Is your 8 month old baby on a schedule?

Question

Does your baby have a pretty regular schedule as far as eating and sleeping? Is there anything that you let disrupt your baby's schedule? Older kids? Daycare? Weekends? etc. Do you change your life to accomodate your baby's schedule? How important do you think it is for a baby to stay on schedule?

My baby is pretty regular in the morning, but my older daughter is in Kindergarten and goes in the afternoon. MOST of the time we are good on schedule until she gets home from school, but I do like to run errands while she is in school so sometimes my baby doesn't get his nap in the afternoon until quite late. Yesterday he didn't get a good nape in the afternoon, went to bed early, and missed his bedtime feeding. Of course, this morning he was up early!

So, what do you think? Is it important to have a baby on a schedule?

Answer 1

I didn't do any sort of schedule with my daughter until she was much older. I carried her in a wrap-style sling, so she simply nursed and napped whenever and wherever we were. I preferred the flexibility - I never had to worry about things like racing home for 'naptime', and I think it was beneficial for my daughter to be able to fall asleep in the middle of a noisy store or restaurant.

Answer 2

I dont stick to a strict schedule, but I do follow the same routine everyday with my 9 1/2 month old. I think its important for your child to be somewhat flexible so that mom is able to get things done that she needs to get done, and because life is not always predictable. My daughter wakes up at the same time every morning between 9:45 and 10. And she goes to sleep around the same time every night, between 10-10:30, but some days she takes one nap and some days two. I let her tell me when she's tired and in need of a nap. This seems to work very well for us. And every night i give her a bath at the same time and we eat our meals at the same time. She's doing very well and is happy and I am able to accomplish all the things i need to.

Answer 3

sure its important, but not possible to do it everyday. i have an almost 8 month old and she is on a regular schedual. if something comes up and she misses a nap, or gets a later feeding, its changed for that day but the next day the routine is normal. she is fine and im fine, all is well in the world if you catch my drift. having a schedule is something everyone needs, but its just not possible to re arrange your whole life everyday according to baby. A day here and there, is just fine and completly understandable

Answer 4

Do what works for you, try to keep his routine consistent but flexible, because later on when he is older it'll come in handy especially if you want to keep sleeping thru out the whole night.

Answer 5

We don't do schedule, but we do routine. My children are very flexible and like me, do better in an unstructured environment. That said, you have to do what works best for you and your family! Obviously.