rountines

Mine didn't settle in to any sort of routine until about 6 weeks old, if that.
Before then they were still getting used to being in the world and one day they would go down to sleep easily, feed easily, the next it completely reversed

Not for ages - maybe at least 3 or 4 months. And even then it wasn't set times but more like I knew how long he'd sleep for, how long he'd stay up for and how many sleeps he'd have a day. Then again, we never started the day at the same time and perhaps if I got him up at 6am every morning then that would've made things more predictable....

They're always changing too - so you'll have a nice lil routine for a few weeks and then it'll all change!

Around 8 weeks she stopped just going to sleep anywhere and we had to "put her her to bed". So around this time I started watching more for sleep signs and watched the clock a bit more and if she started to grizzle around the right time she got put to bed and then she tended to slide into a bit more of a routine.    BUT I warn you. Every time you get used to what he's doing expect the little monkey to change something.   I don't know that we've had anything longer than 3 weeks before our daughter changed things. I think we got better at better at reading her signals though so I haven't found it as stressful as I thought I would. Oh and there will be growth spurts where you sit for HOURS doing nothing but feeding.

K settled into a general routine feed play sleep, at around the same general time of day prolly between 2 to 3 mths. Around the 6 weeks mark everything defo got easier.

I found that at 6 weeks things settled down but a real routine began to emerge at about 3 months and I suddenly could relax a little iykwim! Mum said that its called the fourth trimester where baby settles into the big wide world!

Took DS about 5 months to settle into a regular routine - the 5 months before that were a little random (or maybe it just felt like that due to sleep deprivation!)

My girl has never had a routine. I don't do eat play sleep either. She feeds as she needs to.

Only now (nearly 5 months ) is she settling into consistant day naps. So we have an 1 and half hour nap in morning and 2 hour nap in afternoon. But every day is different when she has these naps sometimes first is at 9.30 am other days not till 11am.

The only thing i can suggest is try really hard to recognise babies tired signs. if you can get sleep right everything else will fall into place. But i really would suggest that you leave it till at least 3 months to worry about esstablishing patterns. Your wee one will do what they need to at this age, just follow their clues.

And my bit of advice for once your bub is older and you are establishiing routines. To start with spend a few weeks at home not going out to town or out to friends excessively (ie every day). To set up routines stay at home and have a consistant preparation for nap time routine. Ie We go to room have a cuddle and a story book (or two). Quiet time (5 mins or so) and then i song and cuddle standing by the cot. Then into cot and another song. Then i leave her to self settle. Going in and out to help as need be.

I made the mistake (with the warmer waether) of going out lots to town and shops and friends in teh last few weeks,. DD was getting very unsettled and cranky so i have speent 1 week staying at home with her (just going out for walks with stroller). She has settled down considerably into some forms of patterns now.

With babies they are forever changing. The have growth spurts, teething, jabs, needing solids, too hot weather, too cold weather that will all affect how they settle and how they act. It is best to just follow your bubs cues to see what they need ratehr than expect them to be the same every day.