I decided to dwell upon this theme cause we’ve faced schedule problems with my daughter.
I think that schedule is a great thing for kids, for the certain extend… Moreover, I’m not the follower of that ‘let them cry’ method. I think that each child has the biorhythms of its’ own and if my daughter wants to sleep I let her to, and if she cries with hunger I feed her not waiting for 3 hour period to end.

I’ve read many articles from moms and other ’specialists’ on how to get the child on a schedule letting them cry themselves to sleep. And I’ve read other articles where authors write about the psychological trauma which the baby crying from loneliness gets. I myself don’t let my baby cry on her own in the dark room, I’ll always come and comfort her. There is no doubt, that each mom chooses her own way of bringing up her own child…

So I’ll write about my experience. What schedule can a one month old child have? The schedule of meals and sleep.
For the children who are breastfed and for those fed formula the schedules can be completely different. For the children who eat formula can sleep longer and have longer periods between meals. The infants who are breastfed has smaller sleep intervals cause a breast milk is lighter then formula so it takes less time to digest it. The child feels the hunger more frequent. I used to breastfeed my daughter every 1.5 hour till she was 3 month old. I didn’t notice any schedule at first but then I understand that every day we have the same routine. And when she was 6 month old she lived according to her schedule which she made herself, we didn’t force her.

Another reason for not sleeping is some kind of discomfort or pain. Handle it and your child will be thankful and will be sleeping at night.

I think that every child has the biorhythms of its own and according to them he or she makes the schedule in a month or two. And if the child does not sleep at night there might be a reason. It may happen so if the child was born at night. If so with all your patience and love try to help your child to understand that night is to sleep: every evening make your child a bath with valerian or lavender, lull him/her a little sing a quiet song.

Another reason for not sleeping is some kind of discomfort or pain. Handle it and your child will be thankful and will be sleeping at night.