| I despise routines in nearly every area of my life! There was no way I was going to be keeping my baby to a by-the-clock routine. I fed him when he was hungry and put him to bed when he was sleepy, though we did stick to the general pattern of feed/play/sleep.
From the beginning he was a difficult sleeper, and maybe I contributed to that, I don't know. But he worked himself out in his own time, and now sleeps very well on the whole.
There are as many different stories as there are babies, of course. My friend's little boy of the same age has been a beautiful sleeper since he was born, basically, and has kept to a very strict routine with no problems, but then he sometimes had trouble sleeping in the pram when out and about, while my boy sleeps anywhere.
I hope you find something that works for your family. Sleep issues can be so stressful, but even more stressful is the feeling that you are constantly at risk of making the 'wrong' decisions, if there is such a thing! |