12 Month Old Routine

By 12mo, many little ones will have weaned, or be on the way to weaning milk feeds. Neither of which is necessary, however, is common. Essentially, after 12mo, the aim is for food to be your little one’s primary source of nutrition, with milk feeds being a lovely bonus. As a rough guide, try to offer food every 2-3 hours. Some toddlers will go longer stretches than this, particularly if having milk feeds still.

Below is a sample routine for when your little one hits 12mo. Of course, some families will still have milk feeds in here and this is absolutely ok – you might offer milk feeds upon waking, before one nap and before bed, or you might have milk feeds instead of snacks.

Short/Long Routine

0700 awake

0730 breakfast

0930 nap 1 (30min)

1000 morning tea

1200 lunch

1230 nap 2 (2hrs)

1500 afternoon tea

1800 dinner

1900 bed

+/- milk feeds

Medium/Medium Routine

0700 awake

0730 breakfast

0930 morning tea

1000 nap 1 (1.5hrs)

1200 lunch

1400 nap 2 (1hr)

1500 afternoon tea

1800 dinner

1900 bed

+/- milk feeds