0-3 1/2 months -- No sleep schedule. Henry generally woke up every 3 hours to eat, but I let him lead.
Nursing schedule (give or take an hour)
4am
7am
10am
1pm
4pm
7pm
10pm
1am
3 1/2-5 months -- Still no sleep schedule. Before sleep training, I night weaned him – beginning with the 2am feeding, then the 11pm.
Nursing schedule
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
5-6 months -- During the start of this time period of sleep training, Henry’s schedule was in flux, but after a few weeks we settled into a great schedule. I also started feeding solids twice a day around 5 1/2 months.
6:30am Nurse
8:30-10:30am Nap
10:30am Nurse/solids
1:30-3:30pm Nap
3:30pm Nurse/solids
6:30pm Nurse
7pm Bath
7:30pm-6:30am Night Sleep
6-7 months – around 6 months, I moved Henry’s first solid feeding earlier to mimic breakfast
6:30am Nurse
8am solids
9-11am Nap
11am Nurse
1pm solids
2-4pm Nap
4pm Nurse
6:45pm Nurse
7pm Bath
7:30pm-6:30am Night Sleep
7-9 months – around 7 months I added a 3rd solid feeding to the day
6:30am Nurse
8am solids
9-11am Nap
11am Nurse
1pm solids
2-4pm Nap
4pm Nurse/snack solids (half of a normal meal)
6:45pm solids/Nurse
7pm Bath
7:30pm-6:30am Night Sleep
9-11 months – around 9 months, I cut back to nursing 4 times a day. Henry started showing less interest in nursing after his afternoon nap, and I determined that he wasn’t hungry.
6:30am Nurse
8am solids
9-11am Nap
11am Nurse
2-4pm Nap
4pm Nurse
6:45pm solids/Nurse
7pm Bath (every other night – the baths every day weren’t good for his eczema)
7:30pm-6:30am Night Sleep
11-12 months - around 11 months Henry started sleeping in more, and I started weaning him at 11 1/2 months.
7:30am Nurse
9am Breakfast solids
9:30-11:30 Nap (Nurse/Snack once weaned)
1pm Lunch
2-3:30 Nap
6:30 Dinner/Nurse
7 Bath (every other night)
7:30 Night Sleep
2-3:30 Nap
6:30 Dinner/Nurse
7 Bath (every other night)
7:30 Night Sleep
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