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Is anyone else just not interested in schedule training their newborns? I have nothing wrong with any mom who wants to, I am just wondering if I'm alone in not being interested in it...I feel like following her cues, watching her, and letting her do her thing has led us to a pretty decent "schedule" while leaving flexibility for both of us...if she's tired, she sleeps. If she's hungry, she eats. If she wants to play, we play...I think schedules have a lot of value, especially as they get older...but I just don't see it as necessary at 3 months...also, I don't feel I should expect my little one to sleep completely through the night...she only wakes once, but she's truly hungry...I can't expect her tiny tummy to be full through a whole night (though we have had a few full nights which is cool)...I just want to know if I'm alone in not strictly scheduling things...

Ps...we still have certain things that are consistent...it's not just a free for all...I just mean that I don't make her wait till the scheduled nap time if she's sleepy earlier...or expect her to sleep if she decides she isn't tired yet...I still do a bedtime routine, but I start it when I see that she's showing signs of being ready for bed rather than at a specific time of night...

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That's us. She has consistently slept really well, 4-5 hours at a time since birth and now 7-8 hours as a 4 month old. I figure why mess with it. She naps when she's tired, she's up when she wants to be. We'll eventually work towards more of a routine but for now, following her cues is working for us.

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I guess I hadn't really thought about it. I am very much a schedule person, especially for my first baby. This time around I'm more laxed. I follow her cues. She is pretty consistent on her own, though. Bed time between 730 and 830  and wakes up around 630 or 7.  She eats how much and how often she wants during the day.  During growth spurts she may eat for an extra feeding around 3 or 4 AM. She typically falls asleep in my arms when snuggling after bottle and bath (every other day, sometimes longer in between) and then I take her to bed in her crib. Some times she is awake but sleepy due to the transfer especially if i had to put her in the sleep sack bec i forgot to put it on.  It works for us and every one is healthy, fed, and well rested! You do you!!

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We don't have a set schedule but we do have a daily routine of when we do stuff, like we spend lots of time playing after her first nap. I've noticed she gets tired and cranky if she's awake for too long so we do have naps at certain times but it depends on when she wakes up rather than what time of the day it is. And she'll feed whenever she wants but it's usually around 40 minutes after a nap. I try to have a set bedtime but that usually goes out the window haha! Tried some sleep training of putting her to bed 'drowsy but awake' but she didn't understand and would just lie there for 10/15 mins until she got bored then would cry. So still just feeding her to sleep.

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I thought about putting my son on a schedule but decided to let him do it himself and he did! He sleeps from 10pm until 8 am and takes a two hour morning nap and a three hour afternoon nap and then he's awake all evening to play with his Daddy.

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We've sort of fallen into a very loose schedule with regards to when she wakes up and when she goes down for the night but the rest of the time I'm led by her. If she wants food she gets it, if she wants to sleep then we let her sleep. Once she hits 6 months/goes in her own room (whichever happens first) we'll start with more structured naps etc but she's still brand new in my eyes. Plenty of time to worry about a schedule when she's older.

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I'be always been a go with the flow kind of person and that's how I am now. I feed him when he's hungry and he sleeps when he wants. He goes to bed every night on his own around 6 but doesn't nap much during the day. I'd like to get him on a nap schedule at some point !

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I'm living by my girl's cues as well. Honestly, I think a schedule would be easier on me, but I don't even know where to begin.

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I follow my sons cues. He's got a pretty good schedule. He's happy and well, why try to schedule him?

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I agree.  I'm with you.

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You are not alone!  With my daughter, my husband worked 3rd shift and I worked full time. So she was on a strict 4 days a week schedule. Now I'm able to stay home, husband is on 1st shift hours so I follow his cues. The only thing I try to stay consistent with it bed time routine.

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