Your Baby's Daily Routine 6-9 Months
This is an exciting period for you and your baby, with many changes. Your baby has really grown into being their own little person – they are just starting on solid food so they can enjoy mealtimes with the family (see ‘Introducing solids,’ p.x) and they are becoming so much more mobile – time to babyproof the house! (See ‘Babyproofing your house, p.x.).
A typical day 6–7 months
Morning
6am Breast/bottle feed.
6.30am Sleep.
8am Breast/bottle feed followed by solids, such as baby cereal and mashed fruit.
9.30am Play.
10am Sleep.
Afternoon
12pm Breast/bottle feed followed by solids, such as mashed fruit and yoghurt.
1pm Play.
1.30pm Sleep.
3.30pm Breast/bottle feed.
4pm Play.
4.30pm May have a short sleep (e.g. half an hour).
Night
6pm Breast/bottle feed followed by solids, such as mashed cooked vegetables.
Bath and a story (earlier if unsettled).
7pm Bedtime (10 hours’ sleep).
A typical day 8–9 months
Morning
6am Breast/bottle feed.
6.30am Short sleep.
8am Breakfast may be mixed baby cereal with fruit or yoghurt and finger food such as toast.
8.30am Breast/bottle feed.
9am Playtime.
9.30am Settle and sleep.
11am Water in a cup and finger food such as pieces of soft fruit, followed by a play.
Afternoon
12pm Lunch may be pasta or rice with vegetables and cottage cheese, then finger food such as pieces of soft raw fruit or cheese sticks.
12.30pm Breast/bottle feed.
1pm Play.
1.30pm Settle and sleep.
3.30pm Water in a cup, a snack of soft fruit or some yoghurt and a play.
Night
5pm Dinner may be chopped chicken, fish, or meat patties with mashed vegetables plus custard and fruit.
6pm Bath.
7pm Breast/bottle feed.
7.30pm Bedtime (10-11 hours’ sleep).
