i just had a baby what can i do for her to sleep during the night?

Question

she sleep's during the day and is awake during the night .i change her i feed her and she goes to sleep and 15 min. later she is awake

Answer 1

All you can do to help her with her mixed up days and nights is during the days let your baby sleep with the daylight shining and all the normal sounds and during the night have it very dark and quiet! You can make a baby just sleep through the night no matter how tired and frustrated you are..I know how it feels to be tired, cranky and have no energy but it will get better..I promise! I was fortunate enough that my daughter slept through the night at 6 weeks but at first she was completely mixed up...When baby's are really small all they will do is cat nap on and off but just remember every minute counts! I recall being so concerned with my baby because she would not sleep AT ALL during the day but only at night..I though that there has to be something not right. I called the nurse and the nurse told me not to worry and that every baby was different, she also mentioned that when a baby is soo tired they will sleep no matter what..I stopped worrying, she did that for a couple more weeks and now has a few naps during the day and a 11 hour stretch at night! Just remember to have patience and know that your baby says when she want to sleep and not you!! :) Good luck

Answer 2

I know they say "never wake a sleeping baby" but...desperate times call for desperate measures. During the day, wake her up to feed her every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Over a course of a couple of days, she'll begin to figure out that day time is for being awake and night time is for sleeping. Keep in mind however that a baby will still wake up at night and need to be fed every few hours for at least the first few months. Typically by three months or so, you're getting about 6-8 hours out of them (I say typically because my youngest is now almost 15 months and still not getting through the night without at least a binki retreival and a pat on the back) at night.
Congrats on your new bundle of joy and good luck!

Answer 3

First thing you need to know is that with infants, not all sleep is the same. There are gradual stages of awake - alert / awake - drowsing / midway / asleep - drowsy / sound asleep... So she might not really be deeply sleeping when she wakes up so soon after. Next, infants are famous for getting their days and nights turned around when we adults try the hardest to fix them.
My kids didn't sleep at night for several months, sorry to say.
The best thing you can do is establish a soothing sleep routine that the baby can learn to predict. It might not help right away, but you'll be glad you started the routine when all the other parents of toddlers are pulling their hair out every night.

Answer 4

Yeah there really is not much you can do. If you have a husband or a boyfriend that can help out at night thats a big help. Dont make the same mistake I did and rush back to work becuase it makes for very long days. Try to stimulate your baby more while shes awake durring the day. Good luck. Being a new mom is alot of hard work. i had my first on 10/26 and im suffering from lack of sleep aswell!

Answer 5

She won't seep through the night until she's 2 or 3 months old.
What you can do is try to keep her awake during the day especially in the afternoons so She'll sleep late at night, when you are about to go to bed,that way you'll get at least an hour or 2 of sleep at night. She's confused with days and nights.

Answer 6

Girl please tell me the answer ( mine is almost 11 months and still not sleeping ) I have found that playing with them more and try to establish day and night keep the windows open and very light inside when day time but make it dark and quiet at night so maybe she will adjust. How old is she? it takes about a month to get them on a good schedule. I am still up 2x's a night with mine but, she will go right to sleep after a bottle. whatever you do do not put them in the bed( I am learning the hard way) that is why she is taking so long to break!!

Answer 7

when she sleeps during the day, is that in a quite room and dark? If so she is mixing day with night. my mum always told me, if the baby wants to sleep during the day keep on doing what you are doing ( like some home noises, tv, radio Etc) and leave the curtains open.
There is not much you can do apart from that. They are too small to understand.
Good luck

Answer 8

A newborn cannot be put on a sleep schedule. The best thing for you to do is to take a nap when she does so you don't get over-tired. I learned that the hard way. After my son was home for 2 weeks I felt like I was losing my mind from lack of sleep. The dishes and laundry can wait.

Answer 9

its usual with newborns.u can't able to do anything to put her to sleep.the better way that i followed is to sleep when by son is sleeping.night times if she is awake also don't turn on bright lights.use night lamps, not so darker.sing some luulabies. The days very near that both u and daughter will sleep together in night.best of luck.

Answer 10

If it gets too bad call a docter, but the child will eventually calm down enough to get some sleep, give it time, and relax!!!!!!!GOOd luck!!