Here's an average day for Sofie during the 8th month:
AVG MIN-MAX
Waketime 6:15 (5:30-7:40)
Milk 1 6:30 (5:50-7:55)
1st Breakfast 8:00 (7:20-9:05) (Yogurt/Fruit)
Nap 1 9:05 (8:10-10:25)
Nap 1 Duration 80 mins (35-135 mins)
2nd Breakfast 11:00 (9:50-11:45) (Cereal)
Milk 2 10:50 (10:25-12:30)
Lunch 2:00 (1:20-2:40) (Cereal/Veggie)
Nap 2 2:45 (1:55-4:30)
Nap 2 Duration 80 mins (30-135 mins)
Milk 3 4:25 (2:20-5:30)
Dinner 6:05 (5:45-7:00) (Veggie/Fruit)
Milk 4 7:20 (7:10-7:45)
Sleep 8:00 (7:40-8:30)
And here's an typical day for Sofie (9/7/2007):
- 0610AM Wake-up
- 0700AM Milk 1
- 0805AM Breakfast: Yogurt and Fruit
- Nap 1 0925AM - 1050AM
- 1115AM 2nd Breakfast: Oatmeal
- 1140AM Milk 2
- 0200PM Lunch: Veggies and Cereal (rice or mixed grain)
- Nap 2 0250PM - 0415PM
- 0445PM Milk 3
- 0610PM Dinner: Veggies and Fruit
- 0720PM Milk 4
- 0755PM Sleep
So, if you compare this to the month before, the schedule itself didn't change much. The previous month wasn't actually a full months worth of data, so you can see a much wider variation in the data when using an entire months worth. Sofie was on a 2 nap schedule until about 14 months old.
It was around this time that we really started seeing the benefits of the schedule paying off. Sofie responded great to the routine of the day. And so I became very strict about nap times and meal times. Took me another year to get over that and relax.
About half way through the month Yogurt was introduced. Most of the time this was YoBaby by Stonyfield Farms Organic. She hated it at first. But we tried everyday, and after about a week she grew to love it.
Note: This covers the dates August 19 through September 18.
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3 comments:
Thanks! Very informative blog! I'm wondering if you remember how many ounces you'd give Sofie at her "milk" feedings? Also, did you move her into a 2 nap schedule or did she "fall into" that schedule? Right now Jeremy typically has 3 naps but seems to be needing his 3rd nap (5:30-6) less often.
At 8 months, Sofie was still being breastfed, so the number of ounces can only be guessed. Since Mommy was working, she would pump and we would use that milk for bottles the next day while she worked. Those bottles were between 4 and 5 ounces. The entire time Sofie was on bottles, we never went over 5 ounces.
The 3rd nap dropped off the end of the schedule before she was 6 months old. As the earlier naps got longer, we spaced out the schedule in such a way that there was no need for the 3rd nap. You guys can probably phase it out by moving the 2nd nap back 30 minutes and bringing bedtime up 15 or 30 minutes.
If you want bedtime before 8pm, getting that last nap to end before 5pm is very very helpful.
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