We are having some real issues trying to figure out a schedule for our twin daughters. They are 9 months old and still basically demand feeding and napping whenever they are tired (sometimes for only 10 or 20 mins) but they do usually sleep 8-10 hours at night. They will be going to daycare/babysitter in just over a month and need to be on a schedule by then. We are currently only feeding them solids (baby food and Cheerios) at supper-time and they are getting 7 oz bottles of formula 4-5 times per day.
I guess I am looking for examples of schedules used by other moms for eating and napping that we can use as a guideline. The Health Unit pamphlet "Feeding your Baby" is helpful and they have a daily feeding guideline but it just lists solids and doesn't mention how much formula they should be getting and when.
I would also like any suggestions anyone may have for getting them to go to sleep. Once they are asleep, they will (usually) go through the night but they need to be rocked or held to get them to fall asleep. And sometimes its quite a battle involving a lot of crying, kicking and screaming before they calm down and fall asleep. Again, when they are at a babysitters, they will need to know how to fall asleep on their own for naps.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions, I'm starting to feel pretty anxious about this, leaving them with a babysitter is going to be stressful enough without worrying about them crying all the time because the sitter simple won't have the time to rock them to sleep for 10 mins or be able to read their sleepy or hungry cues.
