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Ok so one thing I seem to read a lot of on minti is routine, be it sleeping, eating or playing. As a mother of 4 I am constantly amazed at the despair it seems to bring some mums.
Where does it say your baby must sleep for x
amount of hours per day, feed x amount of times and play in between? Every child is different, every person is different, are we really wanting to conform our babies to a norm, which is set by god knows who, at such an early age? To me that rings of squashing a persons natural harmony, maybe my baby wants to sleep for 10 minutes and be happy with that? Why would I force a child to sleep who clearly doesnt want to be asleep? And if I did so is the stress it causes both of us truelly worth it?
Dont get me wrong I am highly organised mum, who has worked throughout my childrens lives and of course Ive had a level of routine to keep the boat moving, but only in the sense of being ready on time, making sure we all get a good nights sleep and eating well. But if we are running late or we are a little tired so be it, life happens!
Maybe we should all try and listen to our little ones when they dont want to sleep 4 hours, maybe we should just hug them and love them, whats wrong with leaving that washing for an hour? It will get done and right at this minute if my baby wants a hug or just wants me nearby well fantastic, cause in 2 years time and forever after that hes going to want a little less of my time every day, to the point where ill be wishing I had cherished those moments when he genuinly wanted and needed nothing more than my undevided attention, now I would hate to think I missed those times by trying to conform to some fairytale routine I read in a book or I was to scared to hug him for I had been told it would form a bad sleeping habit!
Please enjoy your babies dont conform to others beliefs and do what works for you and your family! your children will thrive on it!
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