5 weeks - schedule

here's how a typical weekday goes:

0530* - n cries and gets fed a 4.5oz bottle and he goes back to sleep (* is an approximate time, +/- 30 minutes)

0715 - h wanders into our room and we try to steal a few more minutes of shut-eye before she starts asking for her morning bottle of milk

0745 - h is ready for school and whoever drops her off at childcare will also buy breakfast 

0830* - n wakes up and gets another 4.5oz bottle. he spends some time in the bouncer while we have breakfast and i pump.

1000 - i bring n for a walk around the neighbourhood in the baby bjorn. he usually falls asleep but will wake up when we get home.

1130 - n gets another bottle

1200 - i try to put n down to chill by himself as much as possible,and quickly squeeze in a pumping session. failing which i carry him everywhere around the house and do what tidying up i can with one hand

1230 - bathtime!

1300 - various attempts to get n to sleep (usually successful) and to keep him asleep when i put him down (major fail!)

1430 - feeding time! if i didn't get the chance to pump earlier on, i latch him before topping up with pumped milk/formula.

1500 - he usually sleeps immediately after the feed, or quite soon after. i try to pump twice before the next feed.

1730 - feeding time! and he usually falls asleep again immediately. h gets back from school and i get to spend time with her while the MIL preps dinner. we sometimes veg out watching ben & holly on tv especially if n decides to wake up.

1830 - dinner and pump if possible

1900 - give h her bath

1930 - wake n from dreamland and bathe him, then try to get him into his diapers and pajamas without having him kick up a fuss

2000 - feeding time. if i didn't get to pump after dinner, i do the latch + bottle combination. if there's no one to entertain h, i get her to drink her milk in n's room while i feed him. 

2030 - n is asleep and the winding down routine for h begins - some pretend play and a very protracted story time before lights out.

2200 - out of h's room usually after she has fallen asleep, then pump

0000 - pump and feed n when he wakes up 

depending on what time n wakes up for the previous feed (2230 - 0200, depending) at this point, there could be another additional feed at 2/3am followed by the 5/6am feed.

rinse and repeat!