my babys 4 days old! shes so beautiful. but lol anyway, she sleeps all day and wakes up at night and I cant wake her up during the day without her fussing. I know thats what babys do but i dont want to make her cry for hours just to keep her up. is there a best way to fix her schedual?
(and for everyone who said 'sleep when the baby sleeps' that is the best advise and thank s to everyones whos been helping with my questions.)
2006-12-05 14:33:08 · 11 answers · asked by Monica S 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
maybe that was her schedule while she was in you! lol !
no one likes to hear their baby crying or fussing, but sometimes you just have to. wake her often during the day, making the time awake longer and longer.
you will see her nighttime sleeping will be much better, after a few days to a week later.
congrats and good luck, thats a tough one...
mom of 4
2006-12-05 14:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by Yvette B yvetteb 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Newborns can't tell the difference between day or night really. They just sleep and wake-up as how they subconsciously remember doing it while in mummy's' tummies before they were born!
Best way I learnt during the first 2 weeks is just not to fuss to much about getting any schedule right. Just focus on getting enough rest for yourself and the baby will get into a routine soon enough. this will take max 3 weeks.
Please don't wake her up in the day.. it can be quite disturbing, hence maybe the fussing you are facing. Rather have her take her naps in a normal room environment while you go about with your daily household activities, preparing lunch, doing light housekeeping, watching TV, listening to the radio etc. Reserve the cosy "sleepy" settings for day naps & bedtimes only.
When her senses develop further in the next 2 weeks, she will be able to associate the sounds, sights and smells to different times of the day and her natural body clock will kick in. Very soon, she'll be able to want to do all the fun stuff in the day and will be exhausted by the time it's bedtime at night!
2006-12-05 22:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, congratulations. I have two kids and my second didn't get into some sort of routine until he was about 6 months old. I've read the books and most of them are crap. I think the best thing would be to give her time and during the day leave the curtains open in the room she is sleeping so she may eventually be able to tell its daytime and shut the curtains at night and make the room all dark.
2006-12-06 00:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot put a baby on a scedule until they are at least sleeping through the night so that might be up to 3 months. It is normal for babies to sleep 16-20 hours a day for the first few weeks. Congrats on the baby.
2006-12-05 22:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't put her on a schedule yet. Even later it's best if she comes up with her own schedule, and she will. For now the best thing to do is if she wakes up at night keep it super boring. Nurse her, change her diaper, and hold her close but try not to talk much or make eye contact or turn on the lights. We had one of those push lights (like the kind they make for closets) on our bed and when my daughter needed to nurse I'd push the light and it stayed on long enough for her to latch on, then went dark. After a few days of keeping nights really boring she figured it out.
2006-12-05 23:41:45 · answer #5 · answered by AerynneC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newborns cannot be put on a schedule, they have been in the womb- where it is dark- so the day and night is mixed up when they are born. This takes a couple of months, but it works out on its own. Personally, I never did the schedule thing, when they were tired we all went to bed.
2006-12-06 00:49:30 · answer #6 · answered by lisads1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 4 days of age, your daughter is the boss. Let her sleep and wake when she wants. You are a big girl....you have to stay up with her. Sorry, but that is the price we pay for our lovely kids.
She won't get into a schedule for another few months, so get used to sleeping when she sleeps.
2006-12-06 00:02:32 · answer #7 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newborns can't be on a sleep schedule. You have to get up every 2-3 hour anyway, Their is nothing your can do at this point except get though this stage until she's old enough to be on a schedule.
2006-12-05 22:43:05 · answer #8 · answered by daddys_girl319 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will take a few weeks in order for the baby's internal clock realizes it's night time. Only wake her during the day if she's gone 4hrs between a feed. Until then you'll just have to wait. Please don't wake her just for the sake of having her awake...why make her that unhappy ?
2006-12-05 22:38:12 · answer #9 · answered by Liandrew00 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once she is a bit older it will be easier to get her on a schedule. For now, you will have to go by her schedule. I know that it is hard. Do you have someone who could perhaps watch her one night (in your home) while you get some sleep? They can perhaps wake you for her feedings.
2006-12-05 22:43:05 · answer #10 · answered by suz' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋