Daily schedule for a five-month-old, formula-fed baby boy (submitted by Inette P.) 8 – 8:30 a.m. Wake up and have a 6 ounce bottle. Play in bed in bed for about thirty minutes, get dressed, play in the exersaucer and have some tummy time. 10 a.m. Nap time. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Have a 6 ounce bottle. Go for a walk, run some errands, and have some play time. 1 p.m. Nap time 2 p.m. Have a 6 ounce bottle. More play time. 5 – 5:30 p.m. Have a 6 ounce bottle. Nap for 30 minutes. 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Play time. 6:30 p.m. Bed time routine (bath and pajamas). 7 – 7:30 p.m. Have a 6 ounce bottle. 8 p.m. Bed time. He usually wakes up once in the middle of the night. The time will vary, but I change his diaper and give him a 4 ounce bottle. Daily schedule for a five-month-old baby girl, whose mom exclusively pumps (submitted by Andrea) 6 to 6:30 a.m. She wakes. She’s usually up for two hours, then down for an hour all day long, with a longer wake time in the early evening. She’s not always hungry right away when she wakes, so we typically start with floor time while mommy gets a cup of tea. Then she eats. When it’s time to go down for a nap, we usually read a book first. 6:30 p.m. The bedtime routine starts with a partial bottle, then bath, then book, the rest of the bottle. 7 -7:30 p.m. She’s in bed. As long as she drinks between 24 and 26 ounces during the day, with 5 or 6 of them being at her last feeding, she’ll typically sleep through the night. Before last week, I would wake her up for a “dream feed” between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. whenever I got up for my late night pump. Get advice on baby schedules.
