What Is or Was Your 6-Month Olds Typical Day Like?

8am- she gets up. change diaper. eat oatmeal and drink 6oz formula
10am- nap
12pm- gets up change diaper and eats 1 fruit and 6oz formula
2pm- nap
4pm- gets up change diaper and eats 1 veggie and 6 oz formula
8pm- 7oz formula change diaper and down for night then we start again at 8am

I have 4 kids 7-8 months. They have all followed this schedule except foods are taken out before 6 months.

Hi L.-

At 6-months I felt like I was finally starting to see a schedule with my son...mostly by following his ques. I would usually wake up the same time as him and he would nurse and be up for about an hour or two and then go down for his first nap which usually lasted about 1 -1 1/2 hours. He would then wake up for a longer stretch and go down for his second nap mid-afternoon, which would last about 2 hours and then be up until bedtime, which was around 8 p.m.

At six months I tried starting rice cereal mixed with breast milk or water but he really had no interest. I was really worried that he wasn't getting enough but he continued nursing frequently and was gaining weight. I read a lot of Dr. Sears books and tried to relax knowing he would eat when he was ready. Around 9-10 months he started eating a little more...more snack items as opposed full-blown meals. At a year, I would say he ate a few times a day...little things here and there.

My advice is to follow your daughter's cues and your intuition. I am a first time mom also and my son is almost 3...the one thing I've realized is that everything works out and to not worry too much!

Good Luck,

W.

HI L.-

My son is 1 year old now but his 6 month schedule was something like this:
7am wake and nurse (started offering rice cereal around now but he didn't really like it)
9-11am nap
11am wake, nurse, play or take a walk, or run an errand
1-3pm nap
3pm wake, nurse, play, etc
6:30 bath time
7pm nurse/bedtime

C.

Hi! My 6 month old loves a schedule so we try to stay on it for her:)
6:30 wake-up & nurse
Play for awhile
7:30 eat applesauce small container
By 8:30 she will go down for a morning nap about 2 hours.
10:30 wake- up & play
11:30 bottle and some fruit/vegetables
By 1:00-1:30 she is down for another nap
Usually naps for a good 2-3 hours
4:30-5:00 Nurse
6:30 Fruit & Vegetables
7:00 evening walk
8:00 Bath
8:30-9:00 bedtime

I am home for the summer so I make her the fruit and vegetables. She loves apples, peaches, sweet potatoes, and pears.

My daugthers 3 now but I'll share what we did:) I made most of her food. It's super easy! Good one's to start with are carrot, sweet pot., banana... Just boil the veg. until tender and puree it with a chopper, blender, or processor. Save the water used to boil the veg. in and add a little at a time to the puree to get it to the thickness you want. If shes new to food, you dont want it too thick right away. You can always add more water later too. Once you get the consistency you want, pour the food into ice cube trays. Put them in the frezzer. When your ready to use it, unthaw... You can use one, two cubes, etc. It will save you tons of money and its more nutritious!!! For the banana, just smash one up with a fork until creamy... Very simple! Most baby foods have terrible food additives in them. This is very easy and one pot of carrots for example, could last for months! If your breastfeeding, I would only add one or two servings a day if your wanting to add food. Keep in mind, breast milk is still the best for her:) For activities at this age, we would read books, take walks outside, just sit outside to get a little sun and fresh air. Lots of floor play and games with her toys too. Dont feel bad letting her play 'alone' sometimes too. You dont want her to depend on you for all of her play time. Best of luck, if you need anymore info. on the food, just let me know:)

Hi L.--

I am a mother of three children 2 girls who are 6 and 4 and a boy 8 months. At about 4 months, I started feeding my son about a tsp. of rice cereal in his bottle....this still didn't satify him...So, I started feeding him rice cereal in the jar. The rice cereal in the box is less exp. however, he didn't care to much for it. Now, I am feeding him a jar of rice cereal or oatmeal in the am (along w/ the bottle)
At lunch I sometimes feed him a fruit. At dinner I feed him a vegetable and a fruit or 2 vegs. BTW...start feeding veggies 1st, I did fruit 1st w/ my first two...they rarely eat any veggies... live and learn, right? Also, the Gerber wagon wheels are good and the Gerber star puffs for teething and snacks..only if they can crawl and stay up on all fours...the puffs disolve quickly. My son gets up once or twice during the night for a bottle. He sleeps 2 hours in the am and typically the same in the afternoon. BTW, this is a great age to introduce Baby Einstein. I hope this helps you! Good Luck

6am up for day, nurse
7am breakfast--rice cereal w/baby fruit (the equivalent of 1 1st foods jar)
8am 4 oz formula
8am-9am or 10am nap
11am4 oz formula
12pm-1pm nap
3pm 4 oz formula
4pm-5pm nap
6pm dinner: 1 jar 1st foods veggies, rice cereal (maybe a couple tablespoons)
7pm nurse and to bed
3am nurse

Hope this helps. I remember wanting to know this kind of stuff when mine was little too.

My 7 1/2 month old son still follows pretty much the same schedule as he did at six months (he hasn't really hit that growth spurt yet, though he will be crawling soon and that might change things a bit). I work during the week but a typical weekend day goes like this

7:00am-wake up, six oz formula play until

9:00am-goes down for 2 hour nap

11:00am-wakes up, six oz formula, 1 gerber second foods tub equivalent of rice cereal or oatmeal mixed with banana plays until

1:00pm-goes down for 1 hour nap

2:00pm-wakes up from nap, six oz formula plus 1 tub gerber second foods w/ DHA for eye and brain development (fruit or vegetable blend w/ whole grains or granola etc.) plays until

4:30pm-goes down for short nap

5:00pm-wakes up for six oz formula plus 1 tub gerber second foods w/ DHA (I give one tub vegetable, and 1 tub fruit in a 24 hour period) Plays until

7:30pm-bath-time

8:00pm-last six oz bottle

8:15pm-story-time

8:30pm-bed-time

I should also point out that though my son is a pretty big healthy eater, he is in the 25% for weight and height as he has been since birth. I don't know where he puts it all but I sure wish I could burn it off as fast as he does!

I'm so glad you asked this question L. because I also have wondered how other babies eating/sleeping/playing schedule compares to mine. Prior to this post I had no idea if my son ate/slept more or less than his peers.

Hi L.. I have an 8 month old and we're still on basically the same schedule we were when she was 6 months old. We have a "flexible" schedule. I don't stress about the clock so much as long as it's AROUND the same time everyday and she knows what to expect (lunch is next, then play....)

-Wake up at 7ish and nurse
-Take a 45 minute power walk (she loves being outside and the
exercise has helped me lose all my baby weight)
-9ish - Eat breakfast (cereal or oatmeal mixed with 2 oz of
formula and about 2 oz of baby food fruit)
-After breakfast - Play on floor (on a mat) while mommy picks
up house, starts laundry, etc
-10ish - Take to baby's room, turn on music, read some books,
have some mommy/baby down time before her nap
-10ish to 12ish - Takes 1st nap (this nap varies between 1.5
and 2.5 hours)
-12ish (when she wakes up) - Nurse
-12:30ish to 2ish - This varies from day to day - meet someone
for lunch, go to the park, do grocery shopping or other
errands, or just stay home and play outside on a blanket in
yard.
-2ish - Lunch; now (at 8 months) we do a vegetable and meat
(about 2 oz of each), but we didn't start meat until she was
7 months so I would just finish off the fruit from breakfast
and do 2 more oz of vegetables. I switch the color of
vegetables everyday to be sure she's getting the variety of
nutrients she needs - one day green (green beans, peas,
spring vegetables, etc) then the next day I do yellow/orange
(carrots, squash, vegetable pasta, etc)
-After lunch - go play in room with mommy for about 30 minutes
-2:30ish to 4ish - nap (this nap also varies between 1 to 2.5
hours)
-Nurse when she wakes up
-Play inside or out (depending on weather) until daddy gets
home around 5:30. Then play with daddy until supper time
while mommy cooks.
-7ish - eat supper - finish off meat and vegetables (about 2
oz of each) that we didn't finish for lunch and if she still
seems hungry I give her a little fruit for dessert.
-Play with mommy and daddy until 8:30ish
-8:30ish - Nurse then go-to-bed-routine...ours goes something
like..go to room, change in pjs, read a book or two (same
book every night) sing a couple songs, say prayers, then
lights out.

On another note - Just a couple things that really helped us. Definitely establish a night time routine because it makes bedtime so much easier. Also, try to get out of the house - for you and the baby's sake at least a couple of times a week. Another thing we've been told is to read the same book to your baby at least once a day. It is supposed to help them when they really get interested in reading. The thought process is that if they've been read a book repeatedly they will pretty much have it memorized by 18 months or so which is when they should starting to be interested in reading. They will pretend they can read and want to "read" it to you instead of you reading it to them.

You may already know all this stuff, but either way hope this helps!!

It's been forever since my kids were that age, but I do recall trying to have naps at the same time each day; bedtime as well. Important re: foods. What you give your little one needs to be NO BIGGER than their last knuckle on their pinky finger (fingertip), so they can manage the food w/o choking. Just chop things into tiny pieces. I am sure you will hear from moms who have little ones also....Miss those days! =) Also the peds MDs recommend no juice (sugar), and to work on getting vegies into kids b/f fruits; again, to stay away from them loving sugar.

Unfortunately, she doesn't have a set schedule for herself because I also have to include my almost 3 year old.

Soo, if it were up to her, she'd sleep until 8am, but since my son gets up at the crack of dawn, she ends up waking up, too (he's not the quietest). She'll eat a small bottle (maybe 4 oz, sometimes 7oz). She'll hang out for a while (we'll do floortime play), then go back to sleep for about an hour until 8:30 or 9am. She'll have another bottle (4oz) and some oatmeal, then hang out with us while we get showered and ready. Around 10am, we all do something together (park, outside, etc.). At 11am or so, she'll have another small bottle and a veggie while my son eats lunch. Around noon, they both go to sleep. If she doesn't, then we do a lot of floor time. If she does sleep, it's for about 2 hours. When she wakes up, I usually give her another bottle and then play with her more, and my husband takes over with my son (they usually go outside). Then she plays alone or sits in the walker while dinner is being made. She has another bottle and some rice cereal, then goes to bed around 7pm.

lets see....
she wakes at four for nrsing - hits the sack with mom and dad since dad goes to work at five (we play - not sleep) then when he leaves she and i sleep together since i am deaf. we r up at nine and she gets one to two stage two jar of fruits and then naps again. she only take 30mins to a hour nap. we play hen she gets up and we nurse around one or two, she sometimes gets another jar or two and then head to nana's around three so she can spend time with her and i can get a lil break. she generally naps there and eats another jar or two of stage two around four and we head home to cook for daddy around five. her dad doesnt get in til seven thirty so from five to around five thirty she plays in the play yard and i put her to nap once more at around six thirty so i can start supper. she seems to know when her dad is home for she wakes as he walks in and they play and he gives her a bottle of juice (if he doesnt she will cry because she wants whats on my plate : ) ) while i eat then at eight she and i hit we the tub and we get out at nine. we nurse in the tub and right before she falls asleep in one of our arms. we spend time with daddy and the tv til ten and she is usally asleep in one of our arms by then so we put her in the crib. then she is back up at four the next morning. hope that helps in any way. i have just posted a question of my own about weaning her from the breast and whether she is getting too much jars because she eats two jars at a sitting. fruits and vegs. she is generally a happy baby only fusses when she needs something.

5-7 oz breast milk upon awakening in AM.
Awake 2 hrs - 2.5 hrs
Nap 1.5 - 2 hrs
4 oz breast milk upon awakening
Awake 2 hrs - 2.5 hrs***
Nap 1.5 - 2 hrs
4 oz breast milk upon awakening
Awake 2 hrs - 2.5 hrs
1 hr nap
2-3 tbs cereal, 2-3 tbs veggie upon awakening
awake 1.5-2 hrs
Nurse
Bed

***At 7 mos we added 2-3 tbs cereal during this awake period

I have an 8 month old whose schedule has not changed since he was 6 months. His schedule is almost exactly like Julie W!!! Except, my little boy sleeps for 1 1/2- 2 hours during his morning and afternoon nap. My son takes a small catnap around 5! The rest is the same from wake time to amount of food per meal.

My son is 5 1/2 months old, and his daily routine when he is home with me (daycare two days a week) goes like this: 6:30 am wake up, nurse, play til around 7:30, then 1/4 cup dry oatmeal mixed with water. First nap around 8:30 to about 10am, then wake up, nurse and play til around 11am, then another 1/4 cup of oatmeal. Second nap usually starts around 12:30 and lasts til 2 or so ( sometimes only 1 hour though), wake up, nurse and play til about 4 or so, then a short nap (<1hr) and 4 oz of formula at 5pm followed by another 1/4 cup of oatmeal. He then plays or we take a walk until bathtime around 6:15, then its bedtime ritual (music, snuggling) and a final nursing at 6:45 or 7 and in the crib by 7:30pm. We have just recently gotten him to fall asleep on his own (using the "baby whisperer" method) and be sleeps til 6 or 6:30 most nights :)

When he reaches 6 months I'm going to add veggies first to his lunch and dinner before the oatmeal, and cut out the 5pm bottle. I'll start fruit after he gets veggies down well. Hope it works!

i have a 6 month old daugter and well like every baby everyones diffrent...im a stay at home mom and usually a typical day goes something like this

9:30 we wake up were late sleepers then she has a 7 oz bottle

11:30 or 12p.m she usually has a jar of veggies and then a 7 oz bottle after we will play on the mat and try to crawl

1:30 or 2 she starts to fall asleep her naps last about 45 min to 1hr only because we live in a condo and we have a pool veiw theres been alot of people at the pool lately screaming and being loud

when she wakes up around 3 she has a 7 oz bottle and maybe 1/2 a jar of fruit

she will play and try to crawl we will read books or go to the pool til about 5...depending on the day

** again dad is in and out all day so he will want to play with her wake her up to spend time these are days when dad doesnt get home til 5:30***

she usually has another bottle around 6 or 630....she will sit in her saucer and watch me cook then at about 730 or 8 i will feed her the other 1/2 of her fruit or veggies and take her a bath get her ready for bed...she will have another oz bottle b4 she goes to bed which every night around 9 or 930

we havent developed a strict schedule you know your baby best i have always fed her since birth on demand and thats how it is now....im trying to get her on a better sleeping during the day schedule eventually she will go to a school ive worked in schools for 5 years and everyones nap time is 12:30 to 2:30 so im trying to get her accustomed to that type of schedule so she will be used to it...

whatever works for you and your family is best i hope this helps a little but dont worry as long as you have order in your house your fine
V.