Sample Stay at Home Mom Schedule with Multiple Kids

Schedule: A breastfeeding stay-at-home mom of a 4-month-old and a toddler

Editor's note: This schedule is a combination of mom-led and baby-led elements (from babycenter.com)

7 a.m.: Wake up, nurse, get dressed. Amaya (the infant) plays with Mom while her older brother (the toddler) watches Sesame Street.

8:30 a.m.: Amaya is down for her morning nap except when her brother has preschool.

10 a.m.: Wake from nap, nurse, and we leave for some activity.

12 p.m.: Come home. Amaya has tummy time while her brother eats lunch.

1 p.m.: Get her brother ready for nap, read lots of stories.

1:30 p.m.: Amaya nurses, then naps.

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Everyone is sleeping.

4 p.m.: Everyone is up, although Amaya typically wakes up earlier. She nurses and we either go to the gym or to the playground.

6 p.m.: Daddy comes home. He plays with our son or Amaya so each child has some one-on-one time with a parent.

6:30 p.m.: Family dinner. (I do most of the prep work during nap time, so it's easy to make.)

7 p.m.: Bath time, stories, bed. Amaya nurses.

She still wakes up somewhere between 2 and 4 a.m. to nurse. Also, if she takes a short afternoon nap, she may close her eyes for a nap sometime in the late afternoon.