Schedules can actually bring more freedom into your day. Many people balk at the idea of scheduling but having a schedule doesn't have to be restrictive at all. So what is the ideal 9-month-old schedule and how do you introduce a sleep schedule into your baby's daily life? Find out here!įor more, check out our guide to a 9-month-old not crawling and, for the next step, a 10-month-old schedule. Once the essentials are scheduled you have the rest of the day to fill as you choose.
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We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents. The difference from an 8 month old schedule is that you're adding 2 snacks, and your awake time might stretch by 15 minutes, which helps have a later bedtime.At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. What is important in this schedule is the interval of time between sleeps and feeds. However, fixed schedules can start to come into play now if your baby is consistently taking 2 naps and more comfortable staying awake a little longer. When you learn to implement a flexible schedule, you learn parenting skills that help you manage when things don’t go smoothly. What do you do when your baby wakes up mid nap because she pooped herself awake? Do you keep your tired baby up until the next set nap time or do you put her down early? In my private consultations and online classes, I teach a “flexible schedule” using awake times to guide you through the day.įixed schedules where 9 am means nap time everyday can set you up to fail because they make the assumption that you can control how long your baby naps for. I don’t love sharing “sample schedules” because I feel they can set a gal up to fail when things don’t follow the schedule exactly.
At this age, your baby needs 1.5 -3 hours of daytime nap hours total and 11-12 hours of overnight sleep.
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At the end of this article, you will better understand your baby sleep and how to set & manage sleep schedule.īy 9 months of age, your baby’s schedule is becoming more consistent with 2 naps per day. In this article, I talk about 9 month old baby sleep routine and also provided the sample schedule.