Hello all. So my son, Jasper is now just over 12 weeks old. And my wife and I are finally seeing that we don't have much of a routine at all.
The crux of our routine is that Jasper drinks after waking. Then, when we see signs of sleepiness, he sleeps. Also, if he shows signs of hunger, we feed him. And he gets to play whenever he seems like he wants to.
So with all these factors thrown in, it's like we don't have a routine at all, I think.
The way I see it is that his naps are the ending point of each cycle of the routine. So this is my question...do you put your baby down for a nap if it's been the 'right' amount of time, even if s/he's not showing signs of sleepiness?
And then sometimes he drinks and drifts off to sleep for a few minutes, wakes, drinks, drifts, until his A time is not much more than a half-sleep state. Should we be ensuring that he's getting activity, even if he seems sleepy, b/c it's the A portion of the routine?
All in all, the little guy is doing great. He wakes once in the night, which isn't too bad.