i need a routine for a 8 month old can anyone help?

Question

hi all, my little girl is 8 months and a very happy baby, but i have no idea what sort of routine i should be on. I would love her to have a strict routine of when to get up, when she eats, when she knaps and when she goes to bed. At the moment she does have a sort of routine, in where she does have 2 knaps a day, 3 meals
and 3 bottles, but it is never at the same time each day.
Also she used to sleep through the night but recently she has been waking and not wanting to go back to sleep.
I cant get her to go to sleep on her own, she just screams the house down, we have to wait til she has fallen asleep on me or my husband then put her in her cot. I know i give in too easily.
please can someone help.

Answer 1

Your current problem of getting her to sleep could be related to her lack of a schedule. Really, a schedule isn't necessary, but it does make things a lot easier. My son is eight months old, also. He is on a STRICT schedule. I didn't put him on it, though. He did it to himself. I don't really have any advice on how to get her on a schedule. I don't have an experience with that. But I hope you get it all figured out.

Answer 2

I totally understand, I think it is a great idea to put ur kid on a routine. Its not only good 4 her but 4 u as well. I have a 13 month old and I put him on a schedule around 6-7months. It was hard don't get me wrong but definitely worth it. My son started 2 wake during the night and then want 2 stay up. So I started waking him up at 8:30 am... u can go 9am if u'd like. Then he would eat breakfast once we were up at like 9am... He would then play and I would give him lunch at noon and then at 2pm he was more than ready 4 his nap. Depending on how much ur baby sleeps at night. I only gave him an hour nap from 2-3pm... I would give him a lil snack after he woke if he seemed hungry 2 tie him over till dinner at 5pm. After that at around 8:30pm he got a bath and then bedtime at 9pm. He was really ready 4 bed and so tired some playing and all that that he started sleeping way better during the night. I kno every baby is different but this is jus a little guideline what I did, and wouldn't hurt 2 try. GOOD LUCK

Answer 3

I can say that routines do help a great deal. Istarted my kids on routines from day one and they make it easier now at 7 and 5 yrs old with them being in school. Just start feeding them at certain times and no earlier or later and try to let him or her only take one good long nap after lunch find ways to entertain her and she (he) will stay awake and take a long nap. then start a bedtime routin. Maybe food at 500 or so bottle at 6 or so bath at 7 and then play till 8 and if you have to rock her to sleep do so when they wake at night just rock back to sleep or leave to cry if you can take it but still keep the same routine the next day and they will soon sleep through the nigh and eventually start falling asleep without you rocking them. if not whats a little rocking as long as they sleep in the bed afterwards

Answer 4

to tell yout he truth, i never really had a set routine with my son. it was really hard with me being in the military. i mainly just set him on my routine and it was different almost every month. the best thing i can tell you is put her on your routines. if she is not sleeping during the night, try taking one of the naps away or making the naps shorter, it might be difficult at first especially if she is cranky. but i remember my son doing the same thing. he would sleep through the night, then after a couple of months it would be back to waking up, just stick in there and it will soon be over!! lol and another little thing to think about, do you always eat and do everything the same exact time as the day before? if not, dont expect her to either. also is she teething, this might be keeping her from sleeping. hope this info helps you guys!!

Answer 5

Funny thing about routines, is they only keep them for a while.

My 9 month old goes to bed around 10 after having his bottle and being changed, and sleeps until 7-8 the next morning. I start off with a bottle, and then every 2-3 hours alternate between solid foods and bottle.

Naps are when he needs them...much as I would like sometimes, he doesn't take them at my will!

Pacifiers may help, as well as orajel. Your little one is probably teething and the pain wakes them up.

Answer 6

I just wanted to say that it's not Colic...

Colic typically starts before 6 weeks of age and lets up when the baby is around 3 months old-the same time.



Babies can break bed time rutines due to different reasons. Teething could be one reason. Babys can just break the sleeping routine all together. I've heard it doesn't last long. My daughter is sleeping the same way as she has for almost 12 months LOL :)HTH

Answer 7

I think you're doing great! My children had separation anxiety around this time--is she starting to crawl? I always used cues to tell my girls what to expect. For a nap, I nursed, put baby's head on my shoulder and walked back and forth in her bedroom until she was sleeping deeply (limp). After a few weeks (months), she'll start to go into the crib in light sleep, then slightly awake. My one-year-old never lets me put her to sleep anymore because she can do it better on her own! At night, I dim the lights and close the curtains. It takes a long time to establish a routine, and it's always changing!

Answer 8

My 8 month previous woman newborn: - 6am wakes for the day - 6:30am 6oz bottle for breakfast - 8:30-9am Nap (she would be able to no longer nap extra suitable than 30 minutes) - 9am Fruit for morning snack - 11:30am 3oz bottle -12:30pm lunch - 3pm . 30 minutes Nap - 3:30 Rice cereral - 6pm dinner - 6:30 tub - 7pm sleep (she would be able to no longer stay wakeful from now on) interior the period in-between she performs and crawls around the residing house, is rather energetic and intensely content, she's no longer a large eater yet she eats what she desires, and he or she constructive factors 1lb each and each month so the Dr says is positive.

Answer 9

You cant expect her to form her own routine, you the parents have to implement this, maybe you should only let her nap once in the afternoon and she might sleep through the night and also with feeding again this is down to you, create a routine a stick to it!!! and try giving her, her bottle in the morning and before bed!!

Answer 10

talk to her pediatrician. typically, she should be waking up with you, eating when you do (maybe more frequently since she's a baby) napping around late morning-mid-day, and having a second nap late afternoon. to help her to get to sleep better, lie down with her and ease her into her sleep maybe keep the lights dim and read something comforting to her. play some soothing music that will calm her. good luck