Hellobee Boards Topic: When did you establish a routine?

Hellobee Boards Topic: When did you establish a routine? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:54:45 +0000 mediagirl on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1931319 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:45:01 +0000 mediagirl 1931319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3 months. We started a routine. Baths didn't count in that, though b/c we only bathe every other night. edelweiss on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1931224 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:38:51 +0000 edelweiss 1931224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i started trying around 8 weeks in anticipation of going back to work at 12 weeks. "trying" is the key word here. Mae on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1931213 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:33:30 +0000 Mae 1931213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Bedtime routine? First night home from hospital (although it has evolved of course). Daytime routine (but not schedule): 8 weeks. We are now almost 6 months and our days are still unpredictable. she wakes at different times every day and naps for varying lengths so while we have a routine (wake play eat sleep, repeat), we don't have any particular times. I'm looking forward to that! coopsmama on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1931116 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:38:51 +0000 coopsmama 1931116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With LO1, we had a strict routine by 8 weeks. With LO2 - nothing yet at 3.5 weeks. ;) mauxie on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1931105 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:26:27 +0000 mauxie 1931105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I initiated parts of his routine around 3 months (at least a set bed time) and we got to doing the full routine after daycare started, around 4 months. ^ ETA. His routine has been disrupted with illness and daylight savings, but overall we stick to it! Littlebit on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930932 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:52:17 +0000 Littlebit 1930932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are at 8 weeks and have no schedule..and I'm starting to get antsy about it! I feel like he needs to be on one by the time he goes to his babysitters in 4 weeks but I have no idea where to start. He's still so unpredictable! We do follow EASY right now, there just isn't any set time on it. We also do a bedtime routine but I haven't seen that do much. Pumpkin Pie on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930930 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:51:36 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 1930930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Wait, there is an 8 week growth spurt hell? I JUST had 1 good day at 6.5 weeks, and I was hoping it would be smoother from here on. We loosely started a bedtime and wakeup routine last week. Bedtime is between 7-8pm, wash, change, feed, sleep. Wakeup time is between 7-8am wash, change, feed, awake time, nap. For the washes we do bath time maybe every other day. In the mornings and non-bath days I just wipe her hands and face with a washcloth. It wasnt until about 2 days ago that the routine has been consistent since she is a terrible sleeper. gingerbebe on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930914 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:44:33 +0000 gingerbebe 1930914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started scheduling between 4-5 weeks, which helped us have a template to strive for during the 6 week growth spurt, 2nd Wonder Week leap, and 8 week growth spurt hell spiral. We are just over the 8 week spurt and LO is starting to get into the groove. We now have 7 feedings a day, 4 naps, 730ish bedtime, and clusterfeeds at 9pm and 11pm-ish. He has just started STTN the last 2 days and I'm so happy, although one MOTN waking wasn't that bad, which he got to around 7 weeks. looch on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930774 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:38:10 +0000 looch 1930774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ As soon as he got his days/nights sorted out. It was more for me, than him but he was alreay loosely on the schedule anyway. anandam on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930763 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:35:44 +0000 anandam 1930763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's worked for us to continue by cues even now at 5+ months, but he's fallen into some of his own routine, as others said, and is especially predictable with bedtime and wake-up. Naps still vary a bit. I think around 4 months we started a bedtime routine (book, song, pacifier, etc), but we do it at whatever time his nighttime sleepy cues hit rather than by the clock. This unpredictability drives my mother and a few friends crazy, but a strict schedule would be way harder for us. As long as LO's happy, growing, and well-rested, and you are staying sane yourself, I think you can do it however works for you! Freckles on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930735 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:27:08 +0000 Freckles 1930735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 8-10 weeks old loveisstrange on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930647 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:48:00 +0000 loveisstrange 1930647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think around 6-8 weeks. stargal on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930646 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:47:07 +0000 stargal 1930646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No schedule yet at 2 months. winniebee on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930643 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:45:48 +0000 winniebee 1930643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Between 3-4 mos jmarionsmith on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930640 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:41:53 +0000 jmarionsmith 1930640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My DD is also 2 months. we don't have a specific routine for her but do for DS, who is two, so she kinda just tags along while i go through his routine. once he's in bed (7:30ish) i swaddle her and nurse her to sleep. she lays on the boppy on the couch with me until i go to bed, around 10:30, and i transfer her to the rnp in my room. Bubbles on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930638 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:41:39 +0000 Bubbles 1930638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started a bedtime routine at 2 months - it was the best thing ever as he took to it well and we got our evenings back. Daytime we didn't have naps at set times until he moved to 2 naps at 6 mo, and had no kind of feeding routine whatsoever until we switched to FF at 7 months :happy: LBee on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930635 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:40:50 +0000 LBee 1930635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ T has just started falling into a routine on his own. We've always had a schedule about his feeding since the day he came home from the hospital - he eats every 3 hours (except at night) - so I think that helped? At 12 weeks (today!), he has real naps at 10 AM and 1 PM and goes to bed at 7 PM. He cat naps a little surrounding that, but has at least 45 minutes of awake time after every meal. He eats on a 3-6-9-12 schedule. We are loosely doing Moms on Call, I suppose (read the book, but didn't do everything, as he just got into his crib). regberadaisy on "When did you establish a routine?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-establish-a-routine#post-1930623 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 10:37:09 +0000 regberadaisy 1930623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD 2 is 2 months and it's very loose and by her cues. Since she's not in daycare yet I don't bathe her every night. Most nights she starts in the swing then I move her to the crib then she ends in our bed during early morning wake up.