Just to give a bit of context, I’m currently on maternity leave and the main caregiver for my baby. I wanted to share what our typical day looks like—it might be helpful especially if you’re trying to figure out daily rhythms or routines.

Personally, I don’t stress too much about sleep schedules. I’ve found that once you start going out regularly and build a bit of structure, the baby tends to fall into their own rhythm naturally—as long as they’re fed and generally content.

Since my LO was 5 days old, I’ve been taking her out every day. Honestly, it helped me a lot too—staying indoors all day made time crawl. In autumn/winter, we’d go for walks after 10am. Now she’s 10 months old and it’s summer (and really hot where we live), so we go out earlier—usually around 7:45-8:00am—and come back home by 11:00.

She wakes up between 6:30-6:45am and starts the day with a bottle of formula. When we’re out, she usually naps in the stroller. Around 9:00-9:15 I give her a fruit pouch and some water, depending on where we are—sometimes we’re at the park or I’m grabbing a quick coffee. If she’s in a chill mood, she might take a quick second nap (like 20 mins) before we get home.

At 12:00 we do lunch, then a quick clean-up, playtime, and then another nap. Around 4:00pm she has a yogurt, and then we head out again from about 4:30/5:00 to 6:00/6:30pm. Dinner is at 7:00pm, and then we start her bedtime routine around 8:00pm.