Routine for 9 week old

[Bmarie]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anyone has any good routine tips for a 9 week old?

We're currently just napping and feeding etc whenever but I don't known if she should be in more of a routine (or trying to be) at the moment?

What kind of activities could we be doing? We currently sing, read etc and go to baby classes

Thanks x

As someone with a baby the same age, we don’t have a set routine. There are a few groups we attend during the week (eg a breastfeeding drop in, waterbabies and baby yoga) but other than that, he sleeps and feeds when he needs to and in between times I talk to him, cuddle him, show him books and put him on the playmat for tummy time when I remember.

Sometimes he sleeps at the groups we’re at, so there’s no pattern to his daytime naps yet, as it depends when he wakes up.

I’m obviously no expert as this is my first, but I don’t think you can have a routine at this stage. Sounds like you’re doing everything you can, they’re still so little.

They don't need a routine, just go with the flow. Talk to them, take them for walks outside, etc

Don't worry about a routine at this stage, just let them feed and sleep when they want.
I found over time my daughter developed her own routine, probably by about 4/5 months.

And your activities sound fine, be careful not to overstimulate though! (Remembering our 4pm meltdowns because of this lol)

No routine as such but I found if I timed the last feed around 10.30pm then when he was ready to go for longer between feeds he did it after this feed e.g. If he feeds roughly 3 hourly then he would wake 1.30am but slowly slowly that 1.30am pushed forward so he would only be up once between 1-6am.

Also try feed regularly during the day (no longer than 3 hourly) - this also contributed to sleeping through quicker.

Apart from that I just went with the flow! My LO is only 6.5 months but I found these things helped and it's not enforcing a routine as such, it's just tweaking it slightly.

They tend to fall into their own routine really and if you can deal with that then that's great.
With two little ones I just kept putting them for naps at the same time (about 9:30am after school run and after lunch), as otherwise I'd be exhausted. I also timed feeds so they fit in with each other. I'm due another at Xmas so this little one will have to fit in too.
Being quite rigid works for me to keep me sane and it means they're all in bed by half7, however with just one we had minimal to no routine and it suited us just as well at the time.

My son in now 6 months. He has a very loose routine (he sleeps about 3 times a day roughly) but it's still let by him. He still sleeps at groups (especially music groups send him off!). I'd just go with the flow.

Follow your baby's cues. Go with the flow. Maybe think about a loose routine at six months.

I wouldn’t worry about a routine at this stage apart from distinguishing between night and day with low lights at night and minimal interaction. At 12 weeks I started a bedtime routine but only because my baby was becoming really fussy and unhappy in the evenings so I thought she might be tired and tried it.
Even now at 5 months our routine is vague with the evening part being the only set routine as she tends to wake up any time between 6.30-8am and naps then depend I wake up time and she’ll often end up sleeping if we go out in the car even if she’s not due a nap.

Thank you everyone! Xx