Okay routine for 4.5 month old?

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Bed at 7.30pm, shortly prior to this a calming bath with Mum and breastfeed to sleep

Wake up at 9, feed and then babble to self whilst Mum has breakfast and showers

Various things going on during the day, varies.

Naps for about 2 hours total.

Then bath again with me at 7.30, feed and sleep for the night.

Do I need to be encouraging more naps?

Family insist I must take him to more activities, but we do swimming etc and are always shopping.

I didn't like the baby groups, found them a bit boring

Forgot to add, the routine was put into place by DS, not me and DH.

We've done the same thing since 6 weeks and I suppose just rolled with it.

I'm not the one who put it into place so hope it's alright (new Mum)

Does your baby sleep through from 7.30pm - 9am?

user he does, yes. I know I shouldn't really let him go that long but he's very agitated if forced to wake up and is miserable throughout the day, so I don't.

Probably the easy way out and I know I'm making a rod for my own back

I'm not sure if this is a genuine post?!

Gosh I wished my baby had this routine! We have a five month old ds and he goes to bed usually around 8pm. I feed him again when I go up to bed around 11pm. Then he sleeps until around 6am. Then he goes back down till around half seven. So nowhere near as much sleep as your baby ! He naps for a total of around 3 maybe four hours a day.

He's a very good sleeper I think, it's just I'm worried I'm not doing enough activities/stimulating his brain enough

user promise the post is genuine but don't think it's the right post for you to read if your username is anything to go by so sorry, you just be a super Mum to be dealing with any children on little sleep! I couldn't do it

Kitty that's still a brilliant amount of sleep, isn't it?!

I've friends who's babies are up every 2/3 hours at the same age

My username can't sleep was because I couldn't sleep not my baby but in all seriousness if me or some of my Mum friends had read this post when we were at our most sleep deprived it might have fucked us up even more
So it's not a bragging post? !
What you're asking is if your baby needs to do more activities......? Nothing to do with his sleep?! X

Honestly and genuinely it’s fine. My first was a very routine baby and created her own structure at a similar age. People have often dropped hints that why thought I sleep trained but I honestly didn’t.

Second dd isn’t quite so luxurious o have to say.

Make the most of it and enjoy your baby. Go out to stuff if you fancy. Don’t if it doesn’t float your boats. As the weather gets better you might want to take walks out etc

user oh goodness, sorry about that! I've no experience other than DS so I haven't a clue about baby sleep in general but I was shocked to discover the length he sleeps when I kept being warned about sleep deprivation whilst pregnant

It's routine yes, my in laws think I let him sleep in too much and thus not being stimulated enough

For example, there are baby sensory classes but I've never bothered because we are never up and ready in time

Also, we do go swimming but that's about it apart from shopping etc

DS seems happy enough so didn't want to change it but I've noticed other people completely unrelated are saying similar things

And op between 6 to 8 months my second dd was up every 90 minutes all night.

They are all completely different. You lucked out with this one. And at 4.5 months baby would wake is he or she was hungry so don’t worry.

Do be aware though that people will be likely to get a bit upset/angry/frustrated if you mention sleep like this. Sleep deprivation is really hard and those who suffer are often surrounded by tails of sleeping babies and fantastic ‘advice’

Pass I would never dish out any advice on sleep because I have none

Must be awful to be sleep deprived, but I can relate. I was a Schizophrenic teenager who's medication made me a complete insomniac for months. I was really quite ill because of it

But I should also be able to seek advice and opinions without watering down my own experience because everyone's experience will differ

Have you met any other mums?! There are no classes you can go to after 930am?!

Admittedly met a few at a class I went to and didn't really get on well. But I'm aware I should probably try again

Things like baby massage and sensory are all morning sessions around here, yes

Don't worry about what they say - make the most of it! You could get some sensory toys and things and put them in a box to explore. Try a marathon blanket, different coloured silky scarves, some bobbly balls - things like that.

If you fancy trying them again then do it. You might not have liked it as all the other mums were so fucking exhausted and fighting back the tears !

Oh no! Please don’t misunderstand. I quite agree that you should be able to seek advice. I am sympathising actually as I found myself afraid to say anything at many groups I went to.

I feel most groups at this stage are aimed more at the mums anyway so do what you feel you want to

I have a 5 month old and I don't go to any groups - really what use are they at this age? We walk the dog and then play at home. All he needs is you interacting with him.

Apparently there's a link between children who need less stimulation and their intelligence when they get older. Maybe your DS just won't be very bright if he doesn't need amusing.

Both my DS and my DD needed constant entertainment at 4.5 months - we did an activity 5 days out of 7 and then went out in the afternoons for shopping etc.

I'm sure your children are now geniuses then happy Monday's....?
What a bitchy thing to say....horrible

Eurgh Happymonday's, what a horrible, self-righteous little comment.

Two of mine have done pretty well. One with a degree from Cambridge and the other part way through her time there studying biology. The third is too little for us to know, really.

Article on it for you: www.verywellfamily.com/do-gifted-children-need-less-sleep-1448620

OP it sounds amazing! Please don’t change anything and don’t worry about stimulation etc. He will get loads just from your talking/face/seeing what you do day to day.

Enjoy it!

happymondays How very.... interesting

Well I'm sure that's all down to your parenting at a few weeks old happy Monday's......

I'm assuming you've never met any bright intelligent adults who weren't taken out to as many classes as you took your kids too? No they'd be too stupid to hold a conversation!

Fuck meeeeeee! X