How strict are you with feeding and sleeping routines for your babies?

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So do you feed your babies at the same times every day or when they want feeding and do you put your babies to sleep at a certain time at night or not? 
I’m talking about babies 6 months and over really.

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Nope I follow their lead- no schedules for us..

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I keep a relatively strict schedule. But if my son isn't hungry or tires at his usual time I change it up a bit. It's somewhat flexible

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I am flexible. We eat when we get up and then read books after breakfast that is about our only everyday thing. But she goes to sleep when she is getting tired, wakes up when she is ready, naps when she is tired, and we eat dinner at various times as my husband gets home anywhere from 5pm-7:30. So we snack of need be or eat without him but we are relaxed and it is what works for us. She has always slept through the night, way ahead on all her milestones, and happy as a clam on a sunny day. When we have multiple kids might change some but we will address that when that bridge is approaching. One of my sister had her kids scheduled to like the half hour all day and it worked for her one brother has a stone set food/sleep schedule but the rest of the day is a free for all. Whatever works for you as long as baby/kid is thriving is right!!

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I follow their schedule for the most part. Exception being if they get hungry or sleepy early then I’ll feed or put to bed early.

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Niether. My son has kept him self on the same routine since birth wjth the exception of when he is sick. So I just go with the flow bc his schedule is amazing

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We have a two year old and are pretty strict with his schedule to save our sanity. But we don’t leave family gatherings or refuse to go somewhere due to his schedule.

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I’m a SAHM. I keep somewhat of a schedule but my day usually depends on what time my oldest wakes up. If she sleeps in some then I adjust the times of eating and napping. We keep the same bedtime routine every night though.

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With food I’m kinda flexible. I make sure my 1 year old gets 3 meals and 2 snacks each day. And I make sure dinner is within an hour of bedtime so that he doesn’t get hungry in the night. 
With naps I use wake windows and sleepy cues. So if I know he’s been up for 3-4 hours and he starts rubbing his face, I put him down for a nap. It’s usually at roughly the same times every day (within an hour or so) 
Bedtime I’m stricter and it’s always around 7 because otherwise he’ll be waking up all night and early the next morning. 
My bubs is not a great sleeper and I’ve found that a schedule helps him sleep better. Might not be true for every kid though.

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My daughter was having problems gaining weight because she wasn’t cueing hunger and her dr told me she’d let me know if she was hungry so I followed that. Well she didn’t gain any weight in a whole month so we went to a nutritionist and got us on a schedule of 7-8oz 5 times a day. I’ve been very strict about times and stuff to line up with bedtime and it’s been going great. She’s been gaining weight amazingly now! And I just feel more comfortable with a routine so I always know how much/when she’s eaten. My daughter is 7 months 😊

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Routine, but not schedule. My son is 14 months and I play by his cues.

How strict are you with feeding and sleeping routines for your babies?

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