From infancy on, your children count on rituals and routines for comfort and security. Especially now, as we move into summer where this can be more difficult. The days are longer and warmer and we want to take advantage of them. A balance between your child's basic need for routine and your desire to enjoy the season will make everyone happier and more comfortable. The baby quiets as she latches onto the breast or bottle and eagerly sucks.
Babies feel secure and confident within the framework of loving rituals.
Each newborn develops her own special daily rhythms and patterns for eating, sleeping, and alert wakefulness. Some babies leisurely suck and take short catnaps during an extended feeding. Others quickly digest a generous feeding and then fall into a deep sleep. Routines develop naturally when we follow the baby's lead. By six months, most babies begin to develop a more predictable schedule for sleeping, feeding, and playing.