The main reason why your baby should be on a routine is so that when your baby cries you will know what the cry is for. If you are following a routine you will have an idea what your baby needs when it cries. This is always best if you have a baby that suffers from colic this way you know that the cry is for something.
At the beginning following a routine could be much of a headache but it will pay off in the end because you will know what cry is for what and believe me they all sound different. If you have an older child that requires you to travel them to school and so forth you need not to worry because your baby’s routine can be worked around this part of the day. This is why regular routines are a good idea. At the time that you need to drive your baby’s nap time could be then.
When I had my twins it had made my life a lot easier to follow a routine rather then just let them run the show. I had been able to make appointments around them and I could even do my shopping and errands with them not fussing at all. After I had my third baby people always said that it must be easier for me to have one baby rather then two but this was not the case and I had begun to wonder why. Usually regular routines tend to help in this. There was no routine that was in place, quickly I started to follow and my life was a whole lot simpler.
The reason why everybody should have a routine for their baby is so the first few months will be simpler and it will make the first year better too, just like stable routines. Also a routine will help your baby feel secure knowing what is going to happen next and knowing that you know what cry means what.