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Your Baby's Daily Routine 6-9 Months

This is an exciting period for you and your baby, with many changes. Your baby has really grown into being their own little person – they are just starting on solid food so they can enjoy mealtimes with the family and they are becoming so much more mobile – time to babyproof the house!

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A typical day 6–7 months

Morning

  • 6am Breast/bottle feed.
  • 6.30am Sleep.
  • 8am Breast/bottle feed followed by solids, such as baby cereal and mashed fruit.
  • 9.30am Play.
  • 10am Sleep.

Afternoon

  • 12pm Breast/bottle feed followed by solids, such as mashed fruit and yoghurt.
  • 1pm Play.
  • 1.30pm Sleep.
  • 3.30pm Breast/bottle feed.
  • 4pm Play.
  • 4.30pm May have a short sleep (e.g. half an hour).

Night

  • 6pm Breast/bottle feed followed by solids, such as mashed cooked vegetables.
  • Bath and a story (earlier if unsettled).
  • 7pm Bedtime (10 hours’ sleep).

A typical day 8–9 months

Morning

  • 6am Breast/bottle feed.
  • 6.30am Short sleep.
  • 8am Breakfast may be mixed baby cereal with fruit or yoghurt and finger food such as toast.
  • 8.30am Breast/bottle feed.
  • 9am Playtime.
  • 9.30am Settle and sleep.
  • 11am Water in a cup and finger food such as pieces of soft fruit, followed by a play.
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Afternoon

  • 12pm Lunch may be pasta or rice with vegetables and cottage cheese, then finger food such as pieces of soft raw fruit or cheese sticks.
  • 12.30pm Breast/bottle feed.
  • 1pm Play.
  • 1.30pm Settle and sleep.
  • 3.30pm Water in a cup, a snack of soft fruit or some yoghurt and a play.

Night

  • 5pm Dinner may be chopped chicken, fish, or meat patties with mashed vegetables plus custard and fruit.
  • 6pm Bath.
  • 7pm Breast/bottle feed.
  • 7.30pm Bedtime (10-11 hours’ sleep).
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