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Flexible Daily Routine for Children 6 months and onwards
A Flexible Plan for Your Child’s Daytime Routine following a Feed-Play-Sleep Pattern. Variations may be needed to meet the individual baby’s needs.
6 months - 9 months
9 months - 12 months
12 months - onwards
Early Morning Milk Feed
Feed-Play 3 - 4 hrs
Breakfast
(Baby may go back to bed)
Milk feed
Play
Breakfast
Snack
Feed-Play 2 - 3 hrs
Play
Rest or sleep (1 - 3 hrs)
Solids
Snack
Play
Play
Sleep (1-2 hrs per sleep)
Early lunch
Sleep (1 - 2 hrs)
Variation:
Variation:
Variation:
Feed-Play 3 – 4 hrs
Rest or sleep (1 - 3 hrs)
Feed-Play 2 - 3 hrs
Lunch
Snack
Milk feed
Milk feed
Play
Solids
Play
Dinner
Play
Sleep (1-2 hrs per sleep)
Bath
Sleep (1 - 2 hrs)
Quiet time
Variation:
Bed time
Variation:
Variation:
Feed-Play 3 – 4 hrs
Snack
Feed-Play 2 - 3 hrs
Milk feed
Play
Between 12 - 18 months your baby may progress
Solids
Dinner
from two sleeps per day (around 1-3hrs total) to
Play
Bath
one longer day sleep per day (around 1-3hrs total).
Bath
Milk feed
This longer sleep is usually in the afternoon following
Milk feed
Quiet time
an early lunch.
(You may choose to delay this feed and give
Bed time
just before you go to bed)
A day sleep may continue for 3 or more years. Try
Quiet time
Variation:
to encourage your child to rest after lunch whether
Bed time*
or not your child sleeps.
Variation:
PO Box 241, Villawood NSW 2163
Offer water from a cup with solids.
Tired Signs include:
Tel: 02 9794 2300 Fax: 02 9794 2323
Aim to give milk then solids within one hour.
ABN 25 000 018 842 Charity No.: 12991
* Baby may wake overnight for a milk feed.
upset, irritable or whingey, clingy or fussy,
For Parenting information:
uncooperative, short concentration span, lose
/mybabyandme
coordination or clumsy, rub their eyes or yawn, bored with toys.
Updated May 2016 - FAM008.
Karitane.online@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
References available on request. Consumer Reviewed.

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