1 Year Old Schedule for Stay at Home Mom

Hi,

When my little boy was one, we followed the following routine.
7am - wake up, breast feed and breakfast
8am - wash and dress
8.15 - play
9.15 to 10 - nap
12 - lunch
12.30 to 2.30 - nap
2.30 - breast feed
5pm - dinner
6pm - bath, jammies and story
6.30 - breast feed
7pm - bed time

hope that helps. D. x

Well, let the truth be told....but as hard as I tried to manage a schedule that I "thought" was great for my youngest son...........he had his own "body clock schedule" that I had to learn to work around. Kids are so different....my sister's kids have been great "schedulers" since birth. She's never had difficulty doing anything.they sleep, eat and poop" like champions, and always when she says it's time :o)........but my youngest was more challenging, and 7, he is still a "trick" to keep on a schedule. So........if your little one fights a routine, then my response might be helpful to you :O)

The key for us, was to make his bedtime consistent, which even at 1, wasn't easy for my youngest.........he would stay up if I let him........(my oldest was, and still is, out by 8:30pm and he's 13 now!) But if your little one struggles at bedtime, then I believe that's where you start your focus........it includes waking them up early in the morning to try and tire them out by the end of the day.

Once I learned my son's automatic nap times, I did my errands in the morning to try to finish when he was usually ready for a nap. Falling asleep in the car was 3 out of 7 days for him, until his body fell asleep at the same time daily. Then, the rest developed from there.........playing, eating, etc...

A slow pace for our bedtime routine worked best, as he needed time to unwind from the day........so this usually started at 6:30ish, to get him in bed by 7:15ish........

As long as your little one is getting enough sleep, like clock-work, everything else usually falls into place.

Warning................as soon as we mastered a schedule.......it usually changed :o) After 1, they are really busy! Shortly after, your little one might "lose" an afternoon nap.......resulting in a schedule change :O)

Developing a schedule is nice, but it changes according to "life". When your little one is older, they might go into daycare/preschool, and that REALLY helps establish a schedule for you and baby.

At 1, I wouldn't force a perfect schedule :o) Simply allow enough routine to maintain a regular sleep/wake cycle..........the rest falls into place :o)

I hope this helps you in some small way. I couldn't post an actual "schedule" that worked for us daily because that simply wasn't the way one of my kids operated :o) Although many kids do function naturally on a schedule (my oldest), I tried share about the struggles with a child who wasn't a good "scheduling baby" :O)

~N.

at that age my son's schedule was as follows (actually he is almost 2 now and minus the breast feeding it is about the same) all the free time is spent however i feel it should be that day sometime errands sometimes housework, and somedays i do nothing but play with my son after all what is the point of being home with him if i dont actually spend time with him. winter is kind of blah for us but being in CA i guess that wouldn't effect you much. We play outside a lot in good weather so often my house is clean but "lived in" rather then picture perfect :)

6:30- 7:30 am wake up and breast feed
8:00- breakfast
8:30-11:30 free play (sometimes i played with my son other times he played on his own while i do what ever i need to get done for the day)
11:30- lunch
12-2 naptime for him- workout/ relax time for me
2pm-5pm in nice weather this is usually our park time but also another block of time for chores and playing with my son.
5pm dinner as a family
5:30-6:30 time to run around and get his craziness out
6:30-7:00 bedtime prep- bath, brush teeth, read stories, sing song, snuggle
7- he is off to dream land and i get time with my husband :)

I have twins, so schedules have been important to keep.

6:30 - 7 rise
breakfast
play
sippy cup with milk 8:30
9 nap for about 1 1/2 hours (I get on elliptical and shower)
10:30 ish rise
11 lunch
go for stroller walk
play
sippy cup with milk
1:30 latest nap for another 1 1/2 hours (I nap too when I can)
3:00ish rise and have a snack and milk at home or in car
have afternoon to play, run errand...
Dinner 5 - 6
Bath 6:30
snack/sippy cup 7:00
bed by 8

Now that they are 14 months I am trying to get to an exercise class some mornings and have them take a long nap at 11:30. Others in daycare at the gym tell me their children take one long nap (2-3 hours). But my children don't seem ready. Too tired fighting to stay awake at dinnertime.

Well, my girl is in daycare, but we (mostly) follow their schedule on our weekends, too. So, she gets up around 7 and we have a small breakfast (share a bowl of cereal, eggos, poptarts) with milk. We shower, dress, and leave the house by 8. I drop her off at daycare and their schedule is:
8:30 breakfast
9-10 free play (they rotate bins of different toys)
10-10:30 snack
10:30-12 directed play (circle time, songs, learning games, arts & crafts, outdoor play)
12-12:45 lunch, then clean up
1-2:30 nap
2:30-3 snack
3-4:30 directed play (same as above)
4:30-5 free play (the kids are combined until pick-up)

We get home at 5:30 and we play and cuddle for about 30 min. Then, I get her distracted with toys or coloring while I prep dinner. We eat at about 6:30, then clean up (only do a bath if it was a messy dinner--I prefer to do showers in the morning). We play until 7:45. Then, I get her pjs on, brush teeth, and we cuddle and read until 8 when she goes to bed.

As far as getting things done around the house, you could use the times that baby is in free play or napping. You could also plan to run errands during these times. Since I work all day, I give myself 30 minutes to do housecleaning after she goes to bed. I try not to stress over things that aren't done. I figure that Whatever I don't get done will still be waiting to be done the next day!
Hope this helps. Good luck!

Like most of the other moms, it's a juggle between her clock and a "set" schedule

up around 6:30
breastfeed
go out for exercise
8:30ish breakfast
9:30ish (3 hours from waking up usually) nap
11ish errands, go to park, whatever, just out and about
1ish lunch
2-3ish nap #2 (sometimes)
5:30 dinner
6:45ish bath time and bedtime routine
7:30 usually asleep
I also breastfeed before each nap and before bed to help her settle.

Hope that helps :)

6-7 wake
nurse, read, snuggle
bfast
play or baby einstein dvd while i dress
9-10 nap (depending on wake time)
snack, park play with other kids, lunch
14-1500 nap (wake time @ four hours)
snack
errands
dinner
bath and nite routine
1930-2000 sleep

two naps transitioned to one at about 14-15 months.

I too am a SAHM and I also take care of another child (same age as mine 11.5 months).
730ish Wake,Nurse get dressed.
Breakfast (other child arrives) after we are all done with breakfast the boys play
10am nap time
after nap playtime
12 lunch
after lunch we go on a walk
2pm nap time
after nap bottle and playtime
530pm start dinner play in kitchen (magnets, measuring cups etc.)
615ish bath and bed by 730 latest