We've had a great relationship as far as balance, She started dropping day nursings when she
stopped napping during the day (at 3), and now does it once before bedtime and once in the
morning.
I left early (at 6 pm), talked / cried it out with TH, cried on the train the next
morning, cried in my counseling session, took a mini
nap on the couch while listening to sad songs, and woke up finally feeling ready to
stop letting my inner critic dictate my productivity for the day.
8 month old boy (who's in transition from nursing to formula & solids) 8 am - wake, diaper, nurse for 5 - ish minutes 8:30 am - breakfast in high chair (4 oz bottle + solids) 9:00 - 9:45 ish - play time (independent play then reading books & getting ready for
nap) 10am - 11:30 am -
morning nap 11:30 - 12 pm - wake up from
nap, diaper, get dressed for day, etc ** if we go out to run errands this is the time we leave, and and we will
stop to eat lunch while out 12 pm - lunch (8oz bottle + solids) 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - play time 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm - afternoon
nap 3:30 - 4 pm - play time 4 pm - eat (8oz bottle + snack such as cheerios) 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm - play time (if he woke up early from afternoon
nap, then sometimes he still takes a short cat
nap during this timeframe 6:30 pm - dinner with family (solids in high chair) 7:00 pm - outdoor play time (baby swing, take a walk, etc) 8:00 pm - start of an 8oz bottle 8:30 pm - bath time, read books, finish rest of bottle 9:00 pm - bedtime.