Free routine template
Newborn routine that reminds you when each one is due
Nights split fairly, a nap a day, three meals for you, a walk outside, the health booklet checked, ten minutes together.
- 6 routines
- 4 at a set time
- Reminders when they are due
New baby weeks
Days and times are the pack's own. Change any of them after you add it.
- Agree the nightsEvery Sun at 20:00Decide who takes which nights or feeds this week, so each of you gets one long stretch of sleep. Write it where you both see it.
- One nap a dayEvery day at 14:00Lie down for at least 30 minutes when the baby sleeps or someone else has them. The chores can wait.
- Three meals for you3 times a dayThree proper meals, and a water bottle wherever you feed the baby. Say yes to every offer of food.
- A walk outsideEvery day at 8:00Ten to twenty minutes outdoors with the pram or carrier, in the shade, before 10am or after 5pm.
- Check the health bookletEvery month on the 1stLook up the next vaccination or developmental check in the child's health booklet or HealthHub, and book it at the polyclinic or your GP.
- Ten minutes for each otherEvery day at 21:00Ten minutes with your partner that are not about feeds or nappies: a drink, a walk round the block, a show.
About this pack
For the first months with a newborn, when the day has no shape. These routines look after the parents; the baby's care is already round the clock. If low mood or worry lasts more than two weeks, tell your doctor or the polyclinic: it is common and it is treatable.
How to use it in Palby Planner
- 1Open Routines and press Packs.
- 2Find New baby weeks and open it. Every routine is ticked, with its day and time.
- 3Untick any you don't want. A routine you already have is shown, and it isn't added twice.
- 4Press Add. Each one reminds you on WhatsApp or Telegram when it is due, until you tick it off.
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Questions
Yes. Copy it as a checklist or print it, with no sign-up. Adding it to Palby Planner, with the reminders, needs an account.
Link WhatsApp or Telegram and a message arrives at the routine's time, or at 10am if it has none, but only if it isn't done yet. Tap Done, snooze it, or mute that routine.
Yes. Every routine is yours once it's added: rename it, move its day or time, or delete it. Untick the ones you don't want before you add the pack.
Type it in one line, like "stretch daily at 9pm", and it becomes a routine with that day and time.
Get a nudge when each one is due.
The packs are free. The app reminds you when each one is due.