My third just got dragged along while doing what I need to do for the first two !
She soon got into our routine.
She’s grown up into such a placid person who does whatever, no drama.

My 3rd was born just as the eldest started school and also just got dragged along! Naps in the pram around the school run…

Haha, ok thank you! This is reassuring. Go with the flow it is :)

I had my third when my eldest was 10 and second was 17m. We did have a routine but it was very much shaped by the others needs rather than hers.

So up early enough to breastfeed before the others. Nap on school run, toddler group in the morning to wear out dc2, post lunch walk in a buggy to get nap avoided Dc2 to sleep, school run etc. She just had to fit in and I guess I tried to time feeds/naps around the eldest school day.

I had DC4 when dc2 and 3 were 10 and 8. Because they were both in school he only had to fit in around the 9 and 3 school runs. He is now nearly 2 and Dc5 is 4wks. She very much has to fit around everyone's needs again.

Following for ideas as I'm due my third in December. Similar to you I have two boys already, eldest starting school in September and the younger one is 2.5.