D a y t i m e
R o ut i n e
SLEEP SCHEDULES
Master Schedule
TIME ACTIVITY
7:00 am Feeding
7:30 am - 8:00 am Awake Time
8:00 am - 10:00 am Sleeping
10:00 am Feeding
10:30 am - 11:00 am Awake Time
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Sleeping
1:00 pm Feeding
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Awake Time
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sleeping
4:00 pm Feeding
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Awake Time
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sleeping
7:00 pm Feeding
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Awake Time
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sleeping
10:00 pm Dream Feeding
(optional)
Remember, this master schedule is not a schedule
to follow exactly but instead a routine to practice.
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Your days could look like this:
Example 1 (with short naps) Example 2
TIME ACTIVITY TIME ACTIVITY
7:00 am Feeding 7:00 am Wake and Feeding
7:30 am Awake Time 7:30 am - 8:15 am Awake Time
8:00 am - 10:00 am Sleeping 8:15 am - 10:00 am Sleeping
10:00 am Feeding 10:00 am Feeding
10:30 am Awake Time 10:30 am - 11:20 am Awake Time
11:10 am - 11:30 am SHORT NAP 11:20 am - 12:30 pm Sleeping
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Awake Time 12:30 pm Feeding
12:30 pm Feeding 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Awake Time
(Falls asleep while eating (baby just wouldn’t
because he’s been awake go to sleep)
since 11:30 .. oh well - hold
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Sleeping
him and let him nap. DON’T
(had to awaken
FEEL GUILTY, ENJOY IT!)
baby for feeding)
12:45 pm - 2:45 pm Sleeps on Mama 3:30 pm Feeding
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Awake Time 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Awake Time
3:00 pm Feeding (just really fought
going down at 4:30)
3:30 pm Awake Time
3:55 pm Swaddle and Offer Nap 6:00 pm Feeding
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Sleeping 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Awake Time
(bath, jammies, and
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Awake Time getting ready for bed)
5:30 pm Feeding 7:15 pm Cluster Feed
(getting tired because he’s
been up since 4:45 pm)
7:35 pm Bedtime
5:55 pm Change and Swaddle 10:00 pm Dream Feed
(see how you’re breaking Allow Baby to Sleep As Long As Possible
up the feeding and sleeping)
5:58 pm - 6:35 pm Sleeps on Mama Please remember...
or in Crib These are just examples to see,
6:35 pm - 7:05 pm Awake Time not exact schedules to follow.
7:05 pm Bath We simply want to:
7:30 pm Diaper, jammies, Offer feedings about every 2.5-3 hours.
cluster feeding Practice the routine of breaking
7:55 pm Swaddle and Bedtime up feeding and sleeping when we can.
10:30 pm Dream Feed Avoid an overtired baby.
Allow Baby to Sleep As Long As Possible
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Example 3 Example 4
TIME ACTIVITY TIME ACTIVITY
7:00 am Wake and Feeding 6:30 am Wake and Feeding
7:30 am - 8:00 am Awake Time 6:45 am - 7:30 am Awake Time
8:00 am - 9:10 am Sleeping 7:30 am - 9:10 am Sleeping
9:30 am Feeding 9:10 am Feeding
(notice that baby didn’t eat
9:40 am - 10:30 am Awake Time
immediately after waking)
10:30 am - 11:00 am Sleeping
10:00 am - 10:10 am Awake Time
(simply a diaper change 11:30 am Feeding
and put in a swaddle to 11:50 am - 12:05 pm Awake Time
break up eat and sleep)
12:05 pm - 2:00 pm Sleeping
10:10 am - 11:35 am Sleeping
(notice baby has 2:10 pm Feeding
been up since 9:10) 2:10 pm - 4:30 pm Awake Time
12:00 pm Feeding (wide awake and
(fell asleep nursing) would not go to sleep)
12:30 pm - 12:35 pm Awake Time 4:30 pm Feeding
(See? Baby has been up since (cranky, fell asleep nursing
11:35! We just changed and slept on Mama)
diaper and swaddled - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Sleeps on Mama
attempting to break up
the feed/sleep association)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Awake Time
12:35 pm - 2:45 pm Sleeping 7:00 pm Feeding
(while being worn or held) 7:30 pm - 8:20 pm Sleeping
2:45 pm Feeding 8:20 pm - 9:20 pm Awake Time
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Awake Time 9:20 pm Feeding
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Sleeping 9:45 pm Diaper Change,
5:00 pm Feeding Swaddle, Bedtime
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Awake Time Allow Baby to Sleep As Long As Possible
6:15 pm - 7:00 pm Sleeping
7:00 pm Feeding
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm Awake Time
(bath, jammies and
getting ready for bed)
7:50 pm Bedtime
10:00 pm Dream Feed
Allow Baby to Sleep As Long As Possible
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Example 5
TIME ACTIVITY
7:30 am Wake and Feeding
8:00 am - 8:30 am Awake Time
8:30 am - 10:00 am Sleeping
10:30 am Feeding
11:00 am - 11:30 am Awake Time
11:30 am - 1:30 am Sleeping
1:30 pm Feeding
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Awake Time
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Sleeping
3:30 pm Feeding
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Awake Time
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm Sleeping
5:30 pm Cluster Feed
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Awake Time
6:45 pm - 8:30 pm Sleeping
8:30 pm Feeding
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Awake Time
10:00 pm Feeding
10:30 pm Diaper Change,
Swaddle
and Bedtime
Allow Baby to Sleep As Long As Possible
Please remember...
These are just examples to see,
not exact schedules to follow.
We simply want to:
Offer feedings about every 2.5-3 hours.
Practice the routine of breaking
up feeding and sleeping when we can.
Avoid an overtired baby.
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