how do i get my 2 month old on a schedual?

Question

my son is 2 months old and i feel like it is time to start a schedual with him. i feed on demand now and want to start feeding on one and sleep on one too. i dont remember how i did this with my other son. that was 9 years ago. please help. serious answers only. thank you.

a very tired mommy

Answer 1

every baby is different but generally it's difficult to establish a schedule at 2 months. i have a pretty easy baby, and she didn't develop a sleep/feed schedule until about 3-4 months. you might consider reading marc weissbluth's healthy sleep habits, happy child (although when does a tired mommy ever have time to read?!). at that age, the first pattern that develops is the day/night distinction, meaning the baby is learning to sleep more at night, possibly 5-8 hours at a stretch. daytime napping is still more erratic. so try making him sleep longer at night by establishing a bedtime routine, such as a warm bath, a bottle, and darkness/quiet in his crib/bassinet. sooner or later he'll come to expect that (nighttime) sleep follows this routine. this should allow you to get more sleep yourself, thus equipping you with the energy to handle the daytime erratic schedule. and at 2 months, he still needs to be fed on demand. it's what's best for him, irrespective of your exhaustion. but hang in there, in another month or two, he might fall into a less erratic schedule and you can start sleep training him then!

good luck!

Answer 2

feeding schedual is very difficult to do because if they dont get food thats it for you. They will scream till the cows come home, but you can always try....(this is what i do, my daughter is also 2 months)
-i wake up to her fussing and i feed her 4 oz, this is usually around 9-11am
-i do chores around the house while she eats every 3 - 31/2 hours
-at around 4 she takes a nice long nap for a couple of hours, now even if she is awake put her down and leave her in her crib for about an hour every day at the same time, you can even stay with her (this is how i started the 4 0'clock nap)
-around seven she wakes up and feeds again and every three hours until 1 in the morning...thats her last bottle and its 6 oz
-after the bottle i swaddle her then lie her in her bassinett weather shes drowsy or wide awake and i play one song for her then thats it. i leave the room and she falls asleep on her own.(now not everyone will have a baby that falls asleep on their own you might have a harder time and she will cry her head off but dont give in unless she really really is upset...then go in and give her a pacifier or something but dont pick her up. she will never learn to fall asleep on her own if you pick her up.
-next day she wakes up between 9-11am

Answer 3

This is what I was told by a very wise woman when I was pregnant. They are supposed to be eating every 3 hours. If he is trying to eat after only 2 hours or whatever let him cry, try to soothe him other ways for at least 15 minutes. Keep doing this till he starts wanting to eat every 2 hours and 15 minutes then start putting him off 15 minutes from there until his body tells him he wants to eat every 2 1/2 hours. Keep this up till he reaches the 3 hour mark and you'll have at least some scedule going on. This may help his sleep patterns as well.
It worked with my daughter.

Answer 4

You can't...sorry. He may get on a routine for a while then one day it completely changes. A lot of times things like teething, illness and growth spurts can throw babies off of schedules so usually they have many different schedules during the 1st year of life.

For instance my 5 month old son was going to bed at 8pm for about 3 weeks. Now for the past 2 weeks its been 6pm and he doesn't take naps anymore.

I wish it was easier but it simply is not.

good luck to you

Answer 5

You cant really, I have a 6 month old son and he still isnt on one, some nights he will sleep all night and some he wakes up 4-5 times, I never know what to expect.

Answer 6

good there are a couple of matters you'll be able to check out you'll be able to get a few style of song participant for the crib many can also be set to sound in order that whilst the youngster crys it is going to activate play and train the youngster to sooth him self again to sleep, or you'll be able to check out laying him down and letting him cry slightly at the same time to liberate vigor and frustration now not then a couple of min then choose him up relief however dont say something for a million min and location him again within the mattress repeating till he falls asleep that is what we needed to do with my son and he nows lays down and is going correct to sleep for naps and mattress time, its rough however what ever making a decision to take a look at keep it up for every week to be certain if it is going to paintings many toddlers will simply fall right into a movements on there possess.

Answer 7

I went by the book "my first 300 babies" by gladys west hendrick, you have to find it on amazon. They don't sell it in bookstores. My son is 9 weeks and here is his schedule....his naps are from 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m., 12:30-2:30p.m., 4-4:45p.m., then he goes to sleep at 6:30p.m. and sleeps until 10(at which time i feed him).he does not wake up again until 6a.m. at which time i feed him and put him back down until 9a.m
He eats at 6.a.m, 9 a.m., 12p.m., 3:30p.m,and then again at 6 and 10.
Hope this helps!.

Answer 8

Would you like someone telling you when you have to eat or making you wait if you were hungry?

Babies should be fed on cue, not on a parent dictated schedule.

Answer 9

you really cant til they r about year old but good luck