Routine for a baby aged sixteen months

Feed times: 7am    6.40pm

Solids:8am    1pm    5pm
Sleep times: 10.45am     3pm
bedtime 7pm


7am(same as before)
If your baby wakes before 7am, delay her milk feed until 7am as this will encourage your baby to sleep longer. Otherwise, wake your baby at 7am and give her a milk feed.

8am(same as before)
Give your baby breakfast.Feed your baby until she turns her head away. I recommend you give your baby two courses, one savoury, one sweet.

10am
Give your baby morning tea- some fruit or a biscuit and a drink of water or milk

10.45am
Put your baby to bed awake and allow her to self-settle. This means without the help of you or a dummy.

1pm
Do not wake your baby if she is still asleep. Let her sleep as long as she wants to. Give your baby lunch when she wakes up.If your toddler sleeps over 21/2 hours then she does not need a second sleep.

3.30pm
Put your baby to bed for a sleep. Do not let your baby sleep past 4.15

5pm
Feed your baby a dinner of tow courses.

6pm(same as before)
Bath your baby, or give top-to-toe wash

6.40pm(half hour late)
Give your baby her milk feed. Your baby needs to finish this feed at least ten minutes before bedtime.If this feed usually takes longer then start it earlier.

7pm(same as before)
Put your baby to bed fully awake and allow her to self-settle.