Sleep schedule now..?

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So my mom has been on to me about getting my 5 month old on a sleep schedule. He usually sleeps pretty good at night. He will wake me up around 2-4am if he didn't eat that well before falling asleep. He never sleeps past 6am no matter what. Both of us go back to sleep after he wakes up eats & gets a diaper change at least 2-3 times & officially wakes up between 1-3pm. I got used to sleeping when he does because thats what everyone recommended after bringing him home. My mom thinks we both need to be awake more during the day so we tried it her way for about a week. My son done nothing but cry & actually fall asleep while just sitting on my lap. It absolutly broke my heart seeing him cry knowing all it would take is a nap to make him happy...I've talked to other family members & they told me it was to early to try to get him on a better schedule...Its honestly what me & him both are used to & have been doing since he came home from the hospital...What do you ladies recommend? ***Please keep in mind I'm a first time mother & I'm learning as I go. I'm not looking for professional advice..Just some recommendations that I MIGHT consider if it fits my standards. Thanks!***

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it's often healthier for mom and baby to follow the schedule the baby sets. we didn't try to change my nephews or my baby brothers schedule around till they were a year old. I plan on following the same rule with my first when they are born in January.

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So I honestly relieved the same advise and ignored it.  I stick pretty close to my sons schedule which changed as he got older.  At 15 months he will sleep from 10pm-8am (Daddy gets home at 7-8pm so this gives my son time with Daddy before bedtime).  He usually takes two naps (around noon and around 4pm) for about 2 hours each.  If we miss a nap and shift his schedule, he is NOT a Happy baby.
 
Example:  this past week we took two mini vacations.  2 days, 1 night at Disney while hubby worked (stayed in a hotel despite living within driving distance), and 3 days, 2 nights at my parents (5 hour drive one way).  Both trips disrupted his schedule a lot despite me trying to keep it together.  Talk about an angry child 🤦🏻‍♀️
 
So do what is best for YOU and your child.  5 months is still pretty young.

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Follow your baby's lead! If it is working for you to, then stick with it! For a 5 month old to only wake 2-3 times a night is quite incredible!! You are lucky!! Keeping a baby up when they are obviously tired will just make him overtired and will create a bad situation, babies often sleep worse when they are over tired. 
I would advise starting a night routine, like bath, book, bottle/nurse, then sleep (or nurse to sleep if you nurse). That way, as he gets older when you start your night time routine he realizes that it is almost bedtime.

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My 13 month old has been on the same schedule since she was 4 months old. She wakes between 6 and 7am, naps from about 9:30am to noon and again from 2:30 to 4pm and then she goes to bed at 6:30pm and sleeps through the night till morning again. Schedules are so important in my opinion. Not only for your baby, but for you as well. And since we have such a great schedule in place, I've never felt the need to nap throughout the day when she naps. That's half the day gone to sleeping lol that's crazy to me. If everyone in your home is sleeping better, it'll be much better for you all in the long run.

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We started my son on a sleep schedule around 4/5 months and it’s worked amazing. He’s going on 11 months now and he goes to sleep on time every single night and sleeps mostly all night(in his own bed). It’s wonderful.

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If you’re comfortable with the schedule he’s set then I think you’re fine! People usually change baby’s schedule for their convenience

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I started my son on a schedule at around 4 weeks. He has a nightly schedule where we eat, have bathtime, story time and bottle all at the same time every night. My son is in bed, asleep no later than 10 and doesn’t wake up until 6 or 7 every morning. He used to wake up at 4 and then at 5 but as he gets older, he sleeps later. Right now he is about 12 weeks and his bedtime routine starts at 9. Here in the next month or two we will be moving that time up steadily. 
Also, he does sleep a lot throughout the day, and he has his awake time for about 3-5 hours in the middle of the day, usually late afternoon. It has worked really well for me and my fiancé and we both love being able to get plenty of sleep every night.

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your mom so do what you think is right for you and your baby dont let someone tell you what you can and cant do theres huge difference  between  telling and opinions always take people suggestions but do what you think is best your the one that take care of him and see him everyday so you will know whats best for him everyone  raise their kids differently so you just have to find whats best for him    im not mom yet but this is what im going to do when i get pregnant

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do what you want. but if you do want to, it may take some time. baby is use to being a sleep at certain times so it may be hard to change.

Sleep schedule now..?

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