Routine for baby at 7 weeks?

Question

FTM here and have a 7 week old. I’m just wondering how many of you with babies this age already have them
On a schedule. I feel like all she does is sleep all day. We still don’t have a routine and she doesn’t have a set bedtime.  Our day looks like this - my sleeping is all messed up and since I’m not back at work yet I don’t have a set time I need to wake up, so to get sleep I’m sometimes waking up at 8,9 or even 10 depending on if i got any sleep that night. She sleeps in a bassinet next to our bed and if she is also sleeping that late I let her but every day is different. So when she gets up I get her dressed and change her and try to play with her a bit or I’ll feed her if she needs to eat. After a feeding she usually is tired so I let her nap. And pretty much that’s what we do all day. Then in the evening when it’s not as hot out I always take her for a walk in her stroller around our neighborhood. We don’t really have a routine at night either. She doesn’t have a set bedtime. She isn’t in her crib yet for the night but we try to let her take naps in there. The way we are doing it is I try to go to bed at 9 but I don’t take her in with me , my husband watches her and stays up until like 3 or 4am that way I can get a good chunk of sleep (especially since I’m going back to work in early October) and his schedule is more lenient than mine so he can stay up. Then around 3 or 4am he brings her in our room and she goes to sleep. We’ve tried him bringing her in at 9 when I go to sleep but I just can’t sleep when she is in there with me. She makes noises and cries and seems that time is too early for her so she’ll sleep in her bouncer in the living room while he watches her. Anyway, I just don’t know if this is all right.  I know she’s only 7 weeks but how important is it that she have a routine now to set the stage for later? Or is it ok that she doesn’t yet? By the way I’m not breastfeeding, she is formula fed. I had to stop after two weeks due to a bad case of mastitis and being in the hospital as well as she wasn’t gaining weight in the beginning. She’ll also be starting daycare in mid October when I return to work which makes me really sad she has to go so young but at the same time I think maybe it will give her more of a routine and a schedule. Thanks for any advice/ insight you can give!

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You’re doing fine. Your daytime pattern sounds completely normal for that age. And it’s so great that you and your husband have found ways to get sleep as well as be there for your daughter. You might consider helping her establish “night” and “day” by changing the lighting and sound/activity level in her space at a certain time each morning and evening -even if you keep sleeping in. And doing a few things around the evening transition is nice -your walk, for example, as well as thinks like a bath, reading books, and changing into Pjs. Stay flexible. Trying to parent by the clock is an exercise in frustration at this point. But doing a few nice things when she’s alert for them, or consistent soothing techniques, may come in handy later.

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I don't really have a routine for my 7 week old either. I don't think it's any use to try this early. We go to bed around 9, baby sleeps in bed with us. He is breastfed and will wake up every 2-3 hrs to eat. After 3-4 am he will get very fussy, kick, make noises etc. But I'm tired and try to ignore it. My husband doesn't even notice 😂 so when he wakes up, around 7, he will go get dressed and eat breakfast while I get the LO changed and dressed and feed him again. They go out for a 1hr walk while I stay in bed some more, take a shower, get dressed and eat breakfast. If I have time left I do household stuff. When they come back, I play with him then feed him again and my husband does some work (he works from home 🙏) after the feeding he will usually nap. We go about this (play, feeding, nap - he is awake at least 2/3 of the time) until late afternoon. Then I will go for another walk with him or to the grocery store if we need anything. When I come back, my husband takes LO in the shower with him around 7-8pm. I will then get him ready for bed and feed him. He usually cries after that but falls asleep by 9 after another feeding, and then repeat.
I will have to go back to work in late october. I think some kind of routine will automatically come with it. Don't worry about lack of discipline, you cannot train or spoil your child before they're about 6 months old, when they develop a day night rhythm. Then you can start to settle for a bedtime and stick with it. This is also when you can try and eliminate night feedings, but don't be discouraged if it doesn't happen instantly. Every child is different. If they don't want to go to bed at 7 or sleep though the night by 8 months that's their personality, not your personal failure. Try and work out with your child what's best for all of you, and don't let anyone tell you that it's wrong or unhealthy. I think all that matters is that your baby is happy and developing and you get a reasonable amount of rest to function😊 
Sorry for the super long post tho🙈

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We didn’t start a routine till our son was like 5 months old

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I’ve followed a bedtime routine since coming home from the hospital. My first is 16 months and my 2nd is 1 week and 3days old. We go upstairs around 630 most nights. Bath if needed. Jammies, bottle at 7, read books, brush teeth, I put lavender essential oil on me, go in her room turn on white noise, fan and night light stars, rock to sleep and put in crib and sneak out. She’s been sleeping in her crib in her room through the night since 7/8 months. My newborns bedtime routine is just basically nurse him and make sure his diapers dry and hopefully get him to sleep so I can get my older one to sleep- still figuring out logistics as my partner will be going back to work Saturday and he works 12 hr swing shifts so I’ll be alone some nights 😬 but anyways routine and consistency is important to us- we all get better sleep bc of it.

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We started a bedtime routine around then. We tracked his sleep and picked a time based on when he seemed to be "going down for the night." In our case it was 8:30 then it moved up to around 7:30. But we go buy his cues, i.e. when he gets fussy. The routine really calms him down now (he's 12 weeks) and we've even gotten some stretches of 6-7 hours after putting him down. He's EBF and sleeps next to me in a bassinet. I know what you mean about the noises keeping you up; you could try white noise, it helped us for a while.

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I habe followed the recommended schedule at 
Www.weebeedreaming.com 
It helps a ton.

Routine for baby at 7 weeks?

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