Should i introduce a routine from birth?

[DarkAngelAlliance]

I'm 25 weeks pregnant with my second and have REALLY learned my lesson when it comes to routines and kids. It took me months to get my now 3 y/o into a routine etc and don't want to go through the hassle of all that again. Anyway, my 3 y/o goes to bed at 9pm, any earlier and she's up at 4/5am. Anyway i was thinking for bump that he'd go to his cot at 7pm. He'll have a Moses basket for downstairs as well as his cot upstairs, and i really want him to be 'up' through the day, even if he is sleeping most of the time. My daughter didn't really sleep much through the day, even from birth, she'd get up at 7am and stay awake until 3pm.

 

[Angela]

We started a routine with my son from when he was 2 weeks old. Two weeks later, he slept through the night (5 hours, a feed, 3-4 hours). Our routine is:
9pm - bath
9.30pm - feed
between 9.30 - 10pm - bed time
I think that the earlier you put your baby to bed, the earlier he will wake up. Ideally, you don't want your baby to go to bed before 9pm so that when the routine is well established, he will only wake up once during the night, until he is ready to sleep through the night without a feed.
Good luck!