Babywise Sample Schedules: Seven Months Old

This post gives sample Babywise schedules for the eighth month. Sample schedules for a 7-8 month old using the Babywise method. This is the 8th month of life. Baby schedules for 31-35 weeks old. Get all of the information you need to baby’s naps, feedings, and night sleep.

This post tells you all about what to expect with your 7 month old Babywise baby. This is the eighth month of life and baby is 7 months old. I will walk you through what to expect during this month, share what my kids did during this month, and share sample schedules from other Babywise babies from this month.

Babywise Baby Seven Month Overview

During the eighth month, while your baby is 7 months old moving to 8 months old, you can watch for and expect the following milestones.

7 Month Old “Eat”

This month is pretty low-key about any changes. The biggest milestone to watch for is to start finger foods if you haven’t already.

That means you still have 4-5 liquid feedings and up to 3 solid feedings. Those solid feedings should happen WITH the liquid feedings.

7 Month Old “Wake” or Playtime

Your baby’s wake window should be 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes between naps. Some will need less and some will need more; always follow your individual baby’s needs.
Independent play will be 30-45 minutes.
You can start to teach sign language to your baby if you haven’t already. This can be done at any point forward.
Get great toy ideas in this post Best Toys for Baby: Ages 7-9 Months Old.
You might start to see that your little one needs some boundaries set. Do not be afraid to set boundaries with a 7 month old baby. Read this post on setting boundaries with babies for more on that.

7 Month Old “Sleep”

Baby will have 2-3 naps a day. If your baby has three naps a day, be on the lookout for signs baby is ready to drop that third nap and be at two naps. It might not happen this month, but 8 months old is the average age, so you are coming up on it.
Naps will be 1.5-2.5 hours each. The third nap (if you have it) could be short and just be 30-60 minutes long.
Baby should sleep 10-12 hours at night.
A big milestone your baby might reach this month is being ready to drop the dreamfeed if she still has one. I have a post to help you know When to Stop the Dreamfeed here.
There is also a big sleep regression in this age range. It is not uncommon for babies in the 5-8 month old range to start to have sleep issues for various reasons. If your 5 month old starts to have sleep troubles, be sure to read 11 Reasons Your 5-8 Month Old Stopped Sleeping Well.

7 Month Old “Schedule”

If your baby is on a three hour schedule, watch for signs your baby is ready to move to a 4 Hour Schedule. You can read all about the four hour schedule here.

See the Babywise 6 Month Sample Schedules for information on what has happened to this point.

Read all of the Babywise milestones for the first year here.

Babywise 7 Month Sample Schedules

Let’s show some sample schedules used by Babywise babies.

Our 7 Month Old Sample Schedules

Kaitlyn:
About a week before Kaitlyn turned 7 months, I finally moved her to the 4 hour schedule.

7:30–nurse + solids
8:50–nap
11:30–nurse + solids
1:00–nap
3:30–nurse
5:00–nap
7:00–nurse + solids then bed (I woke her up earlier than 4 hours because I wanted her in bed for the night to get 12 hours of sleep)

McKenna:
8:00–nurse + solids
9:30–nap
12:00–nurse + solids
1:30–nap
4:15–nurse + solids
6:00–nap
7:45–nurse + solids then bed

Are you new to the idea of doing a schedule or routine? Read about the Key Elements to Starting a Routine here.

31 Week Old Schedule:

Here are some sample schedules we used. Get more details in Brinley’s 31 week old summary and McKenna’s 31 week old summary.

Schedule 1-
8:45 AM–wake, nurse, eat (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
10:00 AM–nap
1:00 PM–wake, nurse, eat (green veggie and applesauce)
2:30 PM–nap
5:00 PM–wake, nurse eat (yellow veggie and bananas or pears)
6:30 PM–nap
8:30 PM–wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

Schedule 2-
8:00–feed with solids–2-4 T prunes and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in–a few days we did 2 T yogurt here
9:30–nap
12:00–feed with solids–4 T of pears OR peaches and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in and 2 T of green beans OR peas with 1 T oatmeal mixed in and some fruit
1:30–nap
4:00–feed with solids half a banana mixed with 2 T oatmeal OR 3-4 T applesauce mixed with 2 T oatmeal and sweet potatoes (2 T) OR butternut squash (2 T) and some fruit OR 2 T carrots
5:30–nap
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

Not doing Babywise yet? It isn’t too late. See my guide on how to start Babywise late here.

32 Week Old Schedule:

Here are some sample schedules we used. Get more details in Brinley’s 32 week old summary and McKenna’s 32 week old summary.

Schedule 1-
8:05 AM–wake, nurse, eat (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
9:30 AM–nap
12:00 PM–wake, nurse, eat (green veggie and applesauce)
1:45ish PM–nap (sometimes this is at 2:00)
4:15 PM–wake, nurse, eat (yellow veggie and pears or bananas)
6:00 PM–nap
7:45ish PM–wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

Schedule 2-
8:00–feed with solids–2-4 T prunes and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in–a few days we did 2 T yogurt here
9:30–nap
12:00–feed with solids–4 T of pears OR peaches and 2 T of oatmeal mixed in and 2 T of green beans OR peas with 1 T oatmeal mixed in and some fruit
1:30–nap
4:00–feed with solids half a banana mixed with 2 T oatmeal OR 3-4 T applesauce mixed with 2 T oatmeal and sweet potatoes (2 T) OR butternut squash (2 T) and some fruit OR 2 T carrots
6:00–nap
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

33 Week Old Schedule:

Here are some sample schedules we used. Get more details in Brinley’s 33 week old summary and McKenna’s 33 week old summary.

Schedule 1-
8:05–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
9:35-9:40–nap
12:15–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and red fruit–sometimes add purple fruit)
2:00–nap
4:30–wake, nurse, solids (yellow veggie and white fruit)
6:00-6:30: nap
7:45ish: wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

Schedule 2-
8:30–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt)
10:00–nap
12:30–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal)
2:00–nap
4:30–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal, finger foods)
6:15–nap
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

34 Week Old Schedule:

Here are some sample schedules we used. Get more details in Brinley’s 34 week old summary and McKenna’s 34 week old summary.

Schedule 1-
8:05 AM–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
9:35-9:40 AM–nap
12:15 PM–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and applesauce. Sometimes mix in blueberries)
2:00 PM–nap
4:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (yellow veggie and bananas or pears)
6:30 PM–nap
7:45ish PM–wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

Schedule 2-
8:30–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt)
10:00–nap
12:30–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal)
2:00–nap
4:45–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal, finger foods)
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

>>>See our sample schedules for the first 12 months of life here.

35 Week Old Schedules:

Here are some sample schedules we used. Get more details in Brinley’s 35 week old summary and McKenna’s 35 week old summary.

Schedule 1-
8:05 AM–wake, nurse, solids (prunes or peaches and oatmeal)
9:35-9:45 AM–nap
12:15 PM–wake, nurse, solids (green veggie and applesauce. Sometimes mix in blueberries)
2:00 PM–nap
4:30 PM–wake, nurse, solids (yellow veggie and bananas or pears)
6:30 PM–nap
7:45ish PM–wake, nurse, PJs, story, bed

Schedule 2-
8:30–nurse with solids (fruit, cereal, yogurt)
10:15–nap
12:30–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal)
2:30–nap
5:00–nurse with solids (veggie, fruit, cereal, finger foods)
7:30–feed, then bedtime. In bed by 8:00.

Reader Sample Babywise Schedules for 7 Month Olds

Here are sample schedules shared by readers of this blog!

Carolyn said…
7 months:
7am – Eat (nurse and solids)
7:45am – Activity
9:00am – Sleep
11:00am – Eat (nurse and solids)
11:45am – Activity (10 min playpen time)
1:00pm – Sleep
3:00pm – Eat (nurse and solids)
3:45pm – Activity (10 min playpen time)
5:00pm – Catnap (most days)
5:45pm – Awake (bath time, walk, etc)
6:30pm – Nurse
7pm – Bed

Katy said…
7 Months girl
7:30 – wake up, eat, play
8:50 – nap
11:00 – eat, play
12:30 – nap
2:20 – eat, play
4:00 – nap
4:45 – eat, play
6:40 – eat
7:30 – bed

>>>Read: Tips for Getting a Consistent Schedule

PamKlip said…
7 1/2 Month Old Girl8:00 – wake/6oz formula/cereal & fruit/time in jolly jumper
9:30 – nap
12:00 – 5oz formula/veggies & fruit/independent play or “swimming” in kiddie pool
1:30 – nap
3:00 – wake & run erands
4:00 – 5oz formula/veggies, fruit & cereal
5/5:30 – occasional catnap for 15-30 min.
6:45 – bathtime
7:00 – 6-8 oz fomula
7:30 – bedtime
*should note: eats fruit at every meal b/c she doesn’t like them and only eats a small amount at a time

Hollie Shepard said…
7 Month Old boy
Wakes up around 6:45 or 7
7AM 1/4 cup of cereal mixed with formula and small amount of fruit with 6 oz bottle
8:30- Nap
10- Wakes up from nap has some play time
11- Lunch Fruit and some veggies with 6 oz bottle
12:00 – 2:ish – Nap
2:00 – playtime
3:00- 6 oz bottle
4:00- 5:30ish last nap
7:00 – dinner veggie and fruit (also starting to add chicken) with 6 oz bottle
8:00 – bedtime

Babywise 7 Month Old Schedules with pictures of a 7 month old baby girl

Katie {My Paisley Apron} said…
7mo girl
7:00 wake, nurse, dress, solids
8:40 nap
10:30-11 wake, nurse, solids
12:30 nap
2-2:30 wake, nurse, solids
4 nap
5 wake, nurse a little, solids
6:20 bath, pajamas
6:40 nurse, stories
7:00 bed
4am short nursing, back to bed

Read: How To Plan Your Ideal Babywise Schedule

AmberCHenson said…
7 Month Girl
6:30 – 6oz. Bottle
Swing Time
8:00/8:30 – 9:30 Nap (1 – 1 1/2 hours)
9:30 – 2oz. Bottle + 3T Cereal + Fruit Serving
Play Time
11:00 – 12:30 Nap
12:30 – 2oz. Bottle + Veggie Serving
Play Time
1:30/2:00 – 3:30 Nap 1 1/2 – 2 hours)
3:30 – 6oz. Bottle
Play Time/Snack while I cook dinner
5:30 – 6:30 Nap (sometimes)
6:30 – Veggie Serving + Fruit + Serving + Water
Bath and Nap (45 min. – 1 hour)
8:30 – 6oz Bottle and Bed

Carrie Aultman said…
7 mo Schedule Twin Boys
7:00 DWT
8:00 Breakfast
10:00 Nap
11:30 Eat
12:30 Lunch
2:30 Nap
4:00 Eat
5/5:30 Dinner
6:45 Start bedtime routine and last liquid feeding

Jaclyn said…
7 month old:
7:00 DWT/ nurse
8:45 nap
11:00 nurse
12:30 solids
1:00 nap
3:00 nurse
4:45 catnap (this nap is hit or miss)
7:00 nurse
7:15 bed (this is moved up to 6:45 if she skips her catnap)

Ariel said…7 months
7:00 am :: DWT, nurse
9:00 am :: nap
11:00 am :: wake, nurse
1:00 pm :: nap
3:00 pm :: wake, nurse
5:00 pm :: catnap
5:30 pm :: wake, solids
7:15 pm :: nurse
7:45 pm :: bedtime