A GUIDE TO ROSIE

ROUGH TIMETABLE
6am 7am = Wakes up for the day. Will need a nappy change and a
drink of water
7am-8am = Plays
8am = Has breakfast
8.30 10am = Plays
10.30 12 = Naps in pram
12 = Has lunch whenever she wakes up
12.30 3 / 3.30 = Plays
3 5pm = Naps in pram
5pm = Snack + Water when she wakes up, then plays till 6.15pm. Often
a bit grizzly and likes to watch In The Night Garden on someones lap
6.15pm = Dinner (will not be happy if it is late).
6.45pm = Bath + Jammies
7.15pm = Bedtime stories / Milk
7.30pm = Bedtime

DETAILS
NAPS
Rosie normally takes two naps a day of roughly an hour and a half each.
You will know she is tired as she starts rubbing her eyes and getting
grizzly. She liked to be strapped in to her pram for naps, in the kitchen,
with the lights off, and the hood pulled up on the pram. She often likes
her legs tucked in to the footmuff and zipped partially up but if its hot we
dont do this and she will rest her legs on top instead. She will want her
dummy in. She often quite likes it if there is some background white

noise during these naps such as a dishwasher or washing machine.

She will find it hard to sleep if there is anyone in the kitchen as she will
be too busy looking at them. At the beginning of each nap she might
grizzle quietly in the pram which is fine and you can ignore. BUT if she
drops her dummy on to the floor, she will not go to sleep so if you hear it
fall, you will have to quietly go in and give it back to her even if this
happens a few times. She mostly falls to sleep after about ten mins in
the pram. Let her nap for as long as she wants. She will wake up on
her own.
SNACKS
After her afternoon nap, she is often a little bit grumpy if she doesnt
have a snack. So I often give her a cereal bar, or a banana or smoothie
(or two of these). Plus a fresh sippy cup of water as she is often thirsty.
She likes to stand on the floor or sit on your lap for a snack / drink.
DINNER
Rosie likes her dinner at 6.15pm along with water in her sippy cup.
Anything much later than 6.30pm and you will probably find her
inconsolable and livid. When in her high chair she MUST be strapped in
as otherwise she can climb out / fall out. She doesnt really have
plates / cutlery as she just tends to throw them. A bib is useful to catch
her food. Food should be cool enough for her to pick up with her
fingers. As she often throws food, I tend to put a bit on her tray first and
let her eat that, then put a bit more on, and so on. If it is mushy food
you may wish to spoon feed it to her to avoid mess. She is allergic to
fish. If she is not showing any interest in it (not common at all!) then you
could try spoon feeding it to her. You will know when she is finished as
she will start sweeping her food onto the floor and getting grizzly and
trying to climb out of the chair. For dinner I normally give her enough
food to fill each section of one of her divided plates, plus she often has
some seconds / extras. She normally has one portion of fruit with dinner
as dessert, or one of her smoothies instead etc.
BATHTIME & JAMMIES
Straight after dinner she has her bath. Because she is often messy,
when she starts to grizzle at dinner, one of us goes up and starts
running the bath so its ready. She likes it about a foot deep, with
bubbles and toys. She generally tends to sit in the bath and play, stand
up, throw toys at you, or lay down and swim. Obviously she must be
supervised the whole time in the bath. We use the Johnsons baby
wash to wash her body and face and the Johnsons shampoo to wash
her hair. Afterwards she is dried, gets talcum powdered, nappy and then

we gently brush her teeth with the toothbrush and a teeny amount of
toothpaste. As long as you are literally putting a teeny amount on she
wont need to spit it out or wash her mouth out etc. Most nights she
wears a short sleeved vest (one that poppers underneath), long trousers
or shorts and a short sleeved top. If its hot then you might consider
taking the short sleeved top off, and / or the trousers / shorts too.
BEDTIME STORIES
After she has her jammies on, she sits on our bed with me and I read
her a couple of stories. Andrew goes down and prepares a bottle of milk
so it is luke warm. She likes the board books as the paper ones she
has a tendency to get grabby with and tear by mistake. She is VERY
crawly and WILL try and swan dive off of the bed so you MUST keep an
eye on her and stop her from tipping herself face first over the edge.
The best way to do this is keep her distracted by giving a book to hold,
or a soft toy to look at etc.. During this time I keep trying to give her the
milk to see if she wants any. The more she drinks the less likely she is
to wake up in the middle of the night but sometimes she just repeatedly
pushes it away and doesnt want it at all. I do all this for about half an
hour.
BED
After bedtime stories, I give her a dummy, and put her down in her cot
with her head on the pillow, and a light blanket pulled over her to her
chest. I say goodnight etc. She likes to have a little light on in the
nursery so she can see a bit. She also likes the door shut as otherwise
kitties / people / noise are a distraction. Sometimes in the first hour after
I put her down, she will roll around in her cot and stand up and throw her
dummy out and start crying / shouting. If she does this, we have to go
back in and put the dummy back in and lay her down again. We might
have to do this two or three times before she eventually goes to sleep.
If this doesnt appear to be working then you could let her cry it out.
This does not involve just ignoring her. This means you would lie her
back down, put her dummy in, say good night and then leave the room.
If she starts crying then you time it for 3 minutes and then go back in
and repeat the process. The next time if she starts crying, leave it for 5
minutes before going back in. If it happens again, leave it for 8 minutes
before going in. Then 10 minutes. She MIGHT cry because she is not
used to the travel cot. In which case, you COULD try strapping her in to
the pram instead as I know she will sleep in there. Alternatively, worse
comes to worse and she is driving you all barmy, then please call us,
and we will come and collect her.

If she wakes up in the middle of the night ie 10pm through till 6am, and
cries, it is normally because she has lost her dummy and if you sneak in
quietly and find it (its normally on the floor or in the blanket) and put it
back in her mouth, then lie her down, she will go back to sleep. IF she
repeatedly gets back up and cries at this time, it is likely that she will
now want a bottle in order to go back to sleep. Alternatively she might
have wet herself so feel her clothes to see if she is damp. She may
need new nappy / clothes / sheets.
BREAKFAST
Rosie often has toast with scrambled egg for breakfast (must be cooled
down). Or toast with luke warm baked beans. Or toast with mashed
banana on top. Plus water in her sippy cup. Alternatively she could
have yoghurt with chopped fruit and to make it less messy you can
spoon feed this to her.
When in her high chair she MUST be strapped in as otherwise she can
climb out / fall out. She doesnt really have plates / cutlery as she just
tends to throw them. A bib is useful to catch her food. Food should be
cool enough for her to pick up with her fingers. As she often throws
food, I tend to put a bit on first and let her eat that, then put a bit more
on, and so on. We tend to leave her in her jammies for breakfast so that
when she is finished we can strip her off, wipe her hands and face, and
dress her in day clothes that are clean.
NAPPIES
Rosie normally only has a few nappy changes a day. She likes to poo
relatively soon after eating breakfast and relatively soon after eating
lunch. Other than this, she might just need a new nappy at bedtime and
in the morning. During nappy changes she is VERY wiggly and should
be given something to hold / look at like a small toy whilst you are
changing her as this distracts her from wanting to roll over and smear
poo all over you and her surroundings. Singing to her also helps.
During nappy changes she normally just gets wiped with baby wipes,
and then a new nappy. If she is red then you could apply some nappy
cream if needed. The ruffles on the edges of her nappy between her
legs should NOT be tucked in as otherwise the nappies can leak. The
tabs on the nappies can be pulled relatively tight if needs be.
BOTTLES
Rosie often only has 1 bottle a day or less now. Most often just before
bed. SOMETIMES she wakes up in the middle of the night (between
2am and 4am) and seems inconsolable and putting her dummy back in

doesnt work. Sometimes a bottle then is the only thing that will calm
her down.
A bottle should be made up as follows:
of cool tap water
of boiling water from kettle (taking it up to
in total)
scoops of baby formula
Put the lid screwed on and shake well until blended.
Test on your arm to see how hot it is. Should be luke warm.
Once she has drunk from a bottle, it will only be good for a couple of
hours. After that and the teat starts to grow milk bacteria. Therefore if
she drinks part of a bottle at 7.30pm at night at bedtime and then wakes
crying in the night for a bottle at 2am, then you will have to make a fresh
bottle up.
OUTINGS
Rosie will need a packed Changing Bag before you can take her
anywhere. You must make sure that in the changing bag is the
changing mat, a couple of nappies, wipes, nappy bags, a spare dummy,
a hat, sun cream, a jumper or coat, a spare short sleeved poppered
vest, a spare pair of trousers and a spare top. Also take her sippy cup of
water and a couple of baby snacks too. Ideally take a toy that she can
hold to keep her amused. When you put her in the car seat you need to
ensure that the straps are tight and that she has a dummy in her mouth
and maybe a toy to hold too.
ENTERTAINMENT
Rosie will play with anything, anywhere but she is a particular fan of
remote controls, phones, glass objects, wires, and paper / magazines.
If you do not want these things broken or eaten then please hide them.
She likes playing with toys, music, dancing, nursery rhymes (especially
twinkle twinkle and row row row your boat). She likes banging on things
(eg a spoon and a bowl). She likes kitties. She likes putting tiny things
like stones, fluff, etc in her mouth. Please dont let her choke to death.
She likes the CBeebies programme In The Night Garden which she can
watch on the telly whilst sitting on your lap.