How do you start a baby’s sleep time routine?

The constant routine should be: sleep time, then feed time, then playtime, then sleep time. Your baby should wake up because she’s hungry, and since she is well-rested she can then feed property. After feeding, your baby can play happily because she is fed and well rested. Then when she is tired again, then it’s back to bed to let the cycle begin again. With a brand-new baby, you can think of the complete sleep-feed-play cycle occurring about every 3–4 hours: the feeding part takes about 25–40 minutes; the play-awake time takes about 20–50 minutes.