Routine?

[1sttimeparents]

Hi,

Please can someone give me an idea of what their routine looks like as I keep reading conflicting advice! I am trying to get my 6 month old baby into a more structured routine now that he is on solids so that he will start taking longer naps but I'm not sure when he should be drinking milk and when he should be having solids. At the moment I am doing the following:

7am - Bottle
9am - Breakfast
11am - Bottle
12pm - Lunch
3pm - Bottle
6pm - Dinner
7pm - Bottle before bed

I'm just a bit concerned as it seems as if he is eating all day! Because of this, he doesn't really seem that hungry so I'm wondering if I should try and combing the bottles with the solids?

Also, how long do you find a six month old can stay awake at this stage for between naps?

Hi, mine is nearly a year and at 6 months had a very similar routine and yes i thought i was constantly feeding him. Now he has dropped to two bottles he still has toast instead of teh mid morning bottle and rice pudding or something at mid afternoon. Their tummies can't hold much so I think thats the reason and if he doesn't want it he won't take it, but there is still a nagging doubt that I give him too much.

He definately couldn't stay awake for more than 2 hours in teh morning and 3hours in the afternoon between naps.

My Dd was the same as this up to about 7 months (Although had dinner at 5). At 7.5 months she dropped the mid morning bf by just refusing it.

Mine is:

7am breakfast and bottle
11.30-12 - lunch and milk (hopefully this will be the next bottle to go once he's established on substantial protein meals)
2.30pm - milk
5.30pm - dinner
&pm - milk.

HTH