The main reason why your baby should be on a routine is so that when your baby cries you will know what the cry is for. If you are following a routine you will have an idea what your baby needs when it cries. This is good because if your baby suffers from colic, you will know when your baby is crying for a reason.
At the beginning following a routine could be much of a headache but it will pay off in the end because you will know what cry is for what and believe me they all sound different. If you happen to have an older child the needs you to travel them back and fourth for different reasons you need not to worry because your baby’s routine can be scheduled around that time of the day. This is why typical cycles are a good idea. For example you can have the baby nap at this time while you drive.
When I had my twins it had made my life a lot easier to follow a routine rather then just let them run the show. I was able to schedule appointments around them and able to do my grocery shopping with them not fussing at all. After I had my third baby people always said that it must be easier for me to have one baby rather then two but this was not the case and I had begun to wonder why. Usually regular cycles tend to help in this. I had no routine for my third child, I quickly put one into play and life became a lot simpler.
This is why a routine should be necessary for anybody that would like to have a somewhat stress free first few months, just like stable cycles. Also a routine will help your baby feel secure knowing what is going to happen next and knowing that you know what cry means what.
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