Sleep routine for 7 week old

[ToadandTadpole]

Hi all

Could someone give me any tips / advice on whether this seems a good sleep routine for 7 week old DS?

Sleeping on me 9pm-10.30pm
Put in cot and stays asleep til 1.30am ish
Has feed and nappy change
Back asleep from 2.30-5.30 am ish
Has feed and nappy change
Sleep from 6am til 7.30/8am

Sounds extremely good for a 7 week old! Be aware that sleep isn’t a linear thing with babies, so what works now might completely change in a few weeks. Also completely normal!

Have a look on the blissful baby expert. She has a book, insta and fb. Has sleep routines from newborn upwards.

Brill, thank you both. Think he's feeling poorly today as been asleep since 1pm this afternoon.

I wouldn’t worry about a routine - just go with the flow. Don’t watch the clock; watch your baby for signs. You’ll see the signs. Babies are very simple. Eat, burp, sleep - repeat!

I just went with what he wanted - didn't try to impose any routine. Mines a night owl, and I always got that same disapproving look from mums when they asked what time he went to bed, but he soon started settling and sleeping through the night.

Same here. My MIL is horrified that I don't put DS down until 9pm. I'm a first parent so feel very anxious when people react like that.

do you breastfeed? If so you could try a bottle of expressed milk (if bf is well established) and see if you can stretch out the later sleep. But to be honest if it isn’t bothering you then keep him on the same schedule — babies are adaptable until 6-9 months old. Yes sleep training can be tough but once you establish a routine things do ease up - no need to do that now if you don’t want to.

I bottle feed. How would I stretch out the last sleep? Really don't want to leave him crying.

He is only 7 weeks old so I think it’s too early really for being very strategic with timings. He will settle into a routine when he’s ready, that will adjust slightly as he develops. And will be completely disrupted at times due to illness/ teething/ leaps.

My advice would be to relax a bit about routines and take it as it comes. They will enter a rhythm that works for them and your family life

Mum of 9 months old and 4 year old here

He sounds very similar to the 8 week old I am fostering, unlike when I was a first time mum (30 years ago) I am now confident that the pattern I have with my foster baby is a good one because it works for us. Ignore anyone who tells you otherwise, you are doing just fine.

I have a 5 week old and the sleep is very similar. I read books and went mad with perfecting a routine for my now almost 3year old & looking back I don't believe it helped either of us at all, so I'm not doing that again. Do what you think is best