For the older 2 the routine is snack, vitamin, brush teeth, go potty, pjs on, books, song, bed.
We didn't start routines till they were older. DS loves books but DD has always been too crazy to sit still, she's just now letting us read books. Our routine has changed a lot through the years.
With J we have no routine yet. I'm still snuggling her while I watch TV after the older 2 are in bed. Then I just put her in bed when I go to bed.
Ray I would say to you that that nurse doesn't know what the fuck she's talking about. Newborns have no routine. Once they start having longer stretches of sleep then maybe you can have a routine. For now I would just focus on keeping nighttime feedings quick and calm with as little noise/light as possible.
+1 to all this. Right now I'm just focusing on making day/night very distinct things. Keeping the noise/light/interaction to a minimum at night. When I wake DD2 to feed her at night I'll try to be as quiet as possible and then when she's done just swaddle and put down (rock a bit if needed). During the day we keep the lights on, I don't tell DD1 to be quiet, we have radio or TV on in the background usually.
With DD1 we didn't start a loose routine until 3+ months. Then it was the 4B's: bath, book, boob, bed. If she was hungry I didn't worry about skipping book. When they're tiny it's really just about survival.
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