Sure, we've got a ton of helpful sample sleep and feeding schedules by age on our site - but since your baby or toddler presumably can't read yet, how are you supposed to get your child to, you know, actually follow one of these sample schedules? Having a schedule is all well and good, but how do you get your child's day to match said schedule? Fear not, parents - we here at The Baby Sleep Site® are known for our awesome scheduling help. And in today's article, we bring
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How To Put Your Baby on an Eat-Play-Sleep Routine – A Guest Post From Stephanie Parker
Readers, we have a treat for you today! Stephanie Parker, owner and creator of the Zipadee-Zip and mom to two cutie-patootie kiddos, is sharing some scheduling tips with us today. Specifically, Stephanie shares some of the benefits of creating a flexible schedule, as well as tips on how to create a basic eat-play-sleep schedule that will work for even the youngest of babies. And that's not all - Stephanie has graciously offered to give away a Zipadee Zip to two Baby Sleep Site readers. Be
How To Put Your Baby On a Nap / Sleep Schedule
We have a variety of sample baby sleep and feeding schedules, but how do you put your baby on a sleep or nap schedule, anyway? Your strategy for implementing a baby's nap schedule will depend on the age of your baby. Here are some tips: 4 month old baby Your 4 month old baby will have limited ability to be on a true by-the-clock schedule. Your best way to add predictability and structure to your day is to follow more of a routine rather than a schedule. Your routine may be something like
How Rigid Should Your Baby’s Sleep Schedule Be?
It's inevitable. You have a baby and almost everyone around you will have advice about how to raise him or her. Some are nice about it trying to offer helpful tips while others criticize you and warn you what a big mistake you're making when you do x, y, or z. I believe most people are trying to help (call me an optimist), but most people are telling you what worked for them and their baby. If you've read The Baby Sleep Site® at all, you know that our philosophy is that all babies are indeed
How to Get Your Baby Through Daylight Savings 2010
The end of Daylight Savings, when we turn our clocks back one hour, is probably one of the biggest worries for parents of young babies. I start getting questions about the time change up to a month ahead of time and understandably so. If your baby is already waking too early, just the thought of your baby waking an hour earlier is enough to make the calmest parent have a few butterflies. If you're like me who obsesses about sleep (how else could I write about this every week?), it wouldn't be
When Can I Put My Baby on a Schedule?
Many people wonder when they can put their baby on a schedule. Today's sleep quick tip is that babies will vary, but the average age that I recommend to start trying a sleep schedule is around 6 months old. Depending on how consistent they are, how sensitive they are to becoming overtired and how over-tiredness affects their napping will drive when a schedule is comfortably achievable. Of course, many people try schedules sooner and some will succeed, but if pushing them to be awake too long