Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

Hi ladies! My DS is the worst sleeper...he has pretty much made his own schedule which is no schedule at all really and leaves him with getting probably only a total of 8-9 hrs of sleep per day on a good day with a last feeding at 10:30 and a bedtime (if im lucky) of midnight. Anyway, dr. said its time to start training him to sleep better by letting him CIO to some extent and the method he was describing is essentially the Ferber method so i plan on getting the book and trying to start implementing this week.

Anyway, as a first time mom and a mom to a crazy frat boy like baby - I have no idea what his schedule should look like. If you could please post - bed/wake times, feeding times (b/c ds has been trying to drop a feeding lately which im mnot sure he should do) and nap times that would help me soooo much by giving me a goal to strive for!

I'm not sure why this has been so hard for me! Short of CIO I have tried everything :( I feel like the worst mommy ever that my baby doesn't sleep normally!

Thanks for reading and, in advance, for your help!

Message edited 2/18/2008 10:03:45 PM.

Re: Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

I can post mine but in all honesty I really lucked out... my kids are good sleepers... DS more so than DD but I got very lucky and I know they slept more than most kids... they hung onto that thrid nap longer than most.

This was their schedule. I think at month 7 they dropped down to two naps and that's when I introduced lunch.

6 am wake- bottle (usually they would stir around 5:30)

7:30 nap

8:30 wake and bottle

10:30 nap

12:30 wake and bottle

3:00 nap for 45 minutes

3:45 wake and bottle

6:00 bottle and bed

HTH

I'm sorry I don't have any advise on the Ferber method

Re: Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

My DS turns 5 months on Wed. His schedule is somewhat predictable although it is never set in stone, meaning the times range 1-1-1/2 hours from what I am saying below. Sometimes he is up at 7:00 am, sometimes 9:00 am... but he always naps within 2 hours of first waking up and then about 2-1/2 to 3 hours after waking from his naps. He's rarely up more than 3-1/2 hours at a time. hope that helps.


8:30 Wake Up
10:30 - 12:00 Nap
2:30-3:30 Nap
6:00-7:00 Nap
9:30 Bed for the night.

Re: Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

My son pretty much dictates his own schedule. I am fine with it and he is a decent night sleeper. His schedule is pretty much flexible and subject to change any day! My first son on the other hand didn't sleep well until a year.

As for feeding, he hates his bottles in the morning so we load up on solids in the morning. My son is 6.5 mos old.

Typical Day
7-730 Wakeup (can be as early as 6 or as late as 8)- small bottle 1-2oz if I am lucky.
9am cereal and fruit
12pm meat mixture jar and maybe half of something else, sippy cup with water (if he drinks it)
3pm 6 oz bottle
6pm 6 oz bottle
730pm cereal and veggie
930 5-7oz bottle and bed

Naps - It all depends on when he gets up. I am also running around a few days a week with classes for my 3 yr old so it does interfere. Typically he naps about 2-3 hours in a day. Typically he does 3 a day - am (11ish), afternoon (2ish), and evening (5ish). His naps can be 30mins to 60 mins. Some days if he gets up early - I may have a 4th nap. It has only been in the last week or so where he has started napping better. before this he was basically 4 - 20-30 min naps/day. Oh yeah - he only naps well in his infant seat which barely closes at this point so not sure what I'll do after that.

Re: Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

Being a SAHM, DD usually dictated her schedule but I have to say - she has been a good sleeper

This is not set in stone with exact times - they do vary slightly which I am now trying to work on

7-7:30 wake
7:30-8am cereal
9 am - bottle
she's eating about every 3 hours or so and about 4 - 5 ounces with each bottle
bedtime is anywhere between 8:30 - 9:30. Dinner cereal usually around 7pm

ETA - naps are not at a set time right now. This week we introduced veggies for lunch


HTH!

Message edited 2/19/2008 7:57:16 AM.

Re: Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

My 6 month old Sched

7:00-7:30am wake then 6oz bottle

Nap time 9:30-10am, sleeps til 11-11:30am

6oz bottle when she wakes up

12:30-1pm Stage 2 foods and 2-3 oz bottle

Nap time 1:30-2pm, wakes up 3-3:30pm

6oz bottle when she wakes up

5pm- stage 2 food and 2-3 oz bottle

7pm-7oz bottle and bed at 7:30pm

Good luck and you are a great mommy

Consistency is key!

Re: Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

DD will be 5 months a week from today and she's BF (not on cereal) so here goes:

7:30-wakes(dozes on and off from 6am) and eats
10:30-eats
11 or 12-nap
3pm-wakes and eats

No other naps for the rest of the day, she just takes the long one.

8pm-bedtime

Re: Moms of 5-6 mo olds - or btdt moms - schedule q and help needed!

Thanks for the advice ladies! I am bumping this up to get more schedules! TIA