11:00 PM

The goals: If your baby wakes up during the 8-hour stretch at night, use our 15-Minute Rule up to three times – that should do the trick. If your baby wakes up crying closer to 7:00 a.m. during this adjustment period, first try the 15-Minute Rule but up to two times. If she is still inconsolable, make the decision to feed her early and catch her up to the regular schedule during the day. Read our post for help adjusting the schedules: “The Scheduling Act.”

+At this feeding, you will want to add slightly more formula (a “baby nightcap”) so that your baby will receive the additional calories she needs to sleep through the night.

8-12 WEEKS (7 Feedings, Dropping the 2:30 a.m. Feed, 8-Hour Sleep Stretch at Night)

FORMULAfeeding time awake time NAP time

7:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.

7-8 oz.7-8 oz.7-8 oz.7-8 oz.7-8 oz.7-8 oz.8-8.5 oz.+

After Feeding-8:30 a.m.After Feeding-11:30 a.m.After Feeding-2:30 p.m.After Feeding-5:30 p.m.NoneNoneNone

8:30-10:00 a.m.11:30-1:00 p.m.2:30-4:00 p.m.5:30-7:00 p.m.After Feeding-8:30 p.m.After Feeding-11:00 p.m.After Feeding-7:00 a.m.