https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:07:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913995 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:06:21 +0000 graceandjoy 2913995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an almost 3 month old and totally just realize that this is also my 3rd but only baby that I get to spend more time at home with! But both my other kids managed to stay home with DH/grandma when I first went back to work. We pretty much just go by wake time windows to know when to put down to nap and then do roughly 3-4 hrs between feeding. But if I’m with him I’ll still feed on demand </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913976 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:00:30 +0000 karenbme 2913976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: Yeah, we’ve made no progress at all on naps, but I realized that rocking her to sleep at night could be hurting, so in the past few days have been putting her to bed awake and just staying until she falls asleep and that’s working so far. Hopefully once she can go down alone at night it’ll translate to daytime sleep. We’re in the same position w/swaddling, she sleeps so well, but she’s rolling all the time now so we had to cut it off cold turkey. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913954 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:52:23 +0000 LemonJack 2913954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: I saw your comment about it not going well. Every baby is different, and you should do what makes you comfortable. If you want to try CIO, there are a lot of resources for different sleep training techniques. If you’re not comfortable with it, that’s okay too. I feel like there’s always a lot of pressure both ways, and it really should only be about works best for you and your family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913953 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:38:40 +0000 LemonJack 2913953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: Thanks! I agree it’s good to see that 90 minute windows are acceptable. He’s often tired again at the 90 minute mark, especially right away in the morning. We don’t start solids until six months either, so this should work for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913952 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:37:22 +0000 LemonJack 2913952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: I didn’t see that you asked how it was going. Sorry! It’s going okay. We are still relying on the swing more than I’d like to, and he’s struggling to sleep without the swaddle. He is going down by himself in his crib again, but he has to be swaddled to do so. I’m hoping to start weaning him off of it soon. How’s it going for you guys?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913950 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:24:10 +0000 karenbme 2913950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: Thanks for this. I feel better about DD's wake windows only being ~90 minutes, 2 hours if we push after this since it's pretty much a 3 hour cycle. She's been a sleeper since the beginning so I guess we'll roll with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913949 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:53:10 +0000 Shantuck 2913949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Note: There is a separate schedule for 4-6 months but it involves feeding solid foods, which I don’t typically start doing until 6 months. Therefore, if you don’t start solids until later, you would use this schedule until you do solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913948 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:51:41 +0000 Shantuck 2913948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=2794/20/q8sn66.600x450.IMG_0088.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913947 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:51:24 +0000 Shantuck 2913947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=2794/20/q8sn5p.600x450.IMG_0087.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913946 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:51:00 +0000 Shantuck 2913946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=2794/20/q8sn51.600x450.IMG_0086.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913568 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:06:06 +0000 karenbme 2913568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: How’s it going? We’re not having a whole lot of success... 😕 I keep waiting for the desperately fighting sleep phase to end like everyone says it should, but it seems like we’re just going to have to let her cry in her crib at some point here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913418 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 12:08:41 +0000 ALV91711 2913418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you know roughly what the daycare schedule is? I’d try to follow that so it’s not such a big adjustment when you go back. </p> <p>DS2 is 19 months and I’m trying to stick to his daycare schedule, he’d only been there 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913407 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 01:03:22 +0000 LemonJack 2913407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nwm: @Kemma: You’re right that I should pay closer attention to his schedule and go from there. I’ve definitely let it go these last few weeks since I’ve been so busy and overwhelmed, but want to start working on this. I like the idea of writing down his natural schedule for a couple of days and going from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913406 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 01:00:58 +0000 LemonJack 2913406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: Sure, I’d like that. Thanks!</p> <p>@karenbme: Ugh, sorry you’re in this position too, but at least it’s not just me. I just never had to worry about it as they naturally fell into a routine at daycare. </p> <p>@catgirl: I’ll take a look at this, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913396 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 21:30:31 +0000 Kemma 2913396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would think that if your family has a reasonably constant routine thenbaby will start to fall in to one based around you. Little things like getting up at the same time each day then having meals at roughly the same time will all help baby find their rhythm. You could also keep a note of baby’s nap and feed times for a few days and see what sort of pattern emerges. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913389 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:21:19 +0000 nwm 2913389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there any rough outline to typical sleep that you can nudge into a stricter schedule? We also felt it was time for our 4.5 mo so we just picked nap times and then started adjusting feedings so he’d eat as soon as he wakes up then again about 20 minutes before we want him to go down. </p> <p>This is my easiest sleeper by far so I know this is easier said than done but I honestly think just picking nap times is the key and after a couple days they’ll start following your lead on that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913388 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:19:32 +0000 catgirl 2913388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the E.A.S.Y. schedule with DD, it was very easy to stick to and she responded well. (She’s five and it feels like a lifetime ago, but many of my friends have had success with it as well.) </p> [attach=6706/20/q8ajok.454x600.36DC5E03-BD03-409C-B97C-39E37C5334CB.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913387 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:12:25 +0000 karenbme 2913387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: no advice, but I’m right there with you. DH and I were talking about this same thing today—schedules and getting her sleeping in her crib. DD has never napped in her crib really and with the situation now it’s a problem. We’re going to try scheduling first and then hope that moving to her crib will be easier once she’s used to consistent nap times. Our plan is to try for naps from 7:30-8:30, 10-11:30/12, 2-3:30/4 and 6-7, which pretty much follows her pattern on good sleep days. It feels like a lot, but she still gets tired after 90 minutes or so of awake time. We get her up at 6:30 and bedtime is 8:30, which is pretty consistent already.</p> <p>@Shantuck: I’d love a screen shot too if you can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913386 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 19:13:00 +0000 pinky 2913386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi @shantuck could I get a screenshot too pls? Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913385 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:13:22 +0000 Shantuck 2913385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We’ve used the sample schedules with the moms on call book successfully with my older two kids. We just had baby #3 about 3.5 weeks ago and are already trying to introduce the schedule to him as well for purposes of our sanity. It takes awhile to get on the schedule but we keep just feeding and putting down for naps according to the schedule and eventually the baby catches on. I’m happy to try to screen shot the schedule for 4-6 months and post it to your wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-for-getting-baby-on-a-schedule#post-2913382 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 15:01:57 +0000 LemonJack 2913382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Help on how to get a 4.5 month old on a schedule! He’s my third, but my first two ended up naturally on a schedule at daycare. He was only at daycare for three weeks before we started working from home, so he was just starting to get the hang of it. Now that we’re home for the foreseeable future, it’s on us to get him on a schedule and it seems daunting. When with me, all my babies have been fed on demand and placed down to sleep when tired, which is just fine on maternity leave and weekends, but I would like to be more scheduled with him since I need to be working and homeschooling while home with him. It’d be easier if I could start planning around specific naps times. </p> <p>Right now DH and I are simply focusing on getting him to nap in his crib. He was doing well swaddled in there, but has regressed. He struggled at daycare the first few weeks so he was mostly held, and we’ve also dropped the swaddle, so he’s really not liking the crib. I’m assuming we should focus on that first then work on the schedule, but I’m not sure.</p> <p>Tips and tricks? Our older two have quiet time at 1 and bedtime is at 8. </p>