Sample Baby Schedules: Month by month

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 3^rd 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