Being a mom of four kids, l can say that babies have different personalities. My youngest, now two, was the most difficult to put to sleep. She also cries the most at night. She became adjusted to the night-time sleeping habit by six months of age. She now sleeps soundly at night. l've read that babies have to be trained for them to know that it is daytime now and nighttime later. l turn-off the lights when its night and only turn it on when the baby cries. Later, they get used to that kind of setting and begin to sleep like everyone sleeps.
Dont worry, yours is just temporary. You'll get over it sooner than you expect. Good luck. :)
2006-11-24 02:31:50
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answered by ? 7
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Sounds like your little one is all turned around. I'd start trying to reduce the daytime sleeping...not all at once, start slowly, try to keep them awake an extra half an hour or so and then wake the baby half an hour sooner in the afternoon.
My little one got all turned around too and this is how I got him "regular". Just before his 1st birthday he was going to bed by 8:00 at night, waking up around 7:30 in the morning and having an hour or so for a nap in the afternoon.
To keep him awake I just kept him busy, not overstimulating but just by playing quiet games. But if he was getting cranky and really needed to sleep I of course let him, but just an hour or so to recharge.
I also found the longer a nap he was getting in the afternoon would determine his night sleeping pattern. If he had a 2 hour nap he would wake up around 3:00 am and want to play for an hour or so. So we cut the nap back to an hour and now he sleeps through the night without a problem.
2006-11-24 13:45:21
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answered by Anonymous
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We flipped our son down the couch.(Not in the air just put him on his tummy,with my hand on his chest and the other on his back) then turned him "flipped" him on his back all the way down the couch,This is suppose to switch his internal clock so he knows day is awake time and night is sleep time.After we did that about 2 days later he started sleeping from 9:30pm to about 7am.
2006-11-24 13:16:58
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answered by Kellie R 4
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my son was set up on a schedule right away, if he slept during the day I wake him and feed him and soon after two weeks he slept through the night, consistency is key, once he was 2 yrs old the naps were cut in half to one in the morning after breakfast and playtime and one after lunch...good luck
2006-11-24 12:07:20
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answered by Anonymous
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When they leave for college.
My toddler still has a odd sleep schedule, it's not as bad as when she was a newborn, but it still varies. A lot of things play factor into it, i.e. iIlness, stress, seeing something on tv or at a play date that scared them.
My teen is a better sleeper, but.. somedays.. up all night.. others can't wake him to save my life.. so.. to answer in my experience.. When they leave for college. ;)
2006-11-24 10:44:37
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answered by Kat 3
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