Tentative Routine for Infants 9-13 Weeks

Preparation for Parenting
Baby Wise

Routine for Weeks 9-13
3 ½ -4 hour routine

Session Time What to do
Early Morning 6 am 1. Feeding and diaper change
2. Wake time
3. Put baby down for a nap
Mid Morning 9:30 - 10 am 1. Feeding and diaper change
2. Wake time
3. Put baby down for a nap
Afternoon 1-2 pm 1. Feeding and diaper change
2. Wake time
3. Put baby down for a nap
Mid-afternoon 4:30 - X pm 1. Feeding and diaper change
2. Wake time. COUCH TIME!!!!!
3. Put baby down for a nap
Late-afternoon X-6 pm 1. Feeding and diaper change
2. Wake time
3. Put baby down for a nap
Early Evening 8 - X pm 1. Feeding and diaper change
2. Put baby to bed
NOTE: Once baby is done feeding, burp the baby and keep baby awake at least 10-15 mins before laying baby down for the night. The reason for this is #1 to let the food settle a little before laying baby down and also so that the baby learns to fall asleep on their own. You want to avoid putting baby to bed when they are sleepy from a feeding!

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dropped by the end of this phase
Late Evening 10:00 pm-11:30 am 1. Feeding and diaper change
2. Put baby to bed for the night.

Goals: If necessary to drop the middle of the night feeding (the feeding after the late evening).Toward the END of this phase (end of the 12th week – beginning of the 13th week) if you are still waking your baby for the late evening feeding you may be ready to drop it. DO NOT LENGTHEN THE TIME BETWEEN FEEDINGS UNTIL YOUR BABY IS SLEEPING AT LEAST 9-10 HRS AT NIGHT (refer to page181)

Feed: 6 feedings/day on a 3 ½ hr routine and 5 feedings/day on a 4 hour routine

Wake Time: How is Pac-n-play time going?
You should have 1 hour total wake time
1 – 1 ½ by 10 – 12 weeks

Naps: 1 ½ - 2 ½ hrs

Night Time Sleep: 9-10 hours for breast-fed babies, 11 hours for bottle-fed babies

Growth Spurts: 3 months

Additional Notes:
§ Breast tissue softens between 3-4 months
§ When dropping a feeding back it up 15 minutes until the feeding is within 2 hours of the last feeding and then drop it altogether. For example: 11:30 becomes 11:15>11>10:45>10:30>10>gone. Try to adjust every 2-3 days so the transition is less disruptive for the baby.