what's the best way to help a baby that has his days and nights reversed?

Answer 1

Try keeping him awake more during the day. Easier said than done, I know!

At night when he's awake, don't play with him. Keep the lights off, the tv off, don't talk a lot to him or to anyone else in the house, and in general, make night time as boring as you can. That worked well for my little guy. It's hard not to smile and coo at them, and mine tried SO hard to get me to respond. Just pat his little head, tell him good night, and don't let him turn night time into playtime. Pretty soon, he'll get the idea that the fun stuff happens during the day.

Answer 2

this may seem cruel, but you have to try to keep him awake as much as you can during the day, so that he will be tired at night. My baby had that problem. He slept all day, and wanted to be awake at night! So during the day, I would let him take a nap here and there, but not more than an hour. I would wake him up, change him, maybe give him a bath, walk around with him, whatever I could. He eventually got it straightened out. But, if you don't have to work or anything, let him be on his own schedule, just nap when he naps..Thats what I did with my other baby. I have three in all. Good luck

Answer 3

You didn't say how old your baby is. Most babies have their internal clocks reversed because in the womb, the rocking movement during the day when your moving around puts them to sleep. Then when you go to bed, baby tends to wake up. My kids all were reversed in the beginning but straightened out on their own. If your baby is very young, just give it time. You might try keeping him/her awake a little more during the day. Getting outside as much as possible while it's light out might help speed the process, too. Good luck!

Answer 4

Try to keep the baby up a little longer during the day. The more tired they get the more they will sleep at night. Good Luck and Congrats on having the baby.

Answer 5

During the you need to keep him awake. For a few days life will be hell.If he/she does fall asleep wake him/her.Give baths, no quiet time,keep him/her busy.
When he/she is suppose to be sleeping at night do not turn on the light,no music,no tv,in other words keep the baby in there rm. If you breast feed dont make feeding time a big deal. Sit in the chair with the baby burp him/her and put it back to bed.Keep low stimulation. Good luck.

Answer 6

I dont know old your baby is ,if you get up everytime the baby cries and the baby is not sick , the baby knows you will pick him up ,and you and dont get any sleep all night,and the and baby sleeps all day ..as long in the baby has dry dipper,been has been feed it will stared all over , you may have to let the baby cry him self to sleep, if that dont work, and you might try kepping him awake in day time, it will work it takes time,or call your docter he will be glad to help good luck a mom

Answer 7

this is so hard, i remember my daughter went through it.... she turned around after about 2-3 wks. the baby will sleep exactly when it wants to, there's nothing you can do about "keeping baby up", or forcing a baby to sleep, as you know! during the night make sure everythings quiet, calm, and dark.... during the day however, seriously do everything you can to let your baby know that even if he/she wants to be sleeping, this is when the rest of the world is AWAKE! seriously, run the vacuum, watch tv on a loud 'enough' volume, talk on the phone... leave lights on, let sunlight in the room. basically your baby has to get it's circadian rhythm corrected, and light, preferable natural light, and dark at night, is literally the way to do it. and it takes a couple weeks. your baby will get there, i promise. i know it doesn't seem like it!

Answer 8

There are several things that you can try, while keeping in mind that it is a completely normal behavior for newborns.

!. When you out your baby down for naps during the day, do not dim or turn out the lights. Leave blinds open, light on, etc. so that their bodies can learn that it is day time.

2. Try to stimulate and actively engage your baby during waking times.

3. Try to find patterns during your day and stick to them until they change naturally. Keep nap times and feeding times as consistent as possible.

Newborns should get past this stage after the first two months. Good luck!

Answer 9

Is your child taking four-hour power naps during the day but still waking up at night? Then you need to help him shift his schedule so he does the lion's share of his sleeping at the right time — night. The experts agree that you need to readjust his clock by waking him from his naps for playtime, by making sure he doesn't snooze too late in the afternoon, and by keeping his room dark at night and light during the day. Dr. William Sears suggests wearing your baby in a sling and feeding him frequently so that he catnaps during the day and saves his deep sleep for later.

Answer 10

One thing I did to try to help with that, was turn off lights at night time- all of them except for a couple of night lights so u can see of course! Then, when it's day time, or even if your baby is napping at night- around 7pm- or when it gets dark, you can turn on the light in their room, and keep everything bright until you want it to be bed time. I think this really helped with my son, because he seemed to do quite well with it!