For parents of babies - do you have a routine for your baby or just follow your babies cues?

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Bonus questions - what time does your baby go to bed? Do you feed to sleep? 
We have tried to get my baby on a sleep routine but I’m finding the whole process so stressful.

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It depends on the age.  Is your baby 4 months?  You can definitely get on a consistent schedule now.  Everyone will benefit from it.

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I clicked baby led because of course I tried to set a routine but it doesn’t work every day and I am not bending over backwards just to keep to time lines
Already too much with work and everything
So if one evening I just wanna sit on my sofa with the kids will do it 🙃

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I've had routines for all my babies. #1 was on a feeding/ sleeping schedule at 2 months. #2 was 3 months and #3 was also about 3 months. Speaking for my children, they've been happier with (more or less) fixed schedules.

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Newborn-3 months is usually baby led and 3+ months, there can be a routine. My son is 11 months and has taken a bottle before bed since birth. He doesn’t fall asleep on the bottle, he just wants a full tummy before bed.

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I was baby led with my first, parent leader with the second - and actually, it was such a breeze the second time around, we got to adjust nap time so both babies nap at once (they're 16months apart) and my second is just the happiest baby in the world. **And mommy is less stressed out lol**
My now 2 year old goes to bed at 8 and my 8 month old at 6:45. They're up at 7 (it used to be later 😔)

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I don’t have a baby I have a baby sister, she tends to run the show but I make sure she goes to bed, we normally watch Scooby doo for a while Bc she loves him and then I turn on some peaceful music and she’ll fall fast asleep

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I tried baby led for a long time. My daughter WOULD NOT fall asleep any earlier than 3 am every night and I was dying of fatigue. She also wouldn’t nap in her crib at all she hated it. I then scheduled her sleep and managed to get her to an 8 pm bed time & she takes 1 nap now (used to be 2 but she’s gotten older). Now regardless of what she’s doing we stick to the schedule and she sleeps when she’s supposed to. Everything is way better now. 😌

For parents of babies - do you have a routine for your baby or just follow your babies cues?

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