She's almost 8 months old. She has been consistently going to bed around 7 pm, and waking up around 6 am, since she was 5 months old. But a few days ago, she started to go to bed at different hours every day! Some times she goes to bed around 5 pm, and wakes up at 9pm, acting fully awake! and she will go back to sleep around 2 hrs. later... Or goes to sleep around 7, then wakes up at 10, and stays up until 11pm... Yesterday she went to sleep at 8, and around 12 midnight she woke up! And then at 3 am. And tonight, she went to sleep at 6 pm, and woke up one hour later (and she's still awake)!
What's up with the messy schedule?
I'd worked so hard to keep her on a regular schedule of feedings, naps and bed time, and now I feel like I did all for nothing, cause she just does a different thing every day!
Why is she doing this? Will she go back to a more regular bed time, or what should I expect? Is this MY FAULT? am I doing something wrong?
please help me!
2006-12-20 12:28:46 · 10 answers · asked by Feed the models! 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Now that she's a little older and moving around more, she's getting tired faster. If she wants to sleep let her but try not to let her sleep for so long at one time. What ever time you want as her bed time be sure to play a lot with her to help make her tired again and then give her a good warm bath and it she takes a bottle before bed that will help too. The more she does at night the more tired she will be; it's the naps at late evening that are going to hurt you. And don't worry about this being your fault cause it isn't Honey, it's just your little girl is growing up on you.
2006-12-20 12:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing your doing wrong is questioning yourself about being at fault or doing something wrong!! Babies are such different creatures than adults when it comes to schedule, predictablity, and pretty much anything else it's amazing we're able to keep up with the little tykes!! I gave up the schedule deal because my son just would not have it! When I did things became much easier, we have a sort of routine but it happens more on his schedule than anything. He to was a good sleeper down at 10 p.m. up at 8 a.m. (this was before 6 mon) but after that when he realized he could sit up and move around evrytime he opened his eyes it was another chance to explore. So he would get up at all kind of crazy hours and want to be up and play. While I wouldn't let him get down and play and encourage his being awake I would put him in his playpen or crib and doze in a recliner next to him in a quiet, dimly lit room. More often than not he would doze off on his own. This has turned into when I put him in the crib at the same time every night now if he's not ready to go right to sleep he will play until he puts himself to sleep and wakes up and plays for anywhere from a half-an-hour to an hour before he is ready to get up in the morning!!
2006-12-20 13:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by webbheadjr 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Youre not doing anything wrong, dont beat yourself up. She is just changing, she is human and will have her needs switch around a lot, we all go through phases of unsettled sleep patterns.
Could she be teething? Has the temperature changed a lot, could she be feeling too hot and sleepy or too cold and waking up because of it? There may be no logical explanation though, she may just be having a messed up sleep phase.
Make sure YOU are getting enough rest to be able to cope with her constant waking. If you are like me and need sleep, maybe if she does a five o'clock sleep and you cant keep her awake, you should also try to grab a nap.
I think she will settle back into a regular pattern again.
Remember you're doing nothing wrong (you sound like a great mum to me) and good luck!
Karma.
x
2006-12-20 12:45:05 · answer #3 · answered by angelkarmachic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She will even back out. Babies develop weird but temporary schedules. There's nothing you've done wrong. If she goe down at 5:00, I would wake her up after an hour or so. When my son gets tired too close to bedtime but not close enough to put him to bed, I let him sleep on the couch because he will wake up sooner. (He is 2. When he was younger, I put him in his pack 'n play in the familyroom... never on the couch)
Hang in there. She'll be in college in a blink and you'll miss these days!
2006-12-20 12:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't do anything wrong! Kids just change, that's all. Don't worry, my daughter did the same thing and I had her on a good schedule, too.
Keep consistent. That is the key. Keep up with the old schedule. If she is napping too often (3x) she may need to cut one down (2x per day).
2006-12-20 13:15:26 · answer #5 · answered by ReeberKaseyMarcus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they will change thier own schedule according to thier needs. Maybe she needs less sleep during the day and you do not say how many naps or how long they are during the day. My child did that at a younger age so I just kept her up all day and then when it was bedtime she slept all night. Try giving her less naps, if she has more than one, and /or shorten her naps see if it works good luck
2006-12-20 12:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by 'lil peanut 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My baby was doing that not too long ago. What I had to do was do everything possible to keep him awake during the day. He was very cranky because he wanted to sleep but I wouldnt let him. Around 7:30 I gave him a warm bath gave him his bottle and he was out.
2006-12-20 14:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummmmmmmmmmmm schedule? Sorry mine stopped that at 4 months.
Maybe things will go back to the way they were. However all sorts of things like teething can screw everything up.
When I have a week where my baby isn't a) sick b) teething c) having his schedule thrown off by going out; I'll let you know if the schedule goes back to normal.
2006-12-20 12:34:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What if her teeth hurt, that could be waking her up. Does she take a soother? MAybe insted of picking her up out of her crib when she wakes upi try giing her a soother to sooth her back to sleep. good luck
2006-12-20 13:40:52 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does she have a bedtime routine?
2006-12-20 13:20:09 · answer #10 · answered by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋