Sample 4 Hour Schedules for Your Baby

Find over 52 different sample 4 hour schedules used by real babies. Get ideas for how to structure your baby’s day and have a great routine.

Mom and baby playing together

Congratulations on moving to a four hour schedule! I always love the four hour schedule. It makes the day feel less hectic and the schedule feels a little more like just normal life. The day can flow in a very manageable way.

First, if you are not sure if your baby should be on a four hour schedule, read up on when to move to a 4 hour schedule here.

This post contains sample four hour schedules used by real families. Look through them and find schedules that might work for your family and daily routine.

4 Hour Schedule Milestones

Here are some basics to understand about the four hour schedule:

  • Babies might be ready for a 4 hour schedule as early as 12 weeks old, but most babies are not at a 4 hour schedule this young.
  • The four hour schedule is much more common around 6 months old. That doesn’t mean you must move at 6 months old if your baby is not ready for it.
  • You will typically have about two hours of awake time and two hours of nap time, although some babies will be up for 1.5 hours and sleep 2.5 hours while others will be up for 2.5 hours and sleep 1.5 hours.
  • On a four hour schedule, your baby will take 2-3 naps and eat 4-5 times a day typically.

Wake Time Activity Ideas

As your little one moves to a 4 hour schedule, you should also be having longer waketime lengths with your baby. This means you have more time to do things. This can be daunting. Here are some ideas of things to do with your little one. These are things you will do with your baby while your baby is awake.

  • Read books
  • Independent Playtime
  • Eat
  • Change diaper
  • Bath time
  • Get dressed
  • Tummy Time
  • Activity gym
  • Gross motor skill practice
  • Blanket Time
  • Play with a parent
  • Play with a sibling
  • Floor play
  • Go for a walk
  • Play outside
  • Run errands
  • Table time
  • Park

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Sample 4 Hour Schedules

These are 4 hour schedules used by readers of this blog and by our own babies.

3 Month Old Boy Breastfed Baby

5:30 – I wake and pump
6am -wake/feed (bottle)
8am – 1st nap
10am- feed
12 – 2nd nap
2pm -feed
4pm -3rd nap
4pm – I pump here too
6pm- Feed
8pm – Bedtime + Feed

He was going so long at night I started to pump twice a day to make sure my supply didn’t drop. I typically can freeze 6oz but it can range up to 12oz. He moved to a 4 hour schedule at 2 months.

3 Month Old Girl Breastfeed Baby

7:30–feed
8:35–nap
11:30–feed
12:45–nap
2:30–feed
3:45–nap
5:00 or 5:30–feed
6:30–nap (80 minutes after waking)
7:30–feed, then bedtime
9:45–dreamfeed

4 Month Old Girl Breastfed Baby

7:30–feed with solids–half of a banana and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in
8:45–nap
11:30–feed with solids–4 T of pears and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in
1:00–nap
3:30–feed
5:00–nap
5:30–feed with solids–half a banana mixed with 2 T oatmeal and sweet potatoes (1-2 T)
7:30–feed, then bedtime

5 Month Old Boy Formula Fed Baby

7:00 – wake, 6 oz formula, solids
9:00 – nap
11:00- wake, 6 oz formula, solids
1:00- nap
3:00- wake, 8 oz formula
5- 6:00- nap
6:30- 8 oz formula, solids
7:30- bed

5 Month Old Girl

7:00 – wake up
7:15 – bottle & oat cereal w/ fruit
8:15 – nap
10:30 – wake
11:00 – bottle & rice cereal w/ veggie
12:30 – nap
2:30 – wake
3:00 – bottle, fruit & veggie
4:30 – cat nap
6:30 – bathtime/bedtime routine ending with bottle
7:00 – bed

5 Month Old Girl

8:00 AM: I wake her. Nurse. 2 T fruit (prunes or peaches) and 3 T oatmeal. This is followed by bath and then independent playtime.
9:00 AM: Nap
12:00 PM: I wake her (yes, she takes a 3 hour nap). Nurse. 2-4 T peas and 2-4 T of bananas. This is followed by some time with siblings and some tummy time/floor play.
1:15-1:30 PM: Nap. Almost every day this week, she took this nap at my parent’s house.
4:00 PM: I wake her. Nurse. 4 T yellow veggie, 2 T fruit (usually peaches), and 4 T oatmeal. This is followed by us going to our new house to work on it. I would put her in the front carrier or in the bouncer. Some days, she and I would drive to pick up food for the workers.
6:00 PM: Nap. This was taken in my new neighbors master bedroom closet in her bassinet.
8:00 PM: I wake her. Some nights she woke on her own. She sleeps so well! I never expected her to sleep well there. They have six kids, so you know things just get really loud sometimes. The girl can sleep. Nurse and then back to bed at home.
10:20 or 10:30 PM: Dreamfeed.

5 Month Old Girl

7:30–feed with solids–2-4 T prunes and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in
8:45–nap
11:30–feed with solids–4 T of pears and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in and 2 T of green beans OR peas with 1 T oatmeal mixed in and some fruit
1:00–nap
3:30–feed
5:00–nap
6:00–feed with solids–half a banana mixed with 2 T oatmeal OR 3-4 T applesauce mixed with 2 T oatmeal and sweet potatoes (1-2 T) OR butternut squash (1-2 T) and some fruit
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00-8:10

5.5 Month Old Girl

DWT/Eat 7:30
Solids 8:30
Nap 9:45-11:15
Eat 11:30
Solids 12:30
Nap 1:45-3:15
Eat 3:30
Nap 515-5:45
Solids 6
Bath 7:15
Eat 7:30
Bed 8

6 Month Old Boy

5:30 mom pumps
7:30-8 wake, play in crib if up before 8
8:00 Bottle (breast milk)
8:30 Mat time/tummy time/practice sitting up
9:00 Nap #1
12:00 Bottle (usually formula)
12:30 Outside time/storytime/singing
1:30 Nap #2
4:00 Nurse (I’m usually home by this time)
4:30 Mommy time
5:30 Catnap
6:15 Wake/Daddy time
7:00 Nurse
7:30-7:45 Bed for the night

6 Month Old Girl

8:15 AM–wake, nurse, eat 2-3 T prunes and 1 T peaches mixed with 3 T oatmeal
9:20 AM–nap
12:15 AM–wake, nurse, eat about 4 T green veggies and 4 T banana
2:00 PM–nap
4:30 PM–wake, nurse, eat about 4 T yellow/orange veggie, 4 T peaches or pears, and then 1-2 T oatmeal
6:00-6:30 PM–nap
7:45 PM–wake, nurse, change into PJs, story, bed
10:00 PM–dreamfeed

6 Month Old Girl

8:00–feed with solids–2-4 T prunes and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in–a few days we did 2 T yogurt here
9:15–nap
12:00–feed with solids–4 T of pears OR peaches and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in and 2 T of green beans OR peas with 1 T oatmeal mixed in and some fruit
1:30–nap
4:00–feed
5:30–nap
6:15–solids–half a banana mixed with 2 T oatmeal OR 3-4 T applesauce mixed with 2 T oatmeal and sweet potatoes (1-2 T) OR butternut squash (1-2 T) and some fruit
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

6.5 Month Old Boy

7:30 am wake/nurse
7:50 IP in crib
8:15 mommy and baby time
8:30 BLW breakfast
9:00 free time
9:15 – 9:20 nap
11:30 wake/nurse
11:50 blanket time
12:30 BLW lunch
1:00 bath
1:30 nap
3:30 wake/nurse
3:50 activity center/play mat/read book
4:15 playtime with mommy
4:45 blanket time
5:15 catnap
6:00 wake + BLW dinner
7:00 nurse
7:20 bedtime

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7 Month Old Girl

7-7.30am wake – formula (5-6oz) – play with sibling, daddy
8.30am – bath
9am – nap
11-11.15 wake – formula (5-6oz)
11.45 – solids (puree, cereal, steamed veg/fruits)
12pm – IP (45min IP in playpen, or 30min in jumperoo), the rest is floor time
1pm – nap
3.30pm – wake – formula (5oz) – play on the floor, with sibling
5.30pm – dinner (puree, cereal, steamed veg/fruits)
6.30pm – bath – 5-6oz formula
7pm – sleep

7 Month Old

7am – Eat (nurse and solids)
7:45am – Activity
9:00am – Sleep
11:00am – Eat (nurse and solids)
11:45am – Activity (10 min playpen time)
1:00pm – Sleep
3:00pm – Eat (nurse and solids)
3:45pm – Activity (10 min playpen time)
5:00pm – Catnap (most days)
5:45pm – Awake (bath time, walk, etc)
6:30pm – Nurse
7pm – Bed

7 Month Old Boy

Wakes up around 6:45 or 7

7AM 1/4 cup of cereal mixed with formula and small amount of fruit with 6 oz bottle
8:30- Nap
10- Wakes up from nap has some play time
11- Lunch Fruit and some veggies with 6 oz bottle
12:00 – 2:ish – Nap
2:00 – playtime
3:00- 6 oz bottle
4:00- 5:30ish last nap
7:00 – dinner veggie and fruit (also starting to add chicken) with 6 oz bottle
8:00 – bedtime

7 Month Old Girl

7:00 DWT/ nurse
8:45 nap
11:00 nurse
12:30 solids
1:00 nap
3:00 nurse
4:45 catnap (this nap is hit or miss)
7:00 nurse
7:15 bed (this is moved up to 6:45 if she skips her catnap)

7 Month old

7:00 am :: DWT, nurse
9:00 am :: nap
11:00 am :: wake, nurse
1:00 pm :: nap
3:00 pm :: wake, nurse
5:00 pm :: catnap
5:30 pm :: wake, solids
7:15 pm :: nurse
7:45 pm :: bedtime

7 Month Old Twin Boys

7:00 DWT
8:00 Breakfast
10:00 Nap
11:30 Eat
12:30 Lunch
2:30 Nap
4:00 Eat
5/5:30 Dinner
6:45 Start bedtime routine and last liquid feeding

7 Month Old Girl

7:30–nurse + solids
8:50–nap
11:30–nurse + solids
1:00–nap
3:30–nurse
5:00–nap
7:00–nurse + solids then bed (I woke her up earlier than 4 hours because I wanted her in bed for the night to get 12 hours of sleep)

7 Month Old Girl

8:45 AM–wake, nurse, eat (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
10:00 AM–nap
1:00 PM–wake, nurse, eat (green veggie and applesauce)
2:30 PM–nap
5:00 PM–wake, nurse eat (yellow veggie and bananas or pears)
6:30 PM–nap
8:30 PM–wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

7 Month Old Girl

8:30–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt)
10:00–nap
12:30–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal)
2:00–nap
4:30–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal, finger foods)
6:15–nap
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

7 Month Old Girl

8:05–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
9:35-9:40–nap
12:15–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and red fruit–sometimes add purple fruit)
2:00–nap
4:30–wake, nurse, solids (yellow veggie and white fruit)
6:00-6:30: nap
7:45ish: wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

7.5 Month Old Girl

8:00 – wake/6oz formula/cereal & fruit/time in jolly jumper
9:30 – nap
12:00 – 5oz formula/veggies & fruit/independent play or “swimming” in kiddie pool
1:30 – nap
3:00 – wake & run erands
4:00 – 5oz formula/veggies, fruit & cereal
5/5:30 – occasional catnap for 15-30 min.
6:45 – bathtime
7:00 – 6-8 oz fomula
7:30 – bedtime
*should note: eats fruit at every meal b/c she doesn’t like them and only eats a small amount at a time

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8 Month Old Boy (6 Weeks Premature)

7:30 Wake/6 ounce bottle/Fruit
9:30 Nap
11:30 or 12:00 Wake/6 ounces/Green veggie/Fruit
2:00 Nap
4:00 Wake/6 ounces
6:00 Orange veggie/Fruit
7:45 Bath
8:00 Bedtime routine: Book/Prayers/6 ounces

8 Month Old

6:30/7 am – wake up & eat (8oz)
7:30 – cereal with fruit
7:45 – independent playtime in pack-n-play or on the floor
8:30/9 am – nap
10/10:30 am – wake up – snack – finger foods and water/juice
11/11:30 am – lunch – veggie and fruit/yogurg
12 pm – nap
1:30 pm – wake-up
2 pm – bottle (8 oz)
2:30 pm – outdoor/indoor playtime
3:30 pm – catnap
4:30 pm – wake-up
5 pm – dinner (meat, veggie, fruit cereal)
6 pm – start bedtime routine with bath
6:30 pm – bottle (8 oz)
7:00 pm – bedtime

8 Month Old Girl

7:30 – wake up, nurse, solids
9:20 – nap
11:20 – nurse, solids
1:30 – nap
3:30 – nurse
4:45 – solids
5:30 – finger foods at dinner
6:50 – nurse
7:30 – bed

8 Month Old Boy

6:00 – wake/play in bed
6:30 – nurse
6:45 – play with Mom (floor time)
7:15 – breakfast (baby oatmeal and banana or applesauce)
8:30 – nap
10:30 – wake/nurse
10:45 – play (Jumperoo)
11:00 – lunch (5 oz. solids, usually 2 different veggies, and puffs)
11:15 – play (usually more floor time)
12:30 – nap
2:30 – wake/nurse
2:45 – play
4:30 – nap
6:00 – wake
6:30 – nurse
6:45 – dinner (5 oz. solids)
7:00 – start bedtime routine (change to pj’s, read books, etc.)
7:30 – bedtime (sleeps all night)

8 Month Old

8:00 wake, nurse, breakfast
10:00 nap
12:00 wake, nurse, lunch
3:00 nap
5:00 wake, nurse
5:15 independent play time
6:00 dinner with family
8:00 nurse, bed

8 Month Old Girl

8:15 AM–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
9:35-9:45 AM–nap
12:20 PM–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and applesauce. Sometimes mix with blueberries).
2:00 PM–nap
4:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (yellow veggie and bananas or pears). Finger foods.
6:30 PM–nap
7:45ish PM–wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

8 Month Old Girl

8:45–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt). Independent Playtime happens in this block.
10:15–nap
12:45–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal)
2:30–nap
5:00–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal, finger foods)
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

8.5 Month Old Girl

7:00 wake and play in bed
7:30 solids (plain yogurt and fruit or cereal and fruit) and bottle (6 oz)
8:30-9:00 IP in playpen
9:00-10:00 floor time with mommy
10:00-12:00 nap
12:00 wake, solids (vegetables and fruit) and bottle (6 oz)
1:00-3:00 errands, playtime, and/or swimming
3:00-5:00 wake, solids (vegetables and fruit) and bottle (4 oz)
6:00-6:30 playtime
6:30 bath and playtime with daddy
7:15 bottle (8 oz)
7:30 story and bed

9 Month Old Boy

6:00-6:45am: wake-up/stay in bed
6:45am: diaper change/dressed
7:00am: b/f
7:30am: breakfast (rice cereal and fruit or waffle/pancake…)
8:00am: playtime
9:00am: diaper change / nap
10:30am: wakeup / diaper change
10:45am: bottle of formula,8 oz
11:30am: Lunch (meat, veggie, starch)
12:15pm: diaper change / story
12:30/12:45pm: nap
2:30pm: wake-up
2:45pm: b/f & snack
3:15pm: outdoor walk or indoor playtime
4:30pm: (optional nap if fussy, and if mama remembers)
5:00pm: dinner & family time
6:15pm: bathtime & quiet time activity (I have a two-year old as well, which is why this time begins so early).
6:45pm: b/f & 3-4oz bottle of formula
7:15pm: To Bed

9 Month Old Boy

7am wake, 6 oz formula
730 breakfast
930-11 nap
1115 6 oz formula
1145 lunch
2-345/4 nap
345/4 6 oz formula
6 dinner
630 bath, bottle
715/730 bed

9 Month Old Boy

6:30am wake, nurse, solids, IP, bath
8:30am Nap
10:30am Nurse, solids, errands/outing or playtime
12:30pm Nap
3pm Wake, nurse, play
5:30pm Nurse, Solids & finger foods for dinner, family time
7:30 Bedtime routine (song, scripture story, prayer, nurse, pajamas & diaper change) then in bed by 8:00pm or earlier

9 Month Old Girl

6:30am wake/stay in crib
7am get up/nurse
7:30 breakfast
8:00 play/go for a walk
9:30 nap
11:00 get up/nurse
11:30 lunch
12:00 independent play in pack n’ play/or errands
1:00 read/play with mom
1:30/1:45 nap
3/3:30 get up/nurse
3:30 snack/errands/or free play
6:00 dinner with family
6:30 bath
7:00 nurse/bed

9 Month Old Boy

6:45-wake/stays in crib
7-nurse/breakfast(banana and oatmeal
8-IP/get dressed
9-nap(2hours on a good day) Always on the go with the 3 year old/running errands in morning so not always at times only a 45 minute nap.
11-wake/nurse/lunch
12-IP/some sort of floor activity
1-Nap
3-wake/nurse/snack (usually sits in bumbo while sister has art time.
4:30-sometimes has a cat nap depending on how the morning nap went. If not then just plays with sister on the floor.
5:30-6- nurse/Dinner
6:30- Bath
7-Bed

9 Month Old Boy

8 a.m. – Wake/nurse/play
9 a.m. – Solids/play
10 a.m. – Nap
12 p.m. – Wake/nurse/play
1 p.m. – Solids/play
2 p.m. – Nap
4 p.m. – Wake/nurse/play
5 p.m. – Solids/play
6 – 7:30 p.m. – Family time/play/bath
7:30 p.m. – Nurse & bed

9 Month Old Girl

7 wake, nurse/bottle, solids
9 nap
11 wake, nurse/bottle, solids
1:15 small bottle, nap
3:15 wake, bottle, solids
6:15 bath
6:30 nurse/bottle, stories
6:50-7 bed
5am short nursing, back to bed

9 Month Old Boy

6:45-7:00 Wake/4 oz formula
7:30-8:00 Breakfast: cereal & fruit
8:00-8:15 Independent playtime in pack n play
8:15-8:45 Play on playmat with mom or dad
8:45-9:00 Read story
9:00-10:30 Nap
10:45-11:15 Lunch: green veggie, fruit & yogurt & 4 oz formula
11:15-12:45 Outdoor play (usually swimming right now being that it’s July)
12:45- 1:00 Read story
1:00-2:00 Nap
2:00-2:15 Snack & 6 oz bottle
2:15-2:30 Independent playtime
2:30-3:45 Baby hangs out with mom or dad (run errands, household work, prep for dinner, play)
3:45-4:00 Read story
4:00-4:15/4:30 Catnap (trying to drop this one, but until his second nap gets longer, he needs this one)
4:30-5:00 Dinner (cereal, yellow or orange veggie, fruit & 3 oz bottle)
5:30-6:00 Play in pack n play or on playmat while I fix dinner
6:00-6:30 Sits in highchair and has finger foods while family eats
6:30-7:30 Plays with mom & dad (stroller ride, Wednesday evenings-Bible study)
7:30-7:45 8 oz bottle, bedtime routine
8:00-8;15 Baby is asleep

9 Month Old Girl

7:30–nurse + solids
8:50–nap
11:30–nurse + solids
1:00–nap
3:30–nurse
5:00–nap
7:00–nurse + solids then bed (I woke her up earlier than 4 hours because I wanted her in bed for the night to get 12 hours of sleep)

At 9 months, I started trying to drop the third nap. It was a weaning process. We started by shortening it over time. It got down to the point of being only 1 hour long, then 45 minutes. Then she would have some days she wouldn’t need the nap. Those days, I would feed her at 6:30 if needed so we could get her in bed earlier.

9 Month Old Girl

8:15 AM–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches/apricots and oatmeal). This is when we do a bath and independent playtime. We then do sibling playtime.
10:15 AM–nap. On Monday, she needed the nap at 10 since she had missed a nap at church.
12:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and applesauce. Sometimes mix with blueberries or cherries). She then “helps” me put Brayden in rest time (which just means telling him to go) and Kaitlyn down for her nap. This is then free play with me in the same room.
2:10 PM–nap
4:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (yellow veggie and bananas or pears). Then time with Daddy.
5:30ish PM–dinner with family. Finger foods and what we are having. Then time with family.
6:45 PM–nap. Some nights, she stays up until 7:00. Since most of this week included this nap, I am including it in our schedule.
7:45ish PM–wake, nurse, PJs, story, prayers, bed
On nights we dropped the third nap, we did:
7:15-7:30 PM–nurse, PJs, story, prayers, bed.

9 Month Old Girl

8:45–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt, finger foods). Independent Playtime happens in this block.
10:30–nap
12:45–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, finger foods)
2:30–nap
5:00–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, finger foods)
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

10 Month Old Boy

730am – Wake, 4-6oz bottle, and solids at
10-12pm – Nap #1 from
Noon – Wake, 4-6oz bottle, and solids at noon.
230-430pm – Nap #2 from
430pm – Wake, 4-6oz bottle, and solids at 430pm. (If he eats well at this meal it’s dinner and he sits with us at gets a snack at 6pm-ish when we eat dinner. If not, 430pm meal becomes the snack and we try to feed him again at our dinner time).
600pm – Sit with us at dinner at 6pm and has puffs or other finger foods.
630pm – Bath and PJs
7pm – light play and wind down for bed
715pm – bedtime bottle (3oz)

10 Month Old Girl

8:20 AM–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches/apricots and oatmeal). This is when we do a bath and independent playtime. We then do sibling playtime.
10:15 AM–nap.
12:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and applesauce. Sometimes mix with blueberries or cherries). She then “helps” me put Brayden in rest time (which just means telling him to go) and Kaitlyn down for her nap. This is then free play with me in the same room.
2:20 PM–nap
4:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (yellow veggie and bananas or pears). Then time with Daddy.
5:30ish PM–dinner with family. Finger foods and what we are having. Then time with family.
7:15-7:30 PM–nurse, PJs, story, prayers, bed.

10 Month Old Boy

7:00 AM – Wake up, nurse, solids
9:00 AM – Nap
11:00 AM – Wake up, nurse, solids
1:00 PM – Nap
3:00 PM – Wake up, nurse
7:00 PM – Nurse, solids, bedtime

10 Month Old Girl

8:45–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt, finger foods). Independent Playtime happens in this block.
10:30-11:00–nap
12:45-1:00–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, finger foods)
2:30-3:00–nap
5:00–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, finger foods)
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

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11 Month Old Girl

8:00 – wake up, nurse, solids (read, independent play time, dress, music time)
10:00 – nap
11:45-12:00 – wake, nurse, solids/finger foods (play yard during lunch prep, free play or errands)
2:00 – nap
3:45-4:00 – wake, nurse (exersaucer, walk/outside time, play yard during dinner prep)
5:20 – solids, finger foods at dinner (free play, walk/outside time, bath)
7:15 – nurse (pajamas, brush teeth, story time)
7:45 – bed

11 Month Old Girl

6:45 wake, dress, breakfast
8:45 bottle, nap
10:45 wake, lunch, play
1:20 bottle, nap
3-3:30 wake, play, dinner
6:15 bath
6:30 bottle, stories
6:45 bed
sometimes at 5am small bottle, back to bed

11 Month Old

7DWT breastmilk in bottle
8:30 Bfast
10-11 nap
11:00 breastmilk in bottle
12:30/1 lunch
2:30-4nap
4:00 snack (we recently replaced this feeding with snack)
6:00 dinner
7:00 breastmilk in bottle
7:30/7:40 bed

11 Month Old Girl

8:30 AM–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches/apricots and oatmeal). This is when we do a bath (four days a week) and independent playtime. We then do sibling playtime.
10:30 AM–nap.
12:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and applesauce. Sometimes mix with blueberries or cherries). She then “helps” me put Brayden in rest time (which just means telling him to go) and Kaitlyn down for her nap. We then do blanket time followed by free play with me in the same room.
2:30 PM–nap
4:30 PM–wake, formula (sort of), solids (yellow veggie and bananas or pears). Then time with Daddy.
5:30ish PM–dinner with family. Finger foods and what we are having. Then time with family.
7:15-7:30 PM–nurse, PJs, story, prayers, bed.

11 Month Old Girl

8:45–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt, finger foods). Independent Playtime happens in this block.
10:30-11:00–nap starts
12:45-1:00–wake up, nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, finger foods)
2:30-3:00–nap starts
5:00–wake up, bottle with solids (veggie, fruit, finger foods)
7:30–bottle, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00-8:30.

11.5 Month Old Boy

8 am DWT, 8 oz bottle + breakfast
10:30-11:30 nap
12 pm 8 oz bottle + lunch
2-4 nap
4 pm 4 oz bottle + snack
7:30 pm 8 oz bottle, bedtime routine
8 bed

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    • The sample schedules work for formula or breastfeeding babies. One thing that can change is by age–not by schedule intervals. So a 4 hour schedule is the same whether breastfeeding or formula feeding. What CAN change is how long a 3 month old can go between feedings depending on breast or formula feeding. It won’t always vary, but it can. I love your idea of doing formula sample schedules for various ages, though!

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