MY FIRST POST

When should I start looking to start a schedule? Jack and Lila act pretty much like they did while in side me, they slept all day while I was at work and then played all night when I was relaxed. I pretty much let them rule things like nursing but really want some sort of routine soon. Am I crazy to be thinking of this now? I do have to say how much in love with them I am, I can't stop kissing and snuggling with them. Here are a couple pics of my new angels.

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They are beautiful! Congratulations!

I cannot say much about a schedule. My Jack and Lily DID NOT SLEEP during the first 6 weeks of their lives and I did not even say the word schedule until about 4 or 5 months. Well, I take that back, we were on an eating schedule - every 3 hours I believe- and that was the only type of schedule we had for a long long time. You sound like you are doing great, especially compared to absolute **** that my first couple of weeks with my babies were, so, I am not the one to be giving advice. I really just wanted to say congrats and they really are beautiful! Welcome to the first year! It really is so much fun...after the first couple of months that is!

 

CONGRATULATIONS! They are very very cute!!

There is no such thing as a "schedule" right now other than eating.

You will not see your babies fall into a "set schedule" until BEGINNING at four months.. It will get better from there on out..

For now, just get through each day as best you know how... It's pretty much out of your control at this point. As soon as they are 20 weeks old, their brains are ready for more of a schedule.

Good luck!!!

 

I agree with the previous posts, schedule is just non-existent until about 3.5 months. Now you can always start things such as keeping them in a dark quiet place from the time it gets dark until morning but I really don't think it will even make a difference at this point. It would be more so for you and your partner. Congratulations on you GORGEOUS babies!

 

They are just precious. I am concurring with the others, don't worry about a schedule at this point. It will come. Just enjoy and sleep when you can!

 

If you have no other kids - enjoy!
You have all the time you want to work on a "day schedule". Tresure them- take zillions of pictures. Journal at 3 am. Enjoy!
work on a schedule at 3-4 months!

 

Ditto on the schedule. E & D are just now getting into a semi-predictable routine and only up 1x a night. Just keep hugging an kissing cause you never get these moments back. They are beautiful. Congrats!

 

Awww...look how sweet they are! Too cute!

I agree with everyone else...no sign of a schedule in our house until around 4 mos. Even then, it was only a feeding schedule. A consistent nap schedule really didn't fall into place til around 6 mos & even now at 9 mos, some days aren't predictable. Just go with the flow, sleep when you can, & treasure every second. I second whoever else mentioned taking lots of photos...it's just crazy for me to look back at how tiny mine were!

Welcome to FY & congrats on your sweet little ones!

(PS Your ticker states that they're over a year old...you may want to fix that in your 'spare time' !!!!!)

 

Congrats! They are so sweet! I am sorry but I have to agree with the others.... no schedule yet. It will come soon. you will start to notice a pattern developing around three months.

 

your babies are BEAUTIFUL!!!
we didnt have a schedule until 3 months....way to difficult to do before then for us!

 

I agree with all the PP'ers Treasure this time and no such thing as a schedule until closer to the 4 month mark.

Congratulations!!!

 

Congratulations!!!! They are beautiful

Dianna

 

I'll be the odd man (mom) out. I insisted on a schedule with all my kids but it was the most imperative with the twins. I had a just turned one year old and two kids in school. We started with a feeding schedule. When they came home from the hospital, we fed them every three hours all day and let them wake us at night. Until week two, the first morning feeding was whenever they woke up after 7am. At week two 7am became wake up time so they ate at 7, 10, 1, 4, 7, and 10 then we let them wake us overnight. By not allowing them to do their long stretch of sleep during the day, and being very boring during night feedings, they learned the difference between day and night. At three months they were sleeping 11 hours at night. Also, eating every three hours during the day and encouraging full feedings rather than snacking, they gradually ate enough calories in the daytime to not need as much at night. That said, there was no semblance of sleep pattern during the day until I worked on it at 4mos. For me, knowing when feeding time was gave me much more freedom in between. I was never wondering if maybe they were hungry. The first few months with twins are crazy! Do whatever helps you get through it!

 

Aww, your babies are so precious!!

I agree with everyone else - unfortunately you are a ways off from a schedule. But it will get better little by little - hang in there!

Welcome!

 

Beautiful babies! Congratulations and welcome to FY! We had a feeding schedule from the beginning, but naps/nighttime sleep did not fall into place until 5-6 months.

 

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I'll be the odd man (mom) out. I insisted on a schedule with all my kids but it was the most imperative with the twins. I had a just turned one year old and two kids in school. We started with a feeding schedule. When they came home from the hospital, we fed them every three hours all day and let them wake us at night. Until week two, the first morning feeding was whenever they woke up after 7am. At week two 7am became wake up time so they ate at 7, 10, 1, 4, 7, and 10 then we let them wake us overnight. By not allowing them to do their long stretch of sleep during the day, and being very boring during night feedings, they learned the difference between day and night. At three months they were sleeping 11 hours at night. Also, eating every three hours during the day and encouraging full feedings rather than snacking, they gradually ate enough calories in the daytime to not need as much at night. That said, there was no semblance of sleep pattern during the day until I worked on it at 4mos. For me, knowing when feeding time was gave me much more freedom in between. I was never wondering if maybe they were hungry. The first few months with twins are crazy! Do whatever helps you get through it!



I try to to do something like this too, but most days it doesn't work! Thankfully mine do seem to sleep at night- except for the three times they wake to eat!

 

They are gorgeous! I miss those days but not the sleep deprivation...I did not get to establish somewhat of a schedule until around 5/6 months which is when mine started sleeping throught the night only waking twice for a bottle. By 9 months I had a schedule they no longer woke for a bottle and I could mostly garuntee them sleeping for at least 10 hours overnight. As newborns I pretty much followed thier schedule they mostly slept, ate and pooped there's really not much more to do and you have to remember to rest when they are...GL!

 

Congrats they are beautiful. Lots of good advice so not much more to add there, just wanted to welcome you to FY!

 

Congratulations on your beautiful babies and welcome to FY! My girls came home from the NICU on a 3 hour around the clock feeding schedule, but we had no sleep schedule until after 6 months old. Before that they slept whenever where-ever.

ETA: I think your ticker is wrong. It says 1 year and 6 days. There is an option in lilypie for infants working their way toward their 1st birthday. If you need help figuring it out, let me know.

 

We did things differently in our house!


We started with a schedule from day 1. After every feed we tried to keep them awake.

By 2 months they were eating at 8-12-4 and 8 and then sleeping for 12 hours. At that time they took 3 naps that were each 2ish hours long.

 

:sign0016: to The First Year. Your babies are adorable. We came home from the NICU on an every 3 hour feeding schedule which worked until we pulling into the garage and then it was pretty much on demand because they could not even go every 3 hours. Get some rest when you can.