Mornings/evenings

[WindFlower92]

What do yours look like? Looking to apply for a nursery that had the hours of 7:30-6. 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. Not sure on the timings of these (will obviously check). Baby is going to be 9mo and still breastfed. What works for you in terms of bedtime/waking up time and feeding/solids? Do these routines change on non-nursery days?

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My daughter started nursery at 10 months. (She was formula fed so could be different for you.) I’d wake her up at about 6:45, get her washed and dressed and give her a bottle then we were out by 7:30, at nursery by 8 and she’d have breakfast (cereal, toast etc) there. They had a morning snack, lunch, tea at about 3:45 and a second snack if they were still there after 5. I’d usually pick her up by 4:45 so we would have a snack/supper/small tea at home as well at about 6, and I’d just vary the amount of that depending upon how much she’d eaten at nursery. Then a bottle before bed. She always ate far more at nursery in terms of solids than she did at home with me. She’s 2 now and the routine is very much the same, just with a cup of milk instead of a bottle of formula.

Very similar to mamaflintstone.

Kids up at 6.45. Brush teeth, get dressed, mini breakfast (eg. piece of fruit), out the door at 7.30 and drop off at nursery at 8am. It's rushed but manageable. Same routine since they turned 1 and started nursery apart from at 1 they had a big cup of milk and now normally just want water.

Pick up at 5.15 normally, home at 5.45. Cup of milk (no change just the amount is declining as they get bigger), post-nursery tea (leftovers, toast etc despite three meals and snacks at nursery!), bit of playtime then 6.30 bath and 7pm bed.

On non nursery days when we don't need to get out the house so quickly we're much more relaxed and less routine driven.