Thread: How routine is your day?

My DH and I got into a heated discussion (again).? I swear it's just stress and lack of sleep that is making us both jump at each other, and I HATE IT!? But that's another story I guess... So anyway, DH says that my day with the kids is "too routine".? He says that their day should work around us as the parents, and not be so scheduled.? For example, if it is 11:30, and he wants us to run to the store, I will make him wait...

We are not routine at all! I do however work around naps and if it is time for one, we don't go out. I do feed the babies on the go though!

Babies thrive on schedules. ?I don't think it's unreasonable for you to want to have your LO eat and nap at basically the same time each day. ? ? My dd is also has a daily routine/schedule, and I plan our activities around that schedule. ?I think she feels more secure knowing she's going to be fed ?around the same time each day and I KNOW she's a much happier baby when she gets her rest at the right time!

I have a schedule here too and weekends are so crazy cause they always get thrown off of them. I keep telling my DH thats not how I do things during the week lol. I like the schedule and madison works well with it, weekends it seems were always busy and naps arent taken as well as they are with her during the week. I need to inforce my schedule more on the weekends

We have a schedule but I try to be flexible. She stays up past her bedtime probably 1x a month because we're out or something. I try to be prepared if I know we're going to be out extra long - more snacks basically. My DH travels so much I'm basically a single mom so I can control the schedule. My MIL looks after my LO and follows the schedule, but then the days she's not here she'll call the house at my LO's...

I'm a schedule girl as well.? I agree that since you are the stay at home mom you should do what works best for you and your kids.? Maybe it is your husband that needs to be more flexible!?

I'm completely with you. ?In fact, my DH and I are fighting right now due to schedules. ?My LO will NOT sleep anywhere but the crib. ?We were going to stay at a friends house, and I said I will try for 10 minutes with him in the playpen, and if doesn't work, we have to go. ?He screamed like he was not just unhappy, but obviously distressed about it. ?So we left, after DH told his friends that he only does whatever 'I' want...

On a schedule here too! We have two small kids (3 and 1) and without one it would be chaos. Occassionally we will veer off schedule but not often and not alot. My Sept.LO will scream if he's hungry and to me it's not fair to make them cranky because they are tired. I believe that they should be able to nap in their own beds. A cranky baby makes for an unpleasent time for everyone and it's not worth it. That being said DH...

We are pretty scheduled here.? We would go crazy without one and our kids thrive on it.? My DH is actually more scheduled than I am.?

I would not survive with out a schedule! Not to mention that children thrive on one! They need to know what their day is going to be like in order to feel comfortable enough to work on developing skills and grey matter. That being said, things come up, and schedules are broken. I do believe that my two have always dealt with the bumps in the road better, because they know that things will get somewhat back to the norm eventually. If you are...