Sample EASY routines for ages 4-6 monthsPlease Note: These are merely sample routines that have worked for moms who followed EASY/BW principals and have decided to share them by posting online. If you still have questions about your individual LOs routine, feel free to post a question on the board.4 Month Sample Routines Key points:
*4 months is around the time los transition from a 3 to a 4 hour feeding routine. Please read the link to gauge whether your LO is ready for the transition and how to go about making the necessary shifts.
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=120362.0
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=63161.0
*Average Awake time at 4 months: 1 hour and 45 min. - 2 hours1.
3 hour EASY
2-2.5 hour A time
three naps: one of 1 hr. and two of 1.5 hrs. and one catnap
Total daytime sleep: 4 hr. 30 min. to 4 hr. 45 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 11 hrs. 30 min. to 12 hrs.
Wake at 6.30/7am and play in cot
7.00am Breastfeed
9.00am Nap
10am Breastfeed
11.30 Nap
1pm Breastfeed
2.30 Nap
4pm Breastfeed
5.15 Nap
7pm Bedtime routine and breastfeed
10.15pm Dreamfeed - slept till 6.30amPosted by: Nikki~Nathan&Dan
2.
3.5 hour EASY
1.5 hour A time
three-1.5 hour naps and one catnap
Total daytime sleep: 5 hr. 15 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 11 hrs)
7am – eat 6.5oz
8:30 in bed by 8:30
Wakes at 10:15
10:30 eat 6.5oz
11:45am – in bed by 11:45
Wakes at 1:15-1:30pm
2pm eat 6.5oz
2:45 in bed by 2:45pm
Wakes at 4:15pm
5:30 eat 5.5 oz
5:45 nap in bed by 5:50pm (cat nap)
wake at 6:30 (ish)
bed by 8pm 6oz Posted by: shimzy- November 23, 2006
3.
4 hour EASY
2 hour A time
two-2 hour naps + one catnap
Total daytime sleep: 4 hr. 40 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 10 hrs. 45 min to 11 hrs. 15 min.)
Here is Joey's schedule at 14 weeks. I don't wake him unless I'm protecting his third catnap or bedtime. I also don't do a DF.
wake up anywhere from 7-7:30 but I try to not feed until 7:30
E 7:30
A
S 9:20-11:30
E 11:30
A
S 1:30-3:30
E 3:30
A
S 5:30-6:00
E 7:00
A Bath
E 7:45ish (just an ounce or two to make sure he goes to sleep not hungry)
S 8:15 p.m. asleep
If he wakes up early from a nap, we have A time before E. If he wakes up late, everything is pushed back ... basically he just always goes down two hours after waking up. Posted by: Carmela’s mom-August 29, 2006
5 Month Sample RoutinesKey Points:
Average awake time at 5 months: 2 hours to 2 hours and 30 mins.1.
4 hour EASY
2 hr. 15 min. to 2 hr. 30 min. A time
two naps of 1.5 to 2 hrs.
Total daytime sleep: 3 hr. 30 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 12 hrs. 15 min.
E-8:00 Wake, Pears&Baby rice, 8oz bottle.
A-8:00-10:15 Awake Time
S-10:15 Naptime of either 1hr30mins or 2hrs
E-12:00 8oz bottle
A-11:30-2:00 or 12:00-2:30 Awake time depending on when he woke from his nap
S-2:00 or 2:30 Naptime This nap is also 1hr30 or 2hrs depending on how long his morning one was. He will have 1 - 2hr nap daily and 1 nap of 1hr30mins each day.
E-4:00 Some veggies with a little of barley cereal mixed in, 8oz bottle
A-6:45 Bathtime, Massage, and stories
E-7:20 8oz bottle
S-7:45 In BedPosted by: Rebekahb-January 25, 2004
2.
4 hour EASY
2 hr. A time
two 1.5 to 2 hr. naps and one catnap of approx. 40 min.
Total daytime sleep: 3 hr 40 min. to 4 hr. 10 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 11 hrs. 30 min. to 12 hrs.
At 5 months, we finally got on a routine. Most days it ends up like this:
Wake up: 6:30 am
Feed 7 oz milk
Nap 1 @ 8:30 am (usually 1.5 hours)
Wake: 10 am-10:30
Feed @ 10:30, 2 tblsp rice cereal and 7 oz milk
Nap 2 @ noon-12:30 (1.5-2 hrs)
Wake @ 2 pm
Feed 7 oz.
Cat nap - 4 PM (40 mins)
Bedtime routine at 5 (bath, jammies, quiet play, storytime, song, rocking until sleepy).
Put down between 6 and 6:30, usually asleep for the night by 6:30, sometimes 7.
Bedtime really varies based on when her last nap ended, but it always ends up between 6 and 7Posted by: Aarismom-September 27, 2005
3.
4 hour EASY
2.5 hr A time
two naps of 1.5 hr and one catnap of 30-45 mins.
Total daytime sleep: 3 hr 30 min to 3 hr 45 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 12 hrs.
My ds, Carter is exactly 5.5 months. He just decided to have more A time and shorter S, so here is his routine (VERY textbook!):
Wake: 7am
E: 7
A: 7:15-9:30
S: 9:30-11
E: 11
A: 11:15-1:30
S: 1:30-3:00
E: 3
A: 3:15-5:00
S: 5
A: 5:30 or 5:45-6:30
E: 6:30-6:45
Bath: 6:45-7:00
Bed: 7:00 (sleeps all night until 7am)Posted by: Jodi and her boys-August 21, 2006
6 month sample routinesKey Points:
*Los begin transitioning around this age, some a little younger and some a little older, toward dropping the catnap. Please read the information in the following link to gauge if your LO is ready for the change.
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=64837.0p
*Average awake time for 6 month olds ranges from 2 hr. 25 min. at the beginning of the month up to 3 hrs. at the end of the month.1.
4 hour EASY
2 hr. A time
two naps of 1.5 hr and one catnap of 45 mins.
Total daytime sleep: 3 hr. 45 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 12 hrs.
lockie is 6.5mo today. he's ebf & is taking solids 3 times a day now. his routine - on a good day! - is as follows (though we may be increasing solids soon as he always wants more!):
E-7:00am wake & bf 5-10mins
A-8:00am solids - rice cereal 2Tbsp
S-9:00am nap
A-10:30am wake
E-11:00am bf 5-10mins
A-11:45am solids - vegetables 2Tbsp
S-12:30pm nap
A-2:00pm wake
E-3:00pm bf 5-10mins
S-4:00pm catnap
A-4:45pm wake
E-5:00pm bf 5-10mins
A-5:45pm solids - vegetables 2Tbsp
A-6:15pm bath, massage
S-7:00pm bedtime following bf top-upPosted by:
2.
4 hour EASY
2.5 hr. A time
two naps of 1.5 hr and one catnap of 30 mins.
T otal daytime sleep: 3 hr. 30 min.
Total nighttime sleep: 11 hr. 15/30 min.
Hi
Katelyn is 6 months old and I thought I would share her schedule even though we are still transitioning from 3-2 naps and trying to extend her wake time from 2/2.5 hours to 3 hours. She is bf and gets 3 meals of cereal/fruit/veggies
E 7:00 wake and bf
A 8:30 breakfast
S 9:30 nap (1.5 hours usually)
E 11:00 bf
A12:30 lunch
S 1:00/1:30 nap
E 2:30/3:00 bf
A
S 4:30 nap ( short, never more than 30 min. trying to phase this one out
with longer wake time.)
E 5:00 bf
A 6:00 dinner
A 7:00 bath, massage, pj's, story or lullaby
E 7:15/7:30 bf
S 7:30/7:45 bed
E wakes 1 time at night to bf, never consistent time, one night 2:00am
and another night 5:00am. Always right back to sleep until wake
time of 7:00amPosted by: Wendy~, November 27, 2003
3.
4 hour EASY
3 hr. A time
two naps of 1.5 hrs each
T otal daytime sleep: 3 hrs.
Total nighttime sleep: 11 hr. 15 min. to 11 hr. 45 min.
Connor is just shy of 6 months old.
Here is our schedule:
A 7-7:30 - wake
E 8:00 - nurse
A 9:00 - solids
S 10:00 - nap for 1 1/2 hours
E 12:00 - nurse
A 1:00 solids
S 2:00 - nap for 1 1/2 hours
E 4:00 - nurse
A 5:30 - solids
A 6:30 - bath
S 7:15-7:45 - nurse and bedPosted by: momtoava&connor, September 5, 2004
These are just a few examples of routines that have worked for others in the past. If you would like to browse additional routines please click on the following link:http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=10385.0
