Here is the written out schedule that we had Drew on :)

Schedule #1

11/22/19 — First schedule

  • 6–7am feed whenever she wakes up. Put her straight back down
  • 9am feed, play
  • 10:15am nap
  • 12pm feed, play
  • 1:15pm nap
  • 3pm feed, play
  • 4:15pm nap
  • 5:30pm feed, play
  • 6:30pm nap
  • 7:45pm bathtime
  • 8:30pm feed. Bed immediately after

Notes

  • Drew was eating 3–4 oz every feeding.
  • Seems like she does best throughout the day if you feed her before she starts crying, which happens around every 2.5 hours.
  • We hoped she would sleep from 10pm–3am, but it was usually 10pm–2am. Then again put her back down until 6am (two sets of four hours).
  • Put-down routine: change, feed, burp, calm (5–15 minutes), change, swaddle, rock, crib.
  • Most of her fussiness seems to be because of burp/gas.
  • We used a normal swaddle for about three weeks, then switched to the Miracle Blanket until she was three months old.
  • We would try to feed her 3–4 oz every feeding (18–24 oz was the range).
  • Feed once at night only after 2am.
  • Naps are 1.5–2 hours.
  • She was eating 4 oz every feeding.
  • She wanted to sleep, but we tried to have her stay awake as long as possible.
  • We tried to have her do 15–20 minutes of tummy time a day—usually in five-minute increments before she got fussy. We would put a towel under her arms so she wasn’t face down.
  • After 5–6 weeks old, move to a 7pm bedtime.

Schedule #2

Drew started this around 12/7/19, when she was six weeks old. She switched from the Miracle Blanket to Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit around 1/29/20 (three months).

  • 6:30–7am wake up (she usually stirs around this time or earlier), change, feed, play
  • 8:30am nap
  • 10am wake up, change, feed, play
  • 11:30am nap
  • 1pm wake up, change, feed, play
  • 2:30pm nap
  • 4pm wake up, change, feed, play
  • 5:30pm nap
  • 6:45pm wake up, bath, swaddle, feed
  • 7:15pm bed

Notes

  • She would eat 6 oz every feeding (30 oz total; 28–32 oz was the range).
  • Switched to eating 9 oz for the bedtime feeding at around 4.5–5 months old.

Schedule #3

  • 7am bottle
  • 8:15am snack (real food—start with sweet potato or avocado)
  • 9–10:30am nap
  • 11am bottle
  • 12:15pm snack
  • 1–3pm nap
  • 3pm bottle
  • 4:15pm snack
  • 5pm short nap (30–45 minutes)
  • 6:30pm bath
  • 7pm bottle and bed