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I am due to have my second child in three months. And I am considering the pros and cons of routine as opposed to no routine.
I have bought the book "Save our sleep" by tizzie hall, and she has many routines (similar to the contented little baby book) which basically is like
7am - wake and feed
8:15 - back in bed
10am - wake and feed
etc
It gets faily strict about which breast to feed from (in relation to breast feeding) and how long to feed for, and also encourages expressing to keep up milk supply. It includes the expressing on the schedule too.
Then I have also read the secrets of the babywhisperer.
Which basically talks about more flexible routines, such as the eat, play, sleep routine where the time in between each is based on the cues from the baby, so some days you might have an hour between waking and going back to sleep, and other times, it might be n hour and a half.
I'm a bit conflicted, and am thinking I might just see how it goes first, going with the flow and what not. But I am also interested in atachment parenting as well. But I don't really know that much about it. So if anyone has any book or website suggestions, that would be great!!
I'd just love to hear from people who have experienced either routine or going with the flow and what you feel are the pros and cons of each.
I have bought the book "Save our sleep" by tizzie hall, and she has many routines (similar to the contented little baby book) which basically is like
7am - wake and feed
8:15 - back in bed
10am - wake and feed
etc
It gets faily strict about which breast to feed from (in relation to breast feeding) and how long to feed for, and also encourages expressing to keep up milk supply. It includes the expressing on the schedule too.
Then I have also read the secrets of the babywhisperer.
Which basically talks about more flexible routines, such as the eat, play, sleep routine where the time in between each is based on the cues from the baby, so some days you might have an hour between waking and going back to sleep, and other times, it might be n hour and a half.
I'm a bit conflicted, and am thinking I might just see how it goes first, going with the flow and what not. But I am also interested in atachment parenting as well. But I don't really know that much about it. So if anyone has any book or website suggestions, that would be great!!
I'd just love to hear from people who have experienced either routine or going with the flow and what you feel are the pros and cons of each.